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INDIGENOUS WOMENIndigenous Women and the UN System Indigenous women and the UNPFII Inter-Agency Task Force on Indigenous Women Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women CEDAW Second Meeting of UN Agencies and Indigenous Women representatives of Central America and Mexico “Now the women are rising up. And when the women rise up from a nation, they are the strongest voice that can be heard and it’s a voice that cannot be silenced.”  Indigenous Women and the UN systemIndigenous women have always been part of their peoples’ struggles, whether nationally or at international fora. There is a legacy of extraordinary women, who came to the UN since the very first year of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations, in 1982 in Geneva, Switzerland. Today, at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues indigenous women participate in great numbers and have a strong voice. The interface between indigenous women’s movement and the international women’s movement varies through the years. Not always were they close, most of all due to particularities in the situation of indigenous women who live in communities in struggle. However, in recent years the two movements are getting closer. For instance, indigenous women are now raising stronger voices in claiming the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Despite their enormous assets and contribution to society, indigenous women still suffer from multiple discrimination, both as women and as indigenous individuals. They are subjected to extreme poverty, trafficking, illiteracy, lack of access to ancestral lands, non-existent or poor health care and to violence in the private and the public sphere. This violence is exacerbated when indigenous communities find themselves in the midst of conflict and women become the target of violence with political motives, when going about their daily work, fetching wood or water for the family. Indigenous women and the UNPFIIToday, at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues indigenous women participate in great numbers, have their own caucus and have a strong voice. Since its first session, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) has paid special attention to indigenous women. The special theme for UNPFII’s Third Session, held in 2004, was indigenous women. The session was enriched by three preparatory meetings held in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. During the fifth session of the UNPFII in May 2006, within the special theme “the Millennium Development Goals and indigenous peoples: redefining the Goals”, special attention was given to indigenous women. An important set of recommendations on indigenous women, which can be found below, was adopted by the Forum. In the course of its eight sessions, the Permanent Forum has adopted more than 80 recommendations directly referring to the situation of indigenous women. The recommendations of the UNPFII regarding indigenous women have reflected its broad thematic mandate, addressing a wide range of issues, including education, culture, health, human rights, environment and development, conflict and political participation. Recommendations on these and other topics have been addressed to States, UN agencies and bodies, indigenous peoples and civil society. During its eighth session, the Permanent Forum reviewed the extent to which its previous recommendations regarding indigenous women had been implemented. In preparation for the review, the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues prepared an analysis paper on the subject. >>>Analysis prepared by the SPFII - Indigenous Women The International Indigenous Women’s Forum also prepared a study, entitled Análisis y Seguimiento de las Recomendaciones sobre Mujeres Indígenas del Foro Permanente de las Naciones Unidas para las Cuestiones Indígenas . >>>CRP 15 is available in Spanish. >>>Executive Summary is available in English and Spanish.
Documents: Compilation of recommendations from the 1st Session of UNPFII related to indigenous women Compilation of recommendations from the 2nd Session of UNPFII related to indigenous women Compilation of recommendations from the 3rd Session of UNPFII related to indigenous women Compilation of recommendations from the 4th Session of UNPFII related to indigenous women Compilation of recommendations from the 5th Session of UNPFII related to indigenous women Compilation of recommendations from the 6th Session of UNPFII related to indigenous women Compilation of recommendations from the 7th Session of UNPFII related to indigenous women Compilation of recommendations from the 8th Session of UNPFII related to indigenous women
Briefing NotesBriefing Note 1: Gender and Indigenous Peoples Briefing Note 2: Gender and Indigenous Peoples' Economic and Social Development Briefing Note 3: Gender and Indigenous Peoples' Education Briefing Note 4: Gender and Indigenous Peoples' Culture Briefing Note 5: Gender and Indigenous Peoples' Environment Briefing Note 6: Gender and Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights
Inter-Agency Task Force on Indigenous WomenIn 11 June 2004, the Task Force on Indigenous Women (TFIW) was initiated following a decision of the Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANGWE) and the recommendations of the UNPFII at its Third (2004) Session regarding indigenous women. Members of the TFIW: Purpose of the TFIW: During the first year, 2004-2005, the Task Force conducted a general survey of work of the United Nations system with indigenous women. During the second year, 2005-2006, the Task Force devoted its efforts to collect case studies from the work of the UN system with indigenous women, entitled Indigenous Women and the United Nations System: Good Practices and Lessons Learned. >>>Report of the Task Force on Indigenous Women/ IANGWE, Februrary 2006 >>>Report of the Task Force on Indigenous Women/IANGWE, February 2007
Special Event "Citizenship and Rights of Indigenous and Afro-descendant Women", Quito-EcuadorAugust 8, 2007, ECLAC On the occasion of the X Session of the Regional Conference on Women to be held from 6 to 9 August 2007, a special event entitled " Citizenship and Rights of Indigenous and Afro-descendant Women" will be organized by UNDP, UNIFEM, INSTRAW and the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Speakers include: Nemesia Achacollo (Aymara), Deputy of the Bolivian Parlament; Margarita Antonio, Indigenous leader from Central America; Maria Ines Barbosa, Afro-descendant lider from Brazil. Moderated by: Otilia Lux de Coti, Member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
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