The “ ” was held on 19-21 February 2004 at the United Nations Headquarters, New York.

The Workshop on Data Collection and Disaggregation for Indigenous peoples was convened in accordance with decision 2003/300 of the Economic and Social Council, following a recommendation of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at its Second Session. Data collection was identified as an urgent priority by the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in both its First and Second Sessions. In response the draft decision 1 of the Second Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues concerning “data-collection and indigenous peoples” a workshop was held from 19 to 21 January 2004.

The Workshop was attended by 36 experts from the United Nations system and other intergovernmental organizations, governments, indigenous organizations and academics. The Workshop discussed a number of case studies and examined challenges and made recommendations concerning data collection and disaggregation concerning indigenous peoples.

The recommendations, which appear in Part D of the report, promote better data collection and disaggregation concerning indigenous peoples for the consideration of the Permanent Forum at its Third Session (10-21 May 2004).

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