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76. The Permanent Forum recommends that the Special Rapporteur of the Human
Rights Council on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental
freedoms while countering terrorism undertake a study on the implications of
national security and anti-terrorist laws, policies and programmes for indigenous
peoples and make recommendations on the human rights of indigenous peoples.
77. The Permanent Forum expresses its appreciation to Ms. Tauli-Corpuz for the
paper she presented to the Forum, entitled, “Implementation of the human rights
mandate of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues” (E/C.19/2007/6), and
decides to use its analysis and suggestions as an important reference guide in its
future work.
78. Taking note of desk reviews conducted by the secretariat of the Permanent
Forum on the Millennium Development Goals, country reports, reports of United
Nations resident coordinators and common country assessments and United Nations
Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) papers, the Permanent Forum once
again calls upon governmental and intergovernmental development agencies to
implement the human rights-based approach to development that entails the full and
effective participation of indigenous peoples and respect for the principle of free,
prior and informed consent.
79. Recalling its 77 recommendations on indigenous women made during the
course of its past sessions, the Permanent Forum expresses concern over the slow
pace of implementation, expresses its appreciation to Ms. Lux de Coti and to the
International Indigenous Women’s Forum for the paper on this matter
(E/C.19/2007/CRP.4) and decides to carefully examine it at its next session.
80. The Permanent Forum recommends that a task force be created within the
Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues to specifically address migration
issues of indigenous peoples, as suggested in the 2006 Geneva workshop on this
matter (E/C.19/2007/CRP.5).
Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People
81. Reiterating the goals and the objectives of the Second International Decade of
the World’s Indigenous People, the Permanent Forum urges all States engaged in
bilateral development collaboration with other States with indigenous peoples to
develop culturally sensitive policies, strategies, programmes and projects, in
collaboration with indigenous peoples as part of their overall policies for
development collaboration.
82. The Permanent Forum calls upon States that have created special national
committees on the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People to
cooperate more effectively with it, and would welcome invitations to attend
activities of such national committees. The Permanent Forum encourages those
States that have not yet done so to establish national committees on the Second
International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People.
83. Recalling the statement in the Kari-oca Declaration of 1992 that “We, the
Indigenous Peoples, walk to the future in the footprints of our ancestors”, the
Permanent Forum decides to adopt, as its long-term goal, a thorough analysis of
how its mandate should be transformed to eventually lead to the inclusion of the
ancestral visions of indigenous peoples in its work and allow indigenous peoples to
finally take charge of their own destiny.
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