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144. The Permanent Forum recommends that the General Assembly conduct a high level meeting in September 2027 to evaluate the implementation of the outcome
document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and to celebrate the
twentieth anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples, with the enhanced participation of Indigenous Peoples as a key deliverable
of the event. The Forum advocates for the support of Indigenous Peoples’ preparatory
efforts for that event by ensuring their full and effective participation and funding
from Member States and the private sector.
145. The Permanent Forum welcomes the decision by the Amazon Cooperation
Treaty Organization to establish a mechanism for the participation of Indigenous
Peoples. The Forum recommends that States members of the Treaty Organization
guarantee the full and effective participation of Indigenous Peoples in all processes
with a view to developing the operational structure of the mechanism. The Forum
invites the Treaty Organization to present a progress report at the next session of the
Forum in 2025. The Forum welcomes the opportunity to provide its expertise to the
Treaty Organization.
146. The Permanent Forum recalls that, in the outcome document of the World
Conference on Indigenous Peoples, Member States committed to “developing, in
conjunction with the Indigenous Peoples concerned, fair transparent and effective
mechanisms for … repatriation of ceremonial objects and human remains at the
national and international levels”. The Forum urges United Nations entities to
accurately identify affected Indigenous Peoples and provide them with advance notice
and applicable timelines for both identification and repatriation so that Indigenous
Peoples can request the repatriation of their ancestral remains, cultural patrimony and
sacred objects.
147. The Permanent Forum welcomes the expanded use of the Indigenous Navigator
tool, providing Indigenous Peoples with the means to monitor the implementation of
the Declaration, the commitments made at the World Conference and the Sustainable
Development Goals. The Forum invites the Indigenous Navigator consortium to
deliver a presentation at the twenty-fourth session of the Forum in 2025 and
encourages donors to continue to support this invaluable data collection tool for and
by Indigenous Peoples.
148. The Permanent Forum decided to conduct the following studies and to present
them at its twenty-fourth session: “Reforms of global financial institutions and the
rights of Indigenous Peoples”, “Involvement of Indigenous Peoples in truth and
reconciliation processes”, “The rights of Indigenous Peoples in the context of critical
minerals to ensure a just transition” and “Impact of colonization and armed conflicts
on Indigenous Peoples’ rights: the imperative of peacebuilding”.
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