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August 2012 1 UNITED NATIONS PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES Progress on Recommendations concerning Indigenous Children and Youth The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), established in July 2000, is an advisory body to the Economic and Social Council, with a mandate to discuss Indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights. The UNPFII holds one two-week session per year in New York. 16 members, half appointed by Indigenous peoples and half by states, provide expert advice on Indigenous issues through a series of recommendations based on statements and reports presented by participants at the Forum. Participants include United Nations agencies and bodies, states, and Indigenous peoples and organisations. The UNPFII made an early commitment to include Indigenous children and youth as a focal point of its agenda and has made some valuable contributions on children and youth issues. Accordingly, the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care, on behalf of the Indigenous Sub Group of the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child (ISG), has prepared a summary of the status of UNPFII recommendations concerning children and youth. The summary aims to provide a detailed basis for non- governmental organisations and collectives to lobby UNPFII Members and other UN bodies to follow up key recommendations made over the years. Significant implementation gaps are evident from the summary. While the summary only provides information on implementation of recommendations directed to specific agencies rather than to states, it will be useful for NGOs to follow up with their governments directly on how they are implementing specific recommendations. The UNPFII recommendations have focused on broad thematic issues, in particular health and education, as well as specific issues connected to the agenda of each annual session. These include studies on issues around migration, the Millennium Development Goals, and violence against women and girls. The Permanent Forum has also consistently urged States and UN bodies to increase their focus on the experiences of Indigenous children and youth, and support Indigenous youth participation, drawing attention to gaps and providing concrete recommendations. In particular, the UNPFII has particularly focused on the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), as the nodal agency of children, urging it to address the persisting and widening disparities that affect Indigenous children and youth in both developed and developing countries. Strong connections over time by the UNPFII with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has also encouraged the Committee on the Rights of the Child to ensure an explicit and clear focus on how the Convention applies to Indigenous children and youth. This summary highlights key areas which have received UNPFII attention as well as the invisibility of other fundamental human rights concerns impacting Indigenous children and youth. These areas are described in a recent ISG submission to the UN Secretary General. The summary also tracks UNPFII focus on Indigenous children and youth issues, suggesting that the commitment to ensure consistent focus on this group has waivered in recent years, with for example no recommendations made in 2009. This pattern was reversed in 2012 however with the UNPFII recommending a three-day international expert group meeting on youth: identity, challenges and hope. This summary is a working document that will continue to be developed over time as we gain more information about implementation of recommendations. Who is the Indigenous Sub Group? The NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child is a global network of organisations and individuals committed to ensuring that all children fully enjoy their rights as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Indigenous Sub Group focuses specifically on implementation of the human rights of Indigenous children and young people. It was particularly active in the development of the General Comment of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Indigenous Children (General Comment 11) and increasing focus of international Indigenous forums on human rights concerns experienced by Indigenous children and youth.

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Page 1: UNITED NATIONS PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES ... · 2012 however with the UNPFII recommending a three-day international expert group meeting on youth: identity, challenges

August 2012 1

UNITED NATIONS PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES

Progress on Recommendations concerning Indigenous Children and Youth

The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), established in July 2000, is an advisory

body to the Economic and Social Council, with a mandate to discuss Indigenous issues related to economic

and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights. The UNPFII holds one

two-week session per year in New York. 16 members, half appointed by Indigenous peoples and half by

states, provide expert advice on Indigenous issues through a series of recommendations based on statements

and reports presented by participants at the Forum. Participants include United Nations agencies and bodies,

states, and Indigenous peoples and organisations.

The UNPFII made an early commitment to include Indigenous children and youth as a focal point of its agenda

and has made some valuable contributions on children and youth issues. Accordingly, the Secretariat of

National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care, on behalf of the Indigenous Sub Group of the NGO Group for the

Convention on the Rights of the Child (ISG), has prepared a summary of the status of UNPFII

recommendations concerning children and youth. The summary aims to provide a detailed basis for non-

governmental organisations and collectives to lobby UNPFII Members and other UN bodies to follow up key

recommendations made over the years. Significant implementation gaps are evident from the summary.

While the summary only provides information on implementation of recommendations directed to specific

agencies rather than to states, it will be useful for NGOs to follow up with their governments directly on how

they are implementing specific recommendations.

The UNPFII recommendations have focused on broad thematic issues, in particular health and education, as

well as specific issues connected to the agenda of each annual session. These include studies on issues

around migration, the Millennium Development Goals, and violence against women and girls. The Permanent

Forum has also consistently urged States and UN bodies to increase their focus on the experiences of

Indigenous children and youth, and support Indigenous youth participation, drawing attention to gaps and

providing concrete recommendations. In particular, the UNPFII has particularly focused on the United Nations

Children’s Fund (UNICEF), as the nodal agency of children, urging it to address the persisting and widening

disparities that affect Indigenous children and youth in both developed and developing countries. Strong

connections over time by the UNPFII with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has also encouraged

the Committee on the Rights of the Child to ensure an explicit and clear focus on how the Convention applies

to Indigenous children and youth.

