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processes relating to the definition of the themes and priorities for the post-2015
development agenda and of the sustainable development goals.
101. The Permanent Forum recommends that the United Nations system conduct a
separate consultation with indigenous peoples at the regional and global levels as an
integral and critical part of the processes relating to the post-2015 development
agenda.
102. The Permanent Forum recommends that Member States, the Open Working
Group on Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations system ensure
that the processes relating to the definition of the development agenda beyond 2015
are formulated in accordance with the objectives of sustainable development, as
defined in the Indigenous Peoples’ International Declaration on Sustainable
Development and Self-Determination, adopted by the Indigenous Peoples’
International Conference on Sustainable Development and Self-Determination, held
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2012, and also recommends that culture be affirmed as
the fourth pillar of sustainable development.
103. In this regard, the Permanent Forum recommends that Member States and the
United Nations system take due account of the outcome document and the
conclusions of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, to be held in
September 2014, given that this process is deeply interrelated with the post-2015
process and will set the context for future work on indigenous peoples’ issues.
104. The Permanent Forum recommends that the Open Working Group on
Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations system ensure the inclusion
and meaningful participation of indigenous peoples in all processes relating to the
elaboration of the sustainable development goals. In this regard, the Forum
recommends that indigenous peoples and their organizations and representatives
participate in the dialogues between Member States and civil society during
meetings of the Group.
105. The Permanent Forum recommends that the co-chairs of the Open Working
Group on Sustainable Development Goals invite members of the Forum and
representatives of indigenous peoples, including indigenous women, youth and
persons with disabilities, to participate in the dedicated meeting that the co-chairs
intend to convene later in 2013 in order to have a comprehensive dialogue and
interaction with indigenous peoples.
106. The Permanent Forum recommends that the summary and outcome of the
discussion on the post-2015 process held during the twelfth session of the Forum
and the outcome of the consultations held with indigenous peoples in preparation for
the post-2015 development agenda be transmitted as background documents to the
Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals.
107. The Permanent Forum recommends that the United Nations Development
Group, UNDP, UN-Women, UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO, UNESCO and the Department
of Economic and Social Affairs provide technical and logistical support to enable
the participation of indigenous peoples in processes relating to the sustainable
development goals, including in conducting research, collecting good practices and
replicating and promoting the contribution of indigenous peoples to sustainable and
equitable development.
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