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Addressee: UNIFEM, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA
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The Forum urges all relevant United Nations entities, especially UNDP, UNIFEM, UNICEF and UNFPA, to:
(a) Develop methodologies and strategies to research the underlying causes of the "feminization" and "indigenization" of poverty and to develop programmes, which effectively address these underlying causes of marginalization;
(b) Perform systematic needs assessments for indigenous women based on the information provided by indigenous women’s groups and NGOs;
(c) Involve local, indigenous women in a decision-making capacity in all aspects of the programme cycle.The Forum recommends that all relevant United Nations entities research the needs of indigenous women and the causes of "indigenization" of poverty.The Forum recommends that all relevant United Nations entities research the needs of indigenous women and the causes of "indigenization" of poverty.
Responses
UNIFEM - The commitment of UNIFEM to including a feminized poverty perspective in the Millennium Development Goals process focuses on involving women in the monitoring of Goals. With the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Carribbean, UNIFEM is developing reports on gender analysis of the Goals in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Guatemala, which will serve as an advocacy tool for including gender and women's participation in national Goal planning, reporting and monitoring. A regional report is also under way for the Carribbean.
Final Report of UNPFII Session 3 (2004)
Area of Work
