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representation and inclusion in such structures, procedures and mechanisms and to
submit a report on the subject to the Permanent Forum by 31 December 2007.
151. The Permanent Forum notes the plan for a second international border security
summit in North America to focus on the human rights of indigenous peoples
divided by the international borders. The Permanent Forum reiterates that the
problems exist in many other parts of the world and recognizes the importance of
this issue to other indigenous peoples.
152. The Permanent Forum expresses its deepest concern that one of its members,
Mr. Yuri Boichenko, was denied a timely visa by the authorities of the United States
of America and that, for that reason, he was unable to carry out his functions for the
first half of the sixth session of the Permanent Forum in New York. The Permanent
Forum reiterates its deep concern that some indigenous peoples’ delegates have been
unable to obtain visas to participate in the regular sessions of the Permanent Forum.
The Permanent Forum recommends the Government of the United States take
effective steps to streamline processes of visa applications in order to facilitate the
timely issue of visas to those indigenous peoples’ delegates wishing to participate in
the sessions of the Permanent Forum.
153. The Permanent Forum reiterates it calls on States to provide funds for
indigenous youth for language training courses to enable their full and effective
participation in United Nations meetings.
154. The Permanent Forum intends to develop a working practice for its next
session that will engage the Youth Caucus more actively in its work.
155. The Permanent Forum welcomes the parallel side event on “Indigenous
peoples and communication for development”, organized by FAO and the secretariat
of the Permanent Forum, in conjunction with the World Congress on
Communications for Development, which was held in Rome in October 2006, and
the Second International Summit on Communications for Development and
Indigenous Peoples, which was held in Bolivia on 24 and 25 April 2007. The
Permanent Forum endorses the elaboration of a “Platform of action on indigenous
peoples communications for development” by indigenous participants in the above
process.
156. The Permanent Forum recommends that OHCHR duly reflect on its strategic
management plan for 2008/09 and on its activities to mainstream indigenous issues
at the field level, inter alia, in connection with Action 2.
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