E/2012/43 E/C.19/2012/13 118. 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. 12-35917 19

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