E/2006/43 E/C.19/2006/11 120. The Permanent Forum calls upon African Governments to formalize their recognition of African knowledge systems, in particular indigenous peoples’ expertise in this regard, including medicinal knowledge. Indigenous knowledge systems should be included in formal education. Indigenous peoples should participate in the sustainable management of biodiversity, as well as ensure the sustainability of their economies, cultures, languages and knowledge systems. 121. The Permanent Forum urges African Governments to recognize and respect indigenous peoples’ rights by including them in the planning and implementation of development projects in their lands. It is important to respect free, prior and informed consent in all processes. 122. The Permanent Forum urges African States to protect indigenous peoples from armed conflicts on the continent, with the assistance of peacekeeping forces in affected areas. 123. The Permanent Forum urges donor agencies to implement monitoring mechanisms to reduce the negative impact of agricultural projects on nomadic peoples. 124. The Permanent Forum urges the World Bank and other international financial institutions to ensure the effectiveness of their mechanisms to protect the rights of indigenous peoples (as in the cases, for example, of the Chad-Cameroon and Niger Delta pipelines). 125. The Permanent Forum requests African States, under the auspices of the African Union, to urgently organize a regional workshop on a situation analysis of the general state of health in order to establish a monitoring system on HIV/AIDS, malaria, such recurrent diseases as diabetes, and diseases linked to the excessive use of tobacco and consumption of alcohol. 126. The Permanent Forum urges the United Nations, with the support of donor agencies, to implement, before the convening of its next session, monitoring mechanisms with a view to reducing the negative impact of existing agricultural projects on indigenous nomadic peoples in Africa. 127. The Permanent Forum urges all African Governments to invite representatives from indigenous peoples’ organizations to participate in round-table dialogues as a means to resolve conflict while protecting indigenous peoples from armed conflict, particularly in the Sudan and in the Great Lakes, Niger Delta and Sahara regions. Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People 128. The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues requests the Coordinator of the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People to submit a report to the Permanent Forum at its annual sessions regarding progress on the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (A/60/270, sect. II) and invites States, the United Nations system and other intergovernmental organizations, and indigenous peoples and other non-governmental organizations to provide information to the Coordinator. 129. The Permanent Forum expresses its appreciation to the Governments and agencies that have made contributions to the Trust Fund in support of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, including earmarked contributions for projects under 20