E/2010/43 E/C.19/2010/15 of the indigenous peoples of Paraguay. He stressed the persistence of servitude, forced labour, violation of the right to organize, dispossession of land and property, lack of access to health services and, in many communities, genuine humanitarian crises. The representative of CAPI recalled that in addition to the Guaraní, there were other indigenous peoples in the Chaco region, such as the Ayoreo, some of whom were living in voluntary isolation. He said that the Government of Paraguay and CAPI were cooperating in the development of new policies. CAPI urged the Government to seek ways to compel the legislative and judicial branches to implement such policies. CAPI thanked the United Nations agencies with offices in Paraguay, and particularly UNDP, for their assistance and support. 75. The representatives of the country team praised the mission and subsequent report of the Permanent Forum and expressed their appreciation for the reception of the report by the Government and the indigenous peoples’ organizations. They described the initiatives and activities of the United Nations agencies and programmes aimed at implementation of the respective recommendations and the problems that had been encountered. 76. Last, the representative of the Government offered further detailed and valuable information on the political commitment of the current executive branch and on the various kinds of problems that it was addressing resolutely. Recommendations 77. The Permanent Forum recommends that the Government of Paraguay should remain firm in its commitment to cooperating with indigenous peoples’ organizations in order to find emergency solutions to the extremely serious situation of the indigenous communities that have been wholly dispossessed of their land, and to implement policies to ensure the reconstitution of their territory. 78. The Permanent Forum urges the Republic of Paraguay to take urgent action to implement the resolutions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights concerning communities that are experiencing major humanitarian crises. 79. The Permanent Forum recommends that Paraguay should speed up the reform of INDI and of other institutions with competence in indigenous issues so that the proper participation of indigenous peoples will strengthen their democratic representation before the legislative and judicial powers, which are still reluctant to act. 80. The Permanent Forum recommends that the Government of Paraguay should make resolute progress towards the development of a land registry that will facilitate land titling, and thus the recovery of land by indigenous communities and the territorial reconstitution of their respective peoples. 81. The Permanent Forum welcomes the announcement of a flagship plan for the acquisition of additional indigenous land in order to overcome the financial crisis faced by INDI and the failure of Congress to cooperate by allocating the necessary funds. 82. The Permanent Forum recommends that the Government of Paraguay should give priority, in its emergency plans, to the protection of vulnerable indigenous children from practices of forced labour and other forms of exploitation. 83. The Permanent Forum encourages the Government of Paraguay to continue to accept assistance from United Nations agencies and programmes and national 14 10-36959

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