E/2012/43 E/C.19/2012/13 Recommendations to the bodies and organizations of the United Nations system and Member States 87. The Permanent Forum recommends that United Nations organizations, funds and programmes, in particular the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), prepare a special report for the Conference on the realization of the rights of indigenous peoples, the objectives of the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People, the Millennium Development Goals and the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015. It also recommends that the report contain disaggregated statistics in relation to indigenous women, youth and children and address associated thematic issues such as economic sustainability and youth employment. 88. The Permanent Forum recommends that United Nations funds and programmes and specialized agencies actively engage in the process leading up to the World Conference by prioritizing the development of concrete ways to support the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples in the World Conference, including technical and financial support. 89. The Permanent Forum reiterates its call to all Member States, intergovernmental organizations, the bodies and organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the Inter-Agency Support Group, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to cooperate fully with the preparatory processes and the World Conference. Half-day discussion on Central and Eastern Europe, the Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia 90. The populations of Central and Eastern Europe, the Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia are among the world’s most ethnically diverse. The Russian Federation is a multi-ethnic society with over 100 different ethnic groups, 47 of which are legally recognized as “numerically small-numbered indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East”. They continue to face challenges, including low life expectancy, languages are under serious threat and land use is routinely restricted. One of the main challenges is that indigenous peoples in these regions do not have access to mechanisms to ensure the protection of their rights. Indigenous peoples need to be more involved in local politics and in decisionmaking on issues that involved the protection and the promotion of their rights. 91. The Permanent Forum urges the Governments of Central and Eastern Europe, the Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia regions to work in good faith with indigenous peoples for the unqualified endorsement and full implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 92. The Permanent Forum urges the Governments of Central and Eastern Europe, the Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia regions to implement international standards and norms on the rights of indigenous peoples and ensure their rights to lands, territories and resources, in particular article 20 of the Declaration. This includes recognizing reindeer herders’ use and management of grazing land and use of necessary biological resources by hunters, fishers and foragers. 93. The Permanent Forum notes that indigenous youth in the region are often forced to leave their home and lands to receive an education, which can pose an obstacle to the right to education. The Permanent Forum urges States in Central and 12-35917 15