This summary highlights key areas which have received UNPFII attention as well as the invisibility of other

fundamental human rights concerns impacting Indigenous children and youth. These areas are described in a

recent ISG submission to the UN Secretary General. The summary also tracks UNPFII focus on Indigenous

children and youth issues, suggesting that the commitment to ensure consistent focus on this group has

waivered in recent years, with for example no recommendations made in 2009. This pattern was reversed in

2012 however with the UNPFII recommending a three-day international expert group meeting on youth:

identity, challenges and hope. This summary is a working document that will continue to be developed over

time as we gain more information about implementation of recommendations.

Who is the Indigenous Sub Group?

The NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child is a global network of organisations and

individuals committed to ensuring that all children fully enjoy their rights as defined by the United Nations

Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Indigenous Sub Group focuses specifically on implementation of

the human rights of Indigenous children and young people. It was particularly active in the development of

the General Comment of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Indigenous Children (General Comment

11) and increasing focus of international Indigenous forums on human rights concerns experienced by

Indigenous children and youth.

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exp

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tate

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us c

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id

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20

12

tit

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ve

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ew

me

nti

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dig

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U

NIC

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itle

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dig

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gir

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su

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sp

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ocu

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nd

ige

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us g

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no

ce

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se

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en

tre

pro

du

ce

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su

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no

us c

hil

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n” a

nd

ha

d a

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pu

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ge

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issu

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ts o

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d i

n

20

09

wa

s o

n ‘

Ind

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no

us c

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nd

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co

nv

en

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wh

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pin

po

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o t

raff

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an

d s

exu

al

exp

loit

ati

on

of

Ind

ige

no

us g

irls

.

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5

Th

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n o

f In

dig

en

ou

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pre

se

nt

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re

su

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fou

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00

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mic

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late

r.

No

ev

ide

nce

of

this

id

en

tifi

ed

.

Th

is w

as p

rop

ose

d i

n t

he

fir

st

se

ssio

n b

ut

sti

ll r

em

ain

ed

un

ad

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d.

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is w

as p

rop

ose

d i

n f

irst

se

ssio

n b

ut

sti

ll r

em

ain

ed

un

ad

dre

sse

d.

UN

ICE

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au

nch

ed

th

e I

nn

oce

nti

Dig

est

No

. 1

1:

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su

rin

g t

he

Rig

hts

of

Ind

ige

no

us

Ch

ild

re

n i

n 2

00

4 w

he

re t

he

issu

e w

as a

dd

resse

d.

Se

e f

ull r

ep

ort

.

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ev

ide

nce

of

this

po

licy

ha

s b

ee

n i

de

nti

fie

d.

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lti-

clu

ste

r su

rve

y c

on

du

cte

d b

ut

no

da

ta w

as f

ou

nd

sp

ecif

ica

lly

on

In

dig

en

ou

s

ch

ild

ren

.

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an

d t

he

he

alt

h n

ee

ds o

f In

dig

en

ou

s c

hil

dre

n.

UN

ICE

F,

the

U

nit

ed

N

ati

on

s

De

ve

lop

me

nt

Pro

gra

m

(UN

DP

),

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U

nit

ed

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ati

on

s

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ve

lop

me

nt

Fu

nd

fo

r W

om

en

(U

NIF

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), t

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int

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ite

d N

ati

on

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rog

ram

me

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IDS

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NA

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IDS

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ag

gre

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ata

on

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ige

no

us in

fan

ts,

ch

ild

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a

nd

m

oth

ers

b

ase

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on

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lati

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ng

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ge

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to

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w t

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co

mp

lia

nce

of

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art

icle

24

, w

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ba

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ht

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n t

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pro

vis

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eq

ua

te a

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nd

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into

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d

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oll

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pe

cia

l R

ap

po

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ur

on

to

xic

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ste

, w

ith

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e p

art

icip

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on

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mm

itte

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EP

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acts

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sti

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n I

nd

ige

no

us p

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inclu

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NA

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pa

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ter-

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ir p

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dig

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th

e

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rum

a

t it

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ssio

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wit

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s o

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rev

en

tati

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p

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me

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acti

vit

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mp

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in

fan

ts.

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ite

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ati

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p

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oti

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th

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ea

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nv

iro

nm

en

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r

ch

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ely

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e

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ea

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rg

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iza

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O),

U

NIC

EF

, th

e

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ite

d

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tio

ns

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vir

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me

nta

l P

rog

ram

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NE

P)

an

d

UN

-HA

BIT

AT

to

in

clu

de

a

pa

rtic

ula

r fo

cu

s o

n I

nd

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n a

nd

yo

uth

.

