FOURTH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES
"Millennium Development Goals and Indigenous Peoples with a focus on Goal 1 to Eradicate Poverty and Extreme Hunger, and Goal 2 to ahieve universal primary education"
United Nations Headquarters, New York
16 to 27 May 2005
Focusing particularly on Millennium Development Goal 1 (eradicate extreme poverty) and MDG 2 (primary education for all), the Forum voiced concern that, unless the particular situation and voices of indigenous peoples are taken into account, the MDG process may lead to accelerated loss of land and natural resources, and accelerated assimilation, thus prolonging and even worsening the marginalization, discrimination and further imporverishment of indigenous peoples. The Forum recommended a human rights based approach to development, and the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples in designing, implementing and monitoring MDG-related programmes and projects that concern them or may affect them. The Forum recommended that Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers of national goverments recognize indigenous peoples right to land, forest, marine and other natural resources.
The session was opened on 16 May 2005 by the Deputy Secretary-General, the Acting President of the General Assembly, Assistant Secretary General for the Division for the Advancement of Women, as well as an elder from an indigenous community. High level officials who participated in the Session included the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Under Secretary General of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Administrator of the United Nations Development Program and Chairman of the UN Development Group, the Special Advisor of the Secretary General on the MDGs, and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples.
A new Bureau of the Permanent Forum was elected at the start of the Session, and members of the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues played an active role in the two week dialogue. The Session was attended by some 1200 participants, 68 member states and the Holy See, as well as 30 UN system and other intergovernmental entities, which demonstrates an increased engagement of the international system with the Permanent Forum.
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Concluding fourth session, Permanent Forum recommends that states ensure indigenous participation in design, implementation of poverty reduction strategies
May 27, 2005
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Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues discusses future work, Second International Decade, agenda for fifth session
May 26, 2005
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Speakers in Permanent Forum urge indigenous communities, governments, UN agencies, to develop concrete proposals to improve indigenous peoples' lives
May 25, 2005
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Impact of violence on rights, plight of indigenous women among issues addressed by representatives in Permanent Forum
May 24, 2005
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Participants in Indigenous Forum highlight disastrous effects of poverty, conflicts, lack of access to human rights education
May 23, 2005
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Priority should be given to providing better education for indigenous peoples, with special emphasis for bilingual instruction
May 20, 2005
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Focusing on education, speakers in Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues stree importance of attention to language, culture, and traditional knowledge
May 19, 2005
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Permanent Forum considers link between indigenous peoples, millennium goals, forests, natural environment
May 18, 2005
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Speakers in Permanent Forum stress need to mainstream indigenous concerns into UN poverty alleviation programs
May 17, 2005
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Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opens fourth session with special focus on Millennium Development Goals
May 16, 2005
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HR_4838 In message to Indigenous Forum, Deputy Secretary General stresses need for concrete plan to improve living standard, respect for human rights
