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64. The Permanent Forum, in line with the report on its twentieth session
(E/2021/43), is resolved to continue to address all forms of discrimination against
indigenous peoples, including discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender
identity, gender expression and sex characteristics, relig ion, disability and age.
65. The Permanent Forum calls on affected Member States to implement the rulings
of their supreme courts on indigenous peoples’ rights, such as the recent court
decision in Norway on wind turbines in Fosen, in full cooperation with indigenous
peoples.
66. The Permanent Forum urges the World Intellectual Property Organization,
UNESCO, the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and other
relevant United Nations entities to align their internal policies, within their res pective
mandates, so as to recognize and protect the collective intellectual property rights of
indigenous peoples in respect of their creations, discoveries, traditional knowledge
and knowledge of biodiversity. The Permanent Forum invites the above -mentioned
United Nations entities to report back to future sessions on the progress made in that
regard.
67. The Permanent Forum, bearing in mind the contributions of indigenous peoples ’
traditional medicines to the recovery from the pandemic, invites the World Health
Assembly to declare an international year of indigenous peoples ’ traditional
medicines by 2025.
68. The Permanent Forum urges States to respect and support indigenous peoples ’
priorities, including through the development and implementation of economic
recovery strategic plans to support and strengthen indigenous peoples ’ institutions,
authorities and decision-making bodies in the exercise of their right to selfdetermination. Indigenous peoples have the right to possess the means for financing
their autonomous functions and priorities.
69. The Permanent Forum further urges resident coordinators to prepare their
United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks to s upport the full
and effective participation of indigenous peoples in strategic plans for their economic
recovery. Resident coordinators are invited to provide an update to future sessions of
the Permanent Forum through the Development Coordination Office o n how the
strategic recovery plans were developed and implemented.
70. The Permanent Forum urges States to support the economic activities of
indigenous peoples, in particular indigenous women, by enhancing their equal access
to productive resources and agricultural inputs, such as land, seeds, financial services,
technology, transportation and information.
71. The Permanent Forum encourages the International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD) to continue its efforts in operationalizing the principle of free,
prior and informed consent in its investments, including through the engagement of
indigenous experts in project delivery teams.
72. The Permanent Forum takes note of the sixth call for proposals of the Indigenous
Peoples Assistance Facility of IFAD, which is focused on advancing indigenous
peoples’ biodiversity conservation and sustainable management for adaptation and
resilience to climate change. The Permanent Forum urges IFAD to facilitate direct
access to climate financing to indigenous peoples’ communities and organizations
through the Facility and the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme, and
encourages Governments and donors to support those initiatives.
73. The Permanent Forum recommends that, in the context of the International Year
of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture, FAO and ILO conduct a study on the human
rights violations suffered by indigenous peoples in the fishing sector. The Permanent
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