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Chapter V
Future work of the Forum
1.
The Forum considered item 5 at its 8th, 12th and 13th meetings on 20, 25 and
27 May 2005.
2.
At the 8th meeting, on 20 May, the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and
Social Affairs made a presentation on the Second International Decade of the
World’s Indigenous People, which was followed by an interactive dialogue between
the Under-Secretary-General and the following members of the Forum: Otilia Lux
de Coti, Aqqaluk Lynge, Nina Pacari Vega, William Langeveldt, Pavel Sulyandziga,
Hassan Id Balkassm, Michael Dodson, Ida Nicolaisen, Wilton Littlechild, and Yuri
Boychenko.
3.
At the 12th meeting, on 25 May, statements were made by a representative of
the following country and representatives of the following organizations: Denmark,
Arctic Caucus, FAIRA, Pacific Caucus, Association of Indigenous Peoples of the
North, Siberia and Far East of the Russian Federation, Comisión Jurídica para el
Auto Desarrollo de los Pueblos Originarios Andinos, Land is Life, Parbatya
Chattagram Jana Jambati Samiti, Bangladesh Adivasi Forum, Kapaeeng, Hill Track
NGO Forum, Center for Indigenous Peoples Research and Development, Earth
Peoples, Society for Threatened Peoples International, Mbororo Social Cultural and
Development Association, Wara Instituto Indígena Brasilero, Hmong International
Human Rights Watch, Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation, Movimiento Indígena
de Peru, Indigenous Network on Economies and Trade, San Council Ocgawu,
Aaanserian Peace Village, Shorets People Association, Comite de Solidaridad
Triqui, Indigenous Information Network, African Indigenous Women Organization
East and Central Africa, South Asia Indigenous Women Forum, Garo Women
Organization, Nepal Tamang Women Ghedung, International Native Traditional
Interchange, Fundación para la Promoción del Conocimiento, Asociación Napguana,
Comite Intertribal de Brasil, Centre de documentation de recherche et d’information
des peuples autochtones, Droits et démocratie, Canadian Friends Service
Committee, American Friends Committee, Coordination Autochtone Francophone,
Consejo Innu, IPACC, Indian Treaty Council, the International Organization of
Indigenous Resource Development, the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations
Canada, Frente por la Democracio y el Desarrollo Coalicion Campesina Indígena
del Istmo de Oaxaca, Mexico, Fundación para el Promocion del Conocimiento
Indigena, Panama, Aliansi Masyarakat Ada Nusantara, Assembly of First Nations
and the Chief of the Innu Council of Nitassinan.
4.
A member of the Forum, Wilton Littlechild, also made a statement.
5.
At the 13th meeting, on 25 May, a statement was made by the Chairman of the
United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations.
6.
At the same meeting, statements were also made by the representatives of the
following organizations and countries: Finland, International Alliance of Indigenous
Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forest, Chile, Aldet Centre-Saint Lucia, Guatemala,
Adat Alifuru, Meijis of Crimean Tatar People, Akha Heritage Foundation, Saulteau
First Nations, International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, Comisión Jurídica
para el Auto Desarrollo de los Pueblos Originarios Andinos, Land is Life, American
Indian Law Alliance, Ethnic Minority and Indigenous Rights Organization of
Africa, Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, Partnership for Indigenous
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