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(m) Develop monitoring guidelines and indicators for achieving Goal 2
regarding indigenous children and set benchmarks in that regard;
(n) In the context of the Millennium Development Goals, particularly the
achievement of primary universal education, the Forum recommends that States, the
United Nations system and other intergovernmental organizations pay attention to
intercultural bilingual education for indigenous peoples at the preschool, primary
and tertiary levels.
Recommendations to the United Nations system
49. The Forum notes that the Fifth World Indigenous Education Conference will
be held in New Zealand in November and December 2005, and urges UNESCO to
seek to be actively involved in this conference, in particular in dissemination of
information on UNESCO projects, programmes and activities relating to indigenous
education and relevant to UNESCO responsibilities in pursuing Millennium
Development Goal 2.
50. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), UNESCO, the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank, the International Fund for
Agricultural Development and other agencies should continue to support, in
cooperation with indigenous peoples, intercultural and bilingual education
programmes and to promote in particular the right to education, with emphasis on
indigenous children; direct financial assistance to indigenous educational
institutions should be considered.
51. UNESCO should provide technical assistance for the elaboration of national
and regional programmes and projects on developing culturally relevant curricula
and educational materials as well as pedagogy to improve the access to and quality
of indigenous education in all countries with indigenous peoples.
52. UNESCO and UNICEF should continue to promote bilingual and crosscultural education programmes for indigenous peoples and schools for girls and
women’s literacy programmes in Latin America, and should encourage and expand
these experiences in other regions.
53. UNICEF is invited to report to the Forum at its fifth session on the result of
the “25 by 2005” initiative on maximizing indigenous girls’ education programmes.
54. The Special Rapporteur on human rights and fundamental freedom of
indigenous people and the Special Rapporteur on the right to education are invited
to work with the Forum and other United Nations agencies to promote and monitor
the realization of indigenous peoples’ rights to quality and culturally appropriate
education, including treaty rights to education.
55. United Nations agencies involved in data-collection processes regarding the
achievement of Millennium Development Goal 2 should develop indicators relevant
for indigenous peoples that capture their specificities including languages, culture,
values and worldviews.
Recommendations to indigenous peoples
56.
Indigenous communities and organizations are urged to:
(a) Establish effective arrangements for the participation of indigenous
parents and community members in decision-making regarding the planning,
delivery and evaluation of education services for their children;
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