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118. The Permanent Forum appreciates the invitation to participate in the Second
Continental Summit of Indigenous Communication, to be held in Oaxaca, Mexico,
in 2013 and recommends that Forum members Saul Vicente Vazquez and Alvaro
Pop attend the Summit.
119. The Permanent Forum invites the World Bank and regional banks to a half-day
in-depth session to review the development and adoption of comprehensive
indigenous peoples’ policies and mechanisms for the effective engagement and
participation of indigenous peoples, consistent with the Declaration.
120. The Permanent Forum welcomes the cooperation of its members, the
International Union for Conservation of Nature and the International Council on
Monuments and Sites in the advisory bodies of the World Heritage Committee, and
the Committee’s cooperative work with the Forum and indigenous peoples in the
nomination and review of world heritage sites.
121. The Permanent Forum takes note of the UNDP Global Programme for
Electoral Cycle Support initiative, with its focus on indigenous women and youth in
Latin America, and appreciates the contributions provided by donors to ensure the
success of the initiative. The Forum recommends that Member States, UN-Women
and UNICEF provide financial support for this important initiative for indigenous
women and youth.
122. The Permanent Forum welcomes the progress made in operationalization of
the United Nations Indigenous Peoples’ Partnership, a joint venture of the United
Nations agencies, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights, UNDP, ILO, UNICEF and UNFPA at the regional and country levels, in
partnership with indigenous peoples, and reiterates its support to its work, firmly
believing that it is critical to the implementation of the Declaration at the country
level. The Forum also welcomes the contributions of the Governments of Denmark
and Finland to the Partnership and calls upon States Members of the United Nations
and others to support the work of the Partnership.
123. The Permanent Forum expresses concern over the continuation of conflicts in
different parts of the world involving indigenous peoples, including areas where
treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements have been entered into,
and urges dialogue and consensus-building to resolve such conflicts, guided by the
principles of the Declaration. It also urges the United Nations system, including
country teams, to actively support and promote such processes of dialogue and
consensus-building.
124. During its sessions, representatives of the Permanent Forum will invite the
heads of United Nations agencies and programmes to a meeting to discuss the
coherence and implementation of the recommendations of the Forum and to learn
about the future plans of the agencies and programmes and how the Declaration is
reflected in their work.
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