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E/C.19/2003/22
27. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers for the following
countries and organizations: Canada; Guatemala; Mexico; New Zealand; Griqua
National Conference of South Africa; National Khoi-San Conference; Consejo Indio
de Sudamerica; Aymara Parliament; Aymara Alliance; Indigenous Peoples of Africa
Coordinating Committee; Tamaymut; Goduka: Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe;
Central Michigan University; Consejo Internacional de Tratados Indios; Fundación
para la Promoción de Conocimientos Indígenas; Asociación Nabguana; Tonantzin
Land Institute; Maasai Women for Education and Economic Development;
Indigenous People’s Programme; World Council of Churches; Consultoría de los
Pueblos Indígenas en el Norte de México; Agencia Internacional de Prensa India;
Asamblea Nacional Indígena Plural por la Autonomía y Servicios para el Desarrollo;
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center; Movimiento de Unificación y Lucha
Triqui; Asia Caucus; Committee on Indigenous Health; Alaska Federation of
Natives; Indigenous Youth Caucus; Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean Antilles;
Pacific Caucus; Boarding School Caucus; Sovereign Dineh Nation (Navajo);
Confederaciones de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador; European Parliament;
World Festival of Sports and Culture; Rapa Nui Parliament; and Parlamento
Indígena de America. At the same meeting, the Chairman made a statement.
F.
Education
28. At its 16th meeting, on 21 May, the Forum considered sub-item 4 (f) and an
interactive dialogue was conducted between the observer for UNESCO and the
following members of the Forum: Fortunato Turpo Choquehuanca, Wilton
Littlechild, Otilia Lux de Coti and Zinaida Strogalschikova.
29. Statements were made by the observers of the following countries and
organizations: Bangladesh; Brazil; Mexico; Myanmar; Sweden; Pacific Caucus:
Rapa Nui Parliament; Aotearoa Indigenous RightsTrust; Ka Lahui Hawaii; Na Koa
Ikaika o Ka Lahui Hawai’i; Koani Foundation; Dewan Adat Papua; Foundation for
Aboriginal and Island Research Action; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Commission; Pacific Concerns Resource Center; Nuclear Free and Independent
Pacific; Waikiki Hawaiian Civic Club; Navajo Nation; Inuit Youth International;
Arctic Region Youth; the former Indigenous Fellows of the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; Bangladesh, Adivasi Forum; Belize
(on behalf of CARICOM); PCJSS; HTNF; Taungya; Trinamul; Peace Campaign
Group; Asia-Pacific Indigenous Youth Network; Center for Organization, Research
and Education; Aymara Alliance; First Peoples’ Worldwide; Canadian Teacher’s
Federation; Education International, Belgium; The Ainu Association of Hokkaido;
AMAAI; Organización de los Pueblos Indígenas de la Amazonia Colombiana; St.
John’s Mission; BIJNI; Indian Confederation of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples,
Northeast Zone; Bodoland Children’s Home (India); Asia Indigenous Caucus: South
Asia Indigenous Women Forum, Asia Indigenous Peoples’ Pact, Nepal Tamang
Ghedung; Association of Limbus; Tebtebba Foundation; Consejo Internacional de
Tratados Indios; Fundación para la Promoción de Conocimientos Indígenas;
Asociación Nabguana; Asociación de Estudiantes Kunas Universitarios; Tonantzin
Land Institute; Boarding School Caucus; Global Teaching and Learning Project;
Department of Public Information, United Nations; The Holy See; Consejo Nacional
Indio de Venezuela; Proyecto de Desarrollo Santiago, Prodessa; Plataforma Maya;
Agencia
Internacional
de
Prensa
India;
Región
Centro
Occidente
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