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should give special attention to the implementation by Member States of the United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Convention on the
Rights of the Child and general comment No. 11 (2009) of the Committee on the
Rights of the Child on indigenous children and their rights under the Convention.
Furthermore, the Forum requests UNICEF to begin to disaggregate data on
indigenous children, including from its existing database.
67. The Permanent Forum recommends that UNICEF allocate at least one
fellowship to an indigenous young person from each region every year for a term of
at least three months, to empower indigenous youth and promote knowledge and
experience regarding the United Nations system and the work of the Fund, and
including financial support.
68. Bearing in mind the principle of free, prior and informed consent as enshrined
in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the
Permanent Forum recommends that relevant UNICEF materials be translated into
the languages of and made accessible to the indigenous peoples with whom the
Fund is working so that they can participate fully in the planning and
implementation of projects that directly or indirectly affect them.
69. UNICEF should consider developing projects to benefit indigenous children in
developed countries as required, taking into consideration that many indigenous
children in such countries, mainly those living in rural areas, face the same
problems as indigenous children in developing countries.
70. The Permanent Forum requests that UNICEF coordinate its activities and
operations with the United Nations Programme on Youth, the secretariat of the
Forum and the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus to ensure the participation of
indigenous youth in the upcoming high-level meeting on youth.
71. The Permanent Forum requests that UNICEF recognize and respect the right of
free, prior and informed consent in the preparation and implementation of its
strategic policy framework on indigenous peoples.
72. The Permanent Forum recommends that UNICEF continue to gather data on
the issue of children and migration and information on the effects of migration on
children, recognizing in particular the situation of indigenous children, the risks of
serious exploitation, such as trafficking in human beings for various purposes, and
the restoration of rights to victims and vulnerable children, such as street children,
through all country-level programmes.
73. The Permanent Forum requests that UNICEF design, in partnership with other
relevant United Nations agencies, a protocol for emergency situations resulting from
natural disasters to ensure that, in cases of emergency, there are no violations of the
human rights of indigenous peoples, especially indigenous youth, children and
women, owing to forced relocation.
74. The Permanent Forum recommends that UNICEF establish a particular budget
and strengthen programmes and projects for indigenous children and youth.
75. The Permanent Forum requests that UNICEF and UNESCO support
intercultural and bilingual education programmes in conjunction with the indigenous
peoples concerned, paying special attention to the right of girls to primary and
secondary education.
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