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challenges and hope: articles 14, 17, 21 and 25 of the United Nations Declaration on
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” (E/C.19/2013/3) and endorses its recommendations.
115. The Permanent Forum recommends that all Member States and
intergovernmental agencies ensure that efficient programming is developed in order
for the positive transformation of social problems stemming from the weak and
inadequate implementation of articles 7, 17, 21 and 22 of the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This programming has to be
targeted at indigenous youth for fundamental change.
116. The Permanent Forum recommends that relevant United Nations agencies
dealing with indigenous peoples’ issues should take action on the inclusion of
indigenous persons with disabilities in all their activities, make their websites
accessible to persons with disabilities, promote the increased participation of
indigenous persons with disabilities in their annual sessions and consider having
expert sessions on indigenous persons with disabilities.
117. The Permanent Forum reiterates the call, made at its fifth and eleventh
sessions, upon United Nations agencies and funds to conduct and support regional
and international human rights training programmes aimed at building the capacity
and advocacy skills of indigenous youth. The Forum further recommends the use of
youth forums, social media and other popular cultural forms of communication to
disseminate information and training material on the rights of indigenous youth and
to facilitate consultation processes at the national and international levels.
118. The Permanent Forum recommends that Governments and United Nations
agencies assign resources for communication activities, strengthen access to
information and draw greater attention to the issues of indigenous peoples in the
media, using various forms of media outreach, in order to complement the activities
of the Department of Public Information.
119. The Permanent Forum recommends that all United Nations agencies concerned
with water, including UNESCO and the International Hydrological Programme,
UNICEF, WHO, UNDP, the United Nations Environment Programme and FAO, give
full support to the planning, development and implementation of an indigenous
world forum on water in order to give voice to the indigenous peoples’ perspective
of protection and access to all sources of water and its sacred role in the indigenous
context.
120. The Permanent Forum urges UN-Women, UNDP, other relevant United
Nations agencies and Governments to support the political participation of indigenous
women by assigning resources to training and exchange programmes and
strengthening organization and networks of indigenous women.
121. The Permanent Forum urges the Economic and Social Council to decide that
the report of the twelfth session should be presented to it by the Chair, or a
designate thereof, of the Forum.
122. During the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the
members of the Permanent Forum were not able to register as United Nations
experts. Forum members attend many United Nations meetings where their specific
status is not recognized. The Forum therefore recommends that Member States
include Forum members as United Nations experts, not as part of major groups, in
United Nations accreditation processes.
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