E/2011/43 E/C.19/2011/14 prosecute and punish the perpetrators, as well as provide reparations for the victims concerned. 103. The Permanent Forum recognizes the opportunity created by the consultations on constitutional amendments in Bangladesh and encourages peaceful dialogue between the Government and indigenous peoples aimed at implementing the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord and addressing the substantial concerns raised in the report and during the tenth session of the Permanent Forum, in accordance with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 104. The Permanent Forum takes note of the study by Bartolomé Clavero Salvador on international criminal law and the judicial defence of indigenous peoples’ rights (E/C.19/2011/4). 105. The Permanent Forum acknowledges the Secretary-General’s warning that an indigenous language dies every two weeks, expresses its critical concern about this dire situation and, as a part of its review, has appointed Edward John to follow up with UNESCO and UNICEF, other United Nations agencies and programmes and States, to consider developments that will ensure the ongoing survival and revitalization of indigenous languages. 106. The Permanent Forum takes note of the study by Elisa Canqui on forced labour and indigenous peoples (E/C.19/2011/CRP.4) and urges Member States, in collaboration with United Nations agencies and regional intergovernmental organizations, to increase their efforts to combat forced labour and human trafficking and to put in place adequate instruments to protect victims, paying particular attention to indigenous peoples and the restoration of victims’ rights. Indigenous women 107. The Permanent Forum recommends that the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) include a focus on the situation and rights of indigenous women and girls in the compilation and implementation of its first strategic plan, for the period 2011-2013, particularly with regard to its efforts to increase women’s political leadership and participation, promote women’s economic empowerment and combat violence against women and girls, and that it draw on the expertise and advice of indigenous experts in the process. 108. The Permanent Forum recognizes the leadership of UN-Women in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment, including its facilitation of the engagement of women’s representatives and organizations in the relevant international meetings, and recommends that UN-Women develop a policy on engagement with indigenous women and girls within the framework of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations Development Group Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues, and ensure the participation of indigenous women in all consultative processes. 109. The Permanent Forum recommends that these recommendations be transmitted to the members of the Executive Board of UN-Women at their first annual regular session, to be held from 27 to 30 June 2011. 110. The Permanent Forum recommends that in its awarding of grants, the Fund for Gender Equality and the United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Actions to 18 11-37063

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