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system, other intergovernmental organizations and Governments to establish
processes of meaningful participation and partnership with indigenous communities
in those processes, including within the context of the United Nations Development
Assistance Framework and the poverty reduction strategy papers of the World Bank.
The Forum recommends, through the Economic and Social Council, that all States,
organs and agencies of the United Nations take into account the Kimberley
Declaration adopted by the Summit of Indigenous Peoples on Sustainable
Development, held in the territory of the Khoi-San People from 20 to 23 August
2002, as well as the plan of implementation of indigenous peoples on sustainable
development, when States begin to implement the Plan of Implementation of the
World Summit on Sustainable Development. The Permanent Forum, through the
Economic and Social Council, invites United Nations agencies, bodies, funds and
programmes to identify areas of work within their mandates for collaborative
implementation with indigenous peoples’ Kimberly proposals, taking into account
the report of the Commission on Sustainable Development on its eleventh session
and the multi-year programme of work of the Commission, for the further
implementation of Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation as well
as the fulfilment of the Millennium Development Goals.
30. The Forum takes note of the adoption by the Commission on Sustainable
Development of a substantive agenda for the next several years, and decides to
prepare inputs to the Commission according to the calendar adopted by the
Commission. In preparation for the first cluster for 2004-2005 on water, sanitation
and human settlements, the Forum recommends that its secretariat prepare, without
financial implications, a brief draft position paper and to submit it to the Forum at
its third session.
31. Noting that the Economic and Social Council, at its substantive session of
2003, will devote its high-level segment to rural development, the Forum
recommends that the Council, in formulating its conclusions, take into account the
unique cultural identities of indigenous peoples and the necessity for their
meaningful participation in the planning, implementation and evaluation of
programmes dealing with rural development.
32. The Forum notes that indigenous peoples are increasingly confronted with
issues and problems related to more urban characteristics, such as access to adequate
housing, services and infrastructure in human settlements. It therefore invites
Governments and local authorities to adopt policies and take necessary measures to
meet the changing needs of indigenous peoples within the global process of the
urban/rural dynamics and continuum. The Forum also recommends that United
Nations agencies, funds and programmes increase their focus on this global trend
and take actions in their respective areas of work so as to positively affect
indigenous peoples. It recommends that the United Nations system, especially the
United Nations Human Settlements Programme, submit a report on policies and
programmes in this area to the Forum, and to participate in a dialogue with the
Forum at its third session.
International financial institutions
33. The Forum, taking into account the meetings between the World Bank and
indigenous peoples held during its second session on the guidelines and operative
policies and procedural norms of the Bank, recommends that the Bank:
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