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recommends that WHO revisit the report of the WHO Commission on Social
Determinants of Health to address the cultural determinants of health, such as land,
language, ceremony and identity, which are essential to the health and well-being of
indigenous peoples.
36. The Permanent Forum reiterates the call, made at its tenth session, to United
Nations agencies and funds to conduct and support regional and international human
rights training programmes aimed at building the capacity and advocacy skills of
indigenous youth. Furthermore, the Forum recommends the use of social media,
youth forums and other popular cultural forms of communication to disseminate
information and training material on the rights of indigenous youth and to facilitate
consultation processes at the national and international levels.
37. The Permanent Forum urges States to promote and protect the rights of
indigenous women and men working as journalists, communicators and as human
rights defenders in accordance with international human rights law, in particular in
accordance with article 16 of the Declaration, which calls for the full freedom of
expression of indigenous peoples.
38. The Permanent Forum urges States to prepare reports on the actions taken to
address the recommendations of all United Nations special rapporteurs, in particular
the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, especially the
recommendations made at the conclusion of country visits, and encourages States to
monitor their progress in this regard, in collaboration with indigenous peoples,
United Nations country teams and all other relevant parties. Furthermore, the Forum
reiterates that national human rights institutions are encouraged to assist indigenous
peoples, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and the
Permanent Forum in the implementation of the Declaration.
39. Mindful of the human rights violations experienced by indigenous peoples, the
Permanent Forum encourages States, in particular those in the Pacific region, to
recognize and implement the basic fundamental human rights articulated in the
Declaration, particularly the right to self-determination.
40. The Permanent Forum recommends that the full, effective and direct
representation and participation of indigenous peoples, including their indigenous
governments, councils, parliaments and other political institutions, should be
ensured at all United Nations forums and multilateral and bilateral negotiations, and
in the drafting processes of the corresponding emerging instruments, for example,
those under discussion at the World Bank, the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO), the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Such instruments must be harmonized with the Declaration, which is regarded as a
reflection of the minimum human rights standards necessary for the promotion and
protection of indigenous peoples, nations and communities. Such instruments should
be consistent with or exceed those minimum standards.
41. The Permanent Forum encourages all Member States to contribute to the
United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations as an essential way to
ensure the participation of indigenous peoples in all United Nations meetings and to
increase their capacity at the international and local levels.
42. The Permanent Forum recommends that the Arctic Council adopt, at its ministerial
meeting in 2015, a comprehensive long-term strategy for resource extraction in the
Arctic region in order to end present uncontrolled, unmanaged and unsustainable
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