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57. Emphasizing the importance of Indigenous Peoples’ access to media as a
collective right, the Permanent Forum endorses General Assembly resolution 78/189
and Human Rights Council resolution 54/12, including the call for the promotion of
national policies, practices and funding programmes that enable capacity -building
and content production in Indigenous Peoples’ languages, international cooperation
among Indigenous media and other partners, including mainstream media and
Governments.
58. The Permanent Forum commends the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on its progress in following up on the Forum’s
recommendation that UNESCO conduct a study on Indigenous media and invites it
to present its findings at the next session of the Forum.
59. The Permanent Forum urges the European Union to include the standards of the
Declaration within its corporate sustainability due diligence regulations and rules, in
particular in the context of implementing the Critical Raw Materials Act on the
territories of Indigenous Peoples, both inside and outside the European Union.
60. The Permanent Forum heard reports from Māori Indigenous Peoples that the
Government of New Zealand had departed from the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
(Treaty of Waitangi) and taken measures against the rights of Indige nous Peoples,
including the disbandment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori health authority. The
Forum urges the State and Government of New Zealand to uphold the distinct rights
of Māori Indigenous Peoples.
61. The Permanent Forum welcomes the efforts by the Government of the United
Republic of Tanzania to engage with the Maasai people from the Ngorongoro
Conservation Area. The Forum calls upon the Government to immediately cease
efforts to evict the Maasai people from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and to
enable the country visit of the Special Rapporteur.
62. The Permanent Forum welcomes the Community Land Act of Kenya, which
represents a critical step towards securing the land rights of Indigenous Peoples. The
Forum reiterates its recommendation that the Government of Kenya implement a
sustainable system of equitable land tenure to prevent further evictions of the Ogiek
community in the Mau forest, and calls upon the Government to enhance the
participation of Indigenous Peoples in the sustainable management of forests and to
comply with the decision of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
63. The Permanent Forum calls upon the Security Council to address conflicts on
Indigenous lands and territories in its meetings under the peace and security ag enda,
with the full and effective participation of Indigenous Peoples.
64. The Permanent Forum is concerned about reports highlighting the devastating
impacts of armed conflicts on Indigenous Peoples, including displacements and
conscription, seen in Myanmar and the Russian Federation, and the territories the
latter occupies.
65. The Permanent Forum reiterates the recommendation it made to the United
States at its twenty-second session to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier.
66. The Permanent Forum acknowledges the existence of gender-diverse
Indigenous Peoples, including two-spirit peoples, worldwide, and calls upon the
United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples to ensure that two -spirit
Indigenous Peoples are not prevented from participating in U nited Nations processes.
67. The Permanent Forum recommends that the Pan American Health Organization
and all regional United Nations health entities ensure that their mandates address the
rights of Indigenous Peoples, separate from minority, diversity and intercultural
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