E/2010/43
E/C.19/2010/15
the report of the Permanent Forum on its eighth session (E/2009/43) at the general
segment of the substantive session of the Economic and Social Council, in July 2009.
123. The Permanent Forum recommends that the summit on the Millennium
Development Goals address directly all of the recommendations on the Goals made
by the Forum, in particular the recommendation that States take concrete steps to
audit and review their plans and policies in order to ensure that they are consistent
with, and promote and protect, the human rights of indigenous peoples, in accordance
with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
124. The Permanent Forum recommends that indigenous peoples’ organizations,
particularly those concerned with indigenous women and young people, participate
fully in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and
programmes related to the Millennium Development Goals. This includes
participation in the preparations for the summit on the Millennium Development
Goals through national consultation processes and in decision-making on the
proposed summit outcome.
125. The Permanent Forum takes note of the recommendations contained in the
following reports:
(a) Report of the international expert group meeting on indigenous children
and youth in detention, custody, foster care and adoption;
(b)
peoples;
Study on the impacts of the global economic crisis on indigenous
(c)
Report on indigenous peoples and corporations;
(d)
Study on indigenous fishing rights in the seas;
(e) Study to determine the impact of climate change adaptation and
mitigation measures on reindeer herding;
(f)
Study on consideration and recognition of Mother Earth rights;
(g) Study to determine whether climate change policies and projects adhere
to the standards in the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
(h) Preliminary study on the impact on indigenous peoples of the
international legal construct known as the Doctrine of Discovery, which has served
as the foundation for the violation of their human rights.
126. The Permanent Forum decides to reappoint Victoria Tauli-Corpuz as Special
Rapporteur to complete a study on the impacts of the global crisis on indigenous
peoples by 31 December 2010 and submit it to the Permanent Forum at its tenth
session, in 2011.
127. The information and material presented in the preliminary study of the
international construct known as the Doctrine of Discovery indicates the need for
further study and review and for a more comprehensive assessment and exploration
of the issues raised therein on violations of indigenous peoples’ inherent rights,
particularly as recognized in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples.
128. The Permanent Forum decides that the special theme for its eleventh session,
in 2012, will be “The Doctrine of Discovery: its enduring impact on indigenous
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