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87. The Permanent Forum recommends that the Department of Peacekeeping
Operations of the United Nations Secretariat collaborate with indigenous peoples’
organizations in investigating violations of indigenous peoples’ human rights
committed by United Nations peacekeepers.
88. The Permanent Forum recommends that WHO and the Human Rights Council
conduct an investigation of the objectives of the Genographic Project which
proposes to collect 100,000 DNA samples from the indigenous peoples of the world
in order to formulate theories on historic human migrations, that the Genographic
Project should be immediately suspended and that they report to indigenous peoples
on the free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples in all communities
where activities are conducted and planned.
89. The Permanent Forum welcomes the reports of the Special Rapporteur of the
Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights and fundamental
freedoms of indigenous people, Rodolfo Stavenhagen, on the international seminars
on “Constitutional Reforms, Legislation and Implementation of Laws regarding the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples” held in Geneva and Tucson, Arizona, in July and
October 2005, respectively (E/CN.4/2006/78/Add.5). Concerned about the status of
recommendations and the implementation gap, the Permanent Forum recommends
to indigenous peoples’ organizations, non-governmental organizations and interested
United Nations organizations and States that they hold United Nations expert
seminars regarding the implementation of the Special Rapporteur’s
recommendations and request that the results of the meetings be reported to the
Permanent Forum at its sixth session.
90. The Permanent Forum welcomes the report on the Magglingen Commitment
for Physical Education, outcome of the Second World Summit on Physical
Education, held in Magglingen, Switzerland, on 2 and 3 December 2005, and the
Magglingen Call to Action 2005, outcome of the 2nd Magglingen Conference on
Sport and Development held in Magglingen, Switzerland, from 4 to 6 December
2005 (see E/C.19/2006/CRP.1). The Permanent Forum supports and fully agrees
with the recommendations and urges all stakeholders to contribute to sport and
development.
91. The Permanent Forum supports the work of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child in its current effort to draft a general comment on the status of indigenous
children worldwide, supports the Committee’s effort to secure broad input from
indigenous peoples and encourages wide dissemination of the final report to
indigenous peoples, States and United Nations bodies and agencies.
Data collection and disaggregation
92. Data collection and disaggregation were designated a cross-cutting theme at
the second session of the Permanent Forum in 2003 and they continue to constitute a
priority issue. The Permanent Forum recognizes that disaggregated data provide a
key tool for the planning and execution of programmes and projects targeting
indigenous peoples, and that disaggregated data in conjunction with culturally
sensitive indicators constitute a prerequisite for the monitoring and evaluation of the
achievement of the Millennium Development Goals for indigenous peoples.
93. Recognizing that the Millennium Development Goals do not address the
specific needs of indigenous peoples, the Permanent Forum urges States to urgently
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