E/2018/43 E/C.19/2018/11 to develop specific indicators on the well-being of indigenous peoples, to be applied in its funded projects. The Forum urges IFAD to ensure that its high standards and safeguards are applied to its co-funded projects initiated by institutions that invest in large infrastructure. 84. The Permanent Forum requests that entities, agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations system allocate relevant financial and human resources to carry out commitments to indigenous peoples, as per the system-wide action plan on the rights of indigenous peoples and respective strategic plans and programmes and to provide information to the Forum about the allocation of such resources at its annual sessions. 85. The Permanent Forum welcomes the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) strategy of inclusion and visibility of indigenous women, which responds to the system-wide action plan on the rights of indigenous peoples and the recommendation of the Forum ( E/2014/43/Corr.1E/C.19/2014/11/Corr.1, para. 35) on including the priorities of indigenous women in global, regional and national programmes. The Forum encourages Member States to allocate sufficient funding for the implementation of the strategy. The Forum encourages UN-Women to emphasize enhancing the participation and capacities of indigenous young women and girls and to report on progress made to the Forum at its eighteenth session. 86. The Permanent Forum reiterates its previous recommendations to UNICEF to adopt a policy on indigenous peoples in consultation with indigenous peoples without delay. Regional dialogues with indigenous peoples and Member States 87. In an effort to increase the effectiveness of its work and to engage in deeper dialogue on issues of concern to indigenous peoples in the different regions, the Permanent Forum held six regional dialogues between the Forum, indigenous peoples and Member States. Forum members, as well as indigenous participants and States, expressed support for the initiative, which the Forum intends to continue in future sessions. 88. The dialogues provided an opportunity to discuss the main challenges and opportunities related to advancing the rights of indigenous peoples in the region. There was agreement upon the need to strengthen regional spaces for coordination and to link regional processes and the priorities of indigenous peoples with the ongoing global processes. Africa 89. Indigenous peoples requested that Member States and the United Nations system financially support a multi-stakeholder regional consultation process for indigenous peoples’ organizations (in the form of an African regional peoples’ fund) to share knowledge and best practices and develop a road map of common issues for indigenous peoples in Africa. 90. Participants urged indigenous peoples, Member States, UNESCO and other United Nations agencies, programmes and funds and other relevant actors to promote the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages at the African regional and subregional level. Arctic, Eastern Europe, Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia 91. The Permanent Forum reiterates its recommendation from 2015 to the Arctic Council and requests all Arctic governments to adopt a comprehensive and long-term 18-07701 17/26