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action plans; (d) mechanisms addressing lands, territories and resources; and
(e) indigenous peoples’ development and self-determination.
65. The foregoing items were linked to specific actions identified in the outcome
document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples. They enabled the expert
members to gauge the extent to which actions had been carried out and to encourage
the sharing of experiences and ideas. A number of Member States spoke of their
arrangements and achievements. The time available was used constructively by
Member States and provided an opportunity for expert members to raise questions
and consider the replies to them. The expert members consider that these and other
items should be discussed at the next session and Member States are encouraged to
prepare for the dialogue.
66. The second heading for the dialogue was “indigenous peoples’ issues at the
United Nations”. It included the following four items: (a) free, prior and informed
consent; (b) the role of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; (c) remedy and
reconciliation; and (d) indigenous peoples in the United Nations system. The time
available led to pertinent feedback to assist the expert members with matters
regarding the organization and procedures of the Forum and the important topic of
accreditation of indigenous peoples to the United Nations.
Dialogue with the funds, programmes and specialized agencies of the
United Nations system
67. The Permanent Forum welcomes the constructive dialogue with the United
Nations funds, programmes and specialized agencies of the United Nations system,
in addition to the information provided about the initial results obtained in terms of
the implementation of the system-wide action plan on the rights of indigenous
peoples since its launch at the fifteenth session of the Forum, in 2016. In particular,
the Forum welcomes the development of joint programming and activities by United
Nations entities and activities conducted at the country level under the six action
areas of the action plan.
68. The Permanent Forum urges the funds, programmes and specialized agencies
to have a special focus on the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the system-wide action plan in a few
designated countries in 2017 and 2018 and led by the United Nations resident
coordinators. In selecting those countries for joint action, special attention should be
given to countries that already are under focus, such as those that are carrying out
voluntary national reviews for the high-level political forum on sustainable
development, those that are under review by the Working Group on the Universal
Periodic Review, those that are in the preparatory phases for a new United Nations
Development Assistance Framework, or those in which a dialogue process betwee n
the State and the indigenous peoples is taking place.
69. The Permanent Forum recalls that in paragraph 7 of its report on its tenth
session (E/2011/43-E/C.19/2011/14), it congratulated the International Fund for
Agricultural Development on the establishment of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum as
an example of good practice that should be followed by other United Nations
entities. The Forum urges other United Nations entities to report on their progress
achieved in this regard to the Forum at its seventeenth session.
70. In accordance with the outcome document of the high -level plenary meeting of
the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and
the system-wide action plan, all funds, programmes and specialized agencies are
urged to adopt policies to inform their work with indigenous peoples that include
indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination and free, prior and informed consent.
Progress achieved will be discussed at future sessions of the Permanent Forum.
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