The Permanent Forum reiterates its previous recommendations to UNICEF to adopt a policy on indigenous peoples in consultation with indigenous peoples without delay.
In Argentina, UNICEF supports a community initiative to address child and adolescent sexual abuse in the Calchaqui Valley. Among key achievements is the adoption of a protocol to address sexual abuse, developed with the participation of 200 adolescents. The initiative, which in total reached 16,000 adolescents, including indigenous communities, is being now replicated in 4 indigenous communities of the Tafi Valley (Casas Viejas, La Angostura, Mollar, Tafi del Valle).