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Indigenous Children and Youth
The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) believes the issues of indigenous children and young people are so important it decided to make indigenous children and youth a focus in its work for years to come.
The world’s indigenous children and youth face many problems:• Lack of health care services UNPFII made indigenous children and youth the main theme of its second session (2002). Why get involved?More young indigenous people are needed at the meeting and in the work of the Forum to give their own views of the world in which they live. In this way, you can help to shape the advice the Permanent Forum gives to UN agencies, especially concerning indigenous youth. At the Permanent Forum's annual May session, the programmes, funds and agencies of the United Nations, which deal with indigenous peoples report on their activities. These activities across the UN system cover areas like health, education, community development, the environment. culture and heritage, human rights, and poverty. Indigenous peoples have, for a long time insisted that UN agencies make indigenous youth a priority. These agencies now report on specific youth initiatives. Gathering the UN agencies together every year helps the Permanent Forum to monitor - year by year - the broad directions these agencies take, largely independently of each other. In this way, recommendations flowing from the Permanent Forum meeting promote better integration and coordination of indigenous issues, including youth issues, across the UN system. And when you return to your homes after the meeting to share your experiences, what you have learned, and what you have contributed, you help the Permanent Forum's efforts to disseminate more information about its work. How can I get involved?At this web site you can find information on when each session is held, where, visa requirements, registration details, the agenda and information papers for the meeting, reports and recommendations from previous meetings. Some funding is available specifically for indigenous participation, including youth, in the Permanent Forum meeting. If you are interested in applying for funding, click here. Secretary-General conveys urgencyThe Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, conveyed a sense of urgency in solving the problems faced by indigenous children. Giving a speech on indigenous children in 2004 at Cuzco, Peru - a sacred site for indigenous peoples - Mr Annan called on the world to listen to indigenous children's voices. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan said: "Indigenous peoples are not simply asking the world for assistance, but are also contributing to humanity and diversity with their knowledge and their rich cultures and languages that are part of our global heritage." What can the Permanent Forum do for indigenous children and youth?In its official role of providing advice and making recommendations to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the UN system and others, it can raise awareness by highlighting their situation and it can contribute to the betterment of their circumstances through the actions it recommends and coordinates. The Permanent Forum bases its recommendations on some keys points: • Free, prior and informed consent LINK See also:
Employment opportunities at the United Nations for young people:Competitive Examinations These examinations are organized as a matter of priority in countries that are inadequately represented among the staff of the Secretariat. The examinations are administered in a number of occupational groups, including administration, economics, electronic data processing, finance, legal affairs, library, political affairs, public information, social development, and statistics. In order to qualify for P1/P2 positions, a candidate must possess a first level university degree and be 32 years of age or younger. For P3 positions, a candidate must possess an advanced university degree, four years of professional experience, and be 39 years of age or younger. Click here for more information on theNational Competitive Recruitment Examinations. Other websites posting international jobs:
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