E/2002/43/Rev.1
E/CN.19/2002/3/Rev.1
the representatives of UNEP, the secretariat of the Convention on Biological
Diversity, FAO, UNDP and WIPO.
55. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers for CAPAJ and
Tebtebba Foundation.
56. At the 6th meeting, on 15 May, statements were made by Willie Littlechild,
member of the Forum, and by Rigoberta Menchú Tum, guest speaker.
57. At the same meeting, statements on the theme of environment were made by
the observers for the following organizations: Comminidade Poapiu Novo
Yanouaun, Teton Sioux Nation Treaty Council, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, Inuit
Circumpolar Conference and Saami Council (joint statement), Foundation for
Aboriginal and Islander Research Action, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Commission, Haudenosaunee, Na Koa Ikaika o Ka Lahui Hawai’i, Asociación
Napguana, Perú Corazón Yachay Wasi, Asociación de Criadores de Camelidos
Andinos del Perú (ACRICAR), Zazao Environmental Rights Organization, United
Indigenous People of Salasacas-Ecuador, Cordillera Peoples Alliance, Indigenous
Peoples and Nations Coalition, 7th Generation Fund, JOHAR, Simba Maasai
Outreach Organization (Kenya) and FAO.
58. Also at the same meeting, a statement summarizing the discussion on the
theme of environment was made by Parshuram Tamang, member of the Forum.
Health
59. At the 6th meeting, on 15 May, statements on the theme of health were made
by the observers for Canada and the Chin Human Rights Organization.
60. At the 7th meeting, on 16 May, statements on the theme of health were made
by the observers for the following organizations: Committee on Indigenous Health,
Unissons-nous pour la promotion des Batwa, Na Koa Ikaika o Ka Lahui Hawai’i,
Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action, Siksika Nation,
International Indian Treaty Council, Servicios para el Desarrollo, IPAAC/Tamaynut,
Taller de Historia Oral Andina, Haudenosaunee, CONADI, Aymara Alliance, PanAmerican Health Organization and UNFPA. In the interactive discussion that
followed, statements were made by the following members of the Forum: Willie
Littlechild, Ida Nicolaisen, Fortunato Turpo Choquehuanca, Mililani Trask, Njuma
Ekundanayo, Otilia Lux de Coti, Wayne Lord and Parshuram Tamang. Statements in
that connection were also made by representatives of the Pan-American Health
Organization and the United Nations Population Fund.
61. At the 8th meeting, on 16 May, a statement summarizing the discussion on
health was made by Mililani Trask, member of the Forum.
Education and culture
62. At the 11th meeting, on 20 May, statements on the theme of education and
culture were made by the representatives of UNESCO and UNICEF. In the
interactive discussion that followed, statements were made by the following
members of the Forum: Ida Nicolaisen, Fortunato Turpo Choquehuanca, Yuji
Iwasawa, Otilia Lux de Coti, Ayitegan Kouevi, Parshuram Tamang, Zinaida
Strogalschikova, Yuri Boitchenko, Willie Littlechild, Mililani Trask and Njuma
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