E/2004/43
E/C.19/2004/23
E.
Environment
24. At the 13th meeting, on 18 May, the Forum considered sub-item 4 (b) and
heard statements by the following observers: UNEP, Myanmar, Association of
Iroquois/Allied Indians, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity,
International Indian Treaty Council/Consejo Indio de Sud América/United
Confederation of Taino People/Consejo General de Tainos Borincanos, Division of
Sustainable Development of DESA, Caribbean Antilles Indigenous Peoples Caucus,
Guatemala, Secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests, Union of British
Colombia Indian Chiefs/Indigenous Network on Economies and Trade, Asia Caucus,
Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action, Bangladesh Indigenous
Peoples’ Forum/Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti/Jumma Peoples’
Network/Trinamul/Taungya/Bawm Literatura Forum, International Indigenous
Women Caucus/Indigenous Women’s Biodiversity Network, Movement for the
Survival of the Ogoni People/Ogoni Volunteer Indigenous Humanitarian
Organization, Land is Life/Nacionalidad Zapara del Ecuador y ONHAE, Saami
Council/Inuit Circumpolar Conference, Consejo de Todas las Tierras/Associación
Gremial de Pequenios Artesanos Mapuche/Tebtebba Foundation, Conclave de
Pueblos Indigenas de Brasil, Enlace Continental de Mujeres Indígenas, Indian
Confederation of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples North-East Zone/Bodo Land
Territorial Council, Caucus Regional de America Latina, Haudenosaunne Ska-RohReh/International Native Tradition Interchange, Centre d’accompagnement des
autochtones pygmées et minoritaires vulnerables/Action d’appui pour la Protection
des minoritaires d’Afrique centrale/Programme d’intégration et de developpment
des peuples pygmées au KIVU/Union pour l’emancipation de la femme
autochtonne/Action chretienne pour la promotion des défavorisées, Indigenous
Youth Caucus, UNDP, Pacific Concerns Resource Center/Bangsa Adat
Alifuru/Dewan Adat Papua/Na Koa Ikaika o Ka Lahui Hawaii/Rapa Nui
Parliament/Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu/Ngati Tuwharetoa/Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Commission/Foundation for Association of Community Legal
Centres/National Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation/World Council of
Churches, Ka Lahui Hawaii/Iloulaokalani Coalition/Prince Kehui Hawaiian Civic
Club/Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaii Studies/Waikiki Hawaiian Civic Club,
South Asia Indigenous Women Forum, Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation, First
Nations North and South.
25. At the same meeting, a statement was made by the following member of the
Forum: Parshuram Tamang.
F.
Health
26. At its 14th meeting, on 19 May, the Forum began its consideration of sub-item
4 (c). Presentations were made by the following panellists: Mililani Trask, ViceChairperson of the Forum, Siri Damman, University of Oslo, Norway.
27. At the same meeting, statements were made by the following observers: Pan
American Health Organization (Regional Office of WHO), Association of
Iroquois/Allied Indians, Canada, Caribbean Antilles Indigenous Peoples Caucus,
Mexico, African Indigenous Women Organization/African Indigenous Peoples
Caucus on Health, Nepal, Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation, Indigenous
Peoples Caucus, Guatemala, WHO, Foundation for Aboriginal And Islander
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