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(a) Increase the number of sociodemographic studies of indigenous peoples,
especially those addressing urbanization and migration and their effects on
indigenous peoples;
(b) Continue to develop a system of sociodemographic indicators on the
indigenous peoples of Latin America, in cooperation with the Fondo Indígena,
indigenous peoples’ organizations and United Nations agencies;
(c) Support production of information by countries on indigenous peoples
with reference to access to, quality and cultural relevance of social services,
guaranteeing the full participation of indigenous peoples in this process;
(d) Organize an expert group meeting to prepare operative recommendations
to improve the identification of indigenous peoples in the upcoming 2010 round of
censuses and other data sources, ensuring the full participation of indigenous
peoples in this process;
(e) Produce technical studies and recommendations to States on human
rights-based public policies on indigenous peoples in cooperation with the
specialized agencies of the United Nations.
128. The Permanent Forum recommends that all States work in equal partnership
with indigenous peoples to develop, implement and evaluate indicators on wellbeing that provide an overview of the social and economic status of indigenous
peoples within a holistic, integrated framework. The Forum also recommends that
States invest adequate resources, in accordance with their human rights obligations,
to address the indigenous social and economic needs identified by the indicator
framework.
129. The Permanent Forum recognizes and congratulates the International
Indigenous ICT Task Force on the launch of the indigenous portal
(http://www.indigenousportal.com) on 21 May 2007. The Task Force is an
indigenous follow-up mechanism to the World Summit on the Information Society.
130. The Permanent Forum recommends that, prior to its seventh session, United
Nations organizations should provide technical assistance and convene, in
cooperation with indigenous peoples’ organizations, regional workshops on the
special theme of the seventh session, “Climate change, bio-cultural diversity and
livelihoods: the stewardship of indigenous peoples and new challenges”, with the
participation of the members of the Forum and other experts, indigenous peoples’
representatives,
indigenous
parliamentarians,
State
representatives
and
representatives of the United Nations system, in order to formulate
recommendations for consideration, as part of its preparatory work for the seventh
session. The Permanent Forum further recommends that States, organizations and
donors provide resources for these regional workshops and that the report on the
human rights situation of indigenous peoples in States and Territories threatened
with extinction for environmental reasons 14 be included in the discussions held at
the workshops.
131. The Permanent Forum recommends that the secretariat of the Convention on
Biological Diversity facilitate the holding of an indigenous peoples’ expert
workshop on traditional knowledge in a timely manner in order to feed into the fifth
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