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27. The Permanent Forum acknowledges those States that have developed national
action plans on indigenous peoples, and commends the Government of the
Plurinational State of Bolivia on the enactment of a law on socioeconomic
development that incorporates the rights set forth in the United Nations Declaration.
28. Consistent with articles 18 and 19 of the United Nations Declarati on and in
line with the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with
the call to “leave no one behind”, the Permanent Forum strongly recommend that
States and funds, programmes and specialized agencies of the United Nations
system ensure the disaggregation of data on the basis of indigenous
identifiers/ethnicity and the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples in
developing and monitoring national action plans and in all processes relating to the
follow-up to and review of the implementation of the Sustainable Development
Goals, including at the high-level political forum on sustainable development.
29. Considering the statements made by Brazil at the fifteenth session, the
Permanent Forum welcomes the willingness of the Government to engage in
dialogue concerning the status, conditions and rights of the indigenous peoples of
Brazil, many of whom have faced the suspension of the land demarcation process.
The Forum respectfully requests Brazil to uphold its national and int ernational
obligations to recognize and respect the human rights of indigenous peoples, as
affirmed in the United Nations Declaration and ILO Convention No. 169.
Furthermore, the Forum urges the interim Government of Brazil to safeguard the
status of the National Indian Foundation and its mandate with regard to the
indigenous peoples of Brazil.
30. Taking into account the challenges faced by States in the implementation of
their international obligation to consult with and obtain the free, prior and informe d
consent of indigenous peoples, the Permanent Forum commits itself to developing
an international guide to facilitate the implementation of these principles in
accordance with the standards established in the United Nations Declaration. The
Forum invites the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the
Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples to collaborate on this
initiative.
31. Mauna Kea, the sacred mountain for native Hawaiians, is currently targeted
for the placement of an international observatory featuring a 30-metre telescope.
Such an activity inhibits and is contrary to the rights articulated in articles 11 and
12 of the United Nations Declaration. In addition, the Permanent Forum strongly
recommends that the free, prior and informed consent of native Hawaiians be
recognized.
Economic and social development
32. The Permanent Forum appreciates the willingness of Envoy of the Secretary General on Youth to make visible the situation of indigenous youth, in particular
concerning suicide and self-harm, in his advocacy. The Forum calls upon Member
States to implement the recommendations of the international expert group meeting
on indigenous youth, held in 2013 (see E/C.19/2013/3), in collaboration with the
United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development and with the full
participation of indigenous youth. The Forum invites the Network to report on
progress in this regard at the sixteenth session of the Forum. The F orum invites the
Network and the Envoy to increase the participation of indigenous youth in the
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