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31. The Permanent Forum recommends that the United Nations system, the World
Bank Group, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank,
the African Development Bank and other multilateral development banks formulate
policies to ensure that indigenous education projects that are financed take into
account the use, protection and intercultural preservation of indigenous languages
through supporting bilingual, intercultural and multilingual education in indigenous
languages. The International Monetary Fund should respect the rights of indigenous
peoples recognized in international law.
32. On the basis of information received at the ninth session, the Permanent Forum
expresses its deep concern about the changes in policy on bilingual education in the
Northern Territory, Australia. The Forum urges the Government of Australia to work
with its State and territory education systems to develop models of bilingual,
intercultural and multilingual education that are consistent with the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations Convention
on the Rights of the Child.
33. The Permanent Forum recommends that States, United Nations agencies,
financial institutions and donors promote and support development processes led
and carried out by indigenous women’s organizations, in accordance with articles 3
and 32 of the Declaration, for instance, leadership and capacity-building schools and
the creation of funds managed by indigenous women.
34. The Permanent Forum welcomes the organization of the World People’s
Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, which was held in
Cochabamba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), from 19 to 22 April 2010, and takes
note of the People’s Agreement of Cochabamba.
35. The Permanent Forum welcomes the decision 2009/250 of the Economic and
Social Council on a proposed amendment to the Single Convention on Narcotic
Drugs of 1961 as amended by the 1972 Protocol, related to the traditional use of the
coca leaf. The Forum recommends that Member States support this initiative, taking
into account articles 11, 24 and 31 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples.
Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and
fundamental freedoms of indigenous people and other special rapporteurs
36. The Permanent Forum recommends that UNDP further engage indigenous
peoples in the discussion regarding the concept of human development and in the
elaboration of its Human Development Reports. The UNDP concept of human
development and its work to promote such a paradigm should be more strongly
founded on human rights principles and therefore on the United Nations Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. With regard to indigenous peoples, this means
recognizing the principles of self-determination, independent development and other
peoples’ rights. Thus, national, regional and global UNDP Human Development
Reports should reflect indigenous peoples’ views of development from the
perspective and with the participation of indigenous peoples themselves.
37. The Permanent Forum deems it urgently necessary for UNDP to develop a
deeper understanding of indigenous peoples’ world views. This requires, inter alia,
that UNDP enhance its own capacity in the area of the human rights of indigenous
peoples by having, at least, one full-time adviser on indigenous peoples’ rights. This
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