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93. The Permanent Forum welcomes the evaluation of the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples that took place in Guatemala, the
results of which were presented to the experts of the Permanent Forum, the Expert
Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Special Rapporteur on the
rights of indigenous peoples. The Forum recommends that similar practices be
implemented by other United Nations country teams and other countries.
94. The Permanent Forum welcomes the outcome of the online consultation on
indigenous peoples and inequality, co-moderated by the secretariat of the Forum and
UNICEF, which was held in 2012 in the context of the thematic consultation on
inequalities.
95. The Permanent Forum welcomes the outcome of the consultation entitled
“Realizing the future we want in Latin America and the Caribbean: towards a
post-2015 development agenda”, held in Guadalajara, Mexico, in April 2013 at the
initiative of the Government of Mexico, and values the good practice of exchange
with other stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector and businesses.
The Forum recommends that other Member States follow the same good practice.
96. The Permanent Forum recommends to Member States that the development
agenda beyond 2015 adopt a human rights-based approach to development that takes
into account issues of equity and sustainability and that incorporates an indigenous
holistic concept of development with culture and identity. The Forum also
recommends that the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples constitute the normative framework of this work.
97. The Permanent Forum recommends to Member States that the development
agenda beyond 2015 recognize indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination,
autonomy and self-governance, together with their right to determine their own
priorities for their development, to participate in governance and policy decisionmaking processes at the local, national, regional and international levels and to
develop mechanisms for consultation and participation of indigenous peoples,
building on the fundamental right to free, prior and informed consent and full
participation in the development process. The role of the United Nations country
teams in that respect is crucial.
98. The Permanent Forum also recommends to Member States that the
development agenda beyond 2015 recognize, protect and strengthen indigenous
peoples’ collective rights, in particular the right to land, territories and natural
resources.
99. For the post-2015 dialogue and outcomes to accomplish a sea change and
paradigm shift away from a North-South dialogue to one of universally addressing
the post-2015 objectives in order to improve the lives of all, including indigenous
peoples in developed countries, the Forum recommends that efforts must be made to
guarantee the direct participation of indigenous peoples from the world’s most
developed and affluent countries in all thematic consultations, conclusions and
recommendations so that their voices and concerns can be heard.
100. The Permanent Forum recommends that Member States and the United
Nations system involved in the processes leading to the development agenda beyond
2015 make concerted and targeted efforts to reach out to, and engage in a truly
inclusive process with, indigenous peoples, including indigenous women, youth and
persons with disabilities, to ensure that their rights and priorities are included in all
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