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tes t

o u

nd

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ak

e a

nd

pro

mo

te t

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exp

an

sio

n o

f th

eir

na

tio

na

l h

ea

lth

sy

ste

ms i

n

ord

er

to p

rov

ide

h

olisti

c h

ea

lth

p

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ram

me

s fo

r In

dig

en

ou

s ch

ild

ren

a

nd

a

dd

ress

issu

es o

f m

aln

utr

itio

n o

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dig

en

ou

s ch

ild

re

n v

icti

miz

ed

b

y

po

ve

rty

b

y a

do

pti

ng

sp

ecia

l m

ea

su

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nsu

re a

nd

pro

tect

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cu

ltiv

ati

on

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d c

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s.

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e W

ork

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up

on

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dig

en

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op

ula

tio

ns u

nd

ert

ak

e a

stu

dy

on

ge

no

cid

al

an

d

eth

no

cid

al

pra

cti

ce

s p

erp

etr

ate

d o

n I

nd

ige

no

us p

eo

ple

s,

inclu

din

g p

rog

ram

me

s f

or

ste

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za

tio

n o

f In

dig

en

ou

s w

om

en

an

d g

irls

, th

e u

se

of

Ind

ige

no

us c

om

mu

nit

ies a

s

Un

cle

ar

wh

eth

er

this

wa

s i

mp

lem

en

ted

.

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is w

as d

iscu

sse

d i

n S

ep

tem

be

r 2

00

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uri

ng

th

e d

ay o

f g

en

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l d

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ssio

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r th

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pe

cia

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em

e o

f th

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igh

t o

f In

dig

en

ou

s c

hil

dre

n.

No

ev

ide

nce

of

this

id

en

tifi

ed

.

Th

e r

ep

ort

wa

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ot

pre

se

nte

d i

n 2

00

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o t

he

Pe

rma

ne

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rum

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is w

as i

mp

lem

en

ted

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t w

ith

in t

he

sco

pe

of

ISG

’s w

ork

.

No

ev

ide

nce

of

this

id

en

tifi

ed

.

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su

bje

cts

fo

r n

ucle

ar

testi

ng

o

r sto

rag

e

of

rad

ioa

cti

ve

w

aste

a

nd

th

e

testi

ng

o

f

un

ap

pro

ve

d d

ru

gs o

n I

nd

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n a

nd

pe

op

les.

Th

e W

orl

d H

ea

lth

Org

an

isa

tio

n (

WH

O),

in

co

nju

ncti

on

wit

h I

nd

ige

no

us h

ea

lth

pro

vid

ers

, u

nd

ert

ak

e a

stu

dy

on

th

e p

re

va

len

ce

an

d c

au

se

s o

f su

icid

e a

mo

ng

Ind

ige

no

us y

ou

th,

an

d e

ffo

rts b

ein

g u

nd

ert

ak

en

, in

clu

din

g c

ult

ura

lly

ba

se

d

ap

pro

ach

es,

to a

dd

re

ss s

uic

ide

pre

ve

nti

on

an

d t

he

pro

mo

tio

n o

f m

en

tal

he

alt

h a

nd

we

lln

ess.

Fo

r th

e

Co

mm

itte

e

on

th

e

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hts

o

f th

e

Ch

ild

to

re

qu

est

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tes

pa

rtie

s

to

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Co

nv

en

tio

n to

in

clu

de

in

th

eir

re

po

rts in

form

ati

on

p

ert

ain

ing

to

th

e sit

ua

tio

n o

f

Ind

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n u

nd

er

all

re

lev

an

t p

rov

isio

ns o

f th

e C

on

ve

nti

on

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Go

ve

rnm

en

ts a

nd

th

e U

nit

ed

Na

tio

ns s

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m,

thro

ug

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ts c

ou

ntr

y p

rese

nce

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su

pp

ort

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dig

en

ou

s m

ed

ia a

nd

pro

mo

te t

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en

ga

ge

me

nt

of

Ind

ige

no

us y

ou

th i

n

Ind

ige

no

us p

rog

ram

me

s.

UN

ICE

F a

llo

ca

tes f

un

din

g f

or

ca

pa

cit

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uil

din

g i

n c

on

ne

cti

on

wit

h t

he

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rum

an

d f

or

sp

ecia

l o

utr

ea

ch

to

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dig

en

ou

s c

hil

dre

n a

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yo

uth

.

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full

repo

rt o

f the

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d

ev

elo

pe

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a

reso

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titl

ed

: “P

rev

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su

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for

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an

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pu

t to

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r a

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Ch

ild

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ve

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en

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bm

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ng

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lar

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rts

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C

om

mit

tee

o

n

ho

w

the

ri

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ts

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b

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g

imp

lem

en

ted

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ach

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om

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ts

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nce

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mm

en

da

tio

ns

an

d

ga

ps

in

the

sit

ua

tio

n

of

Ind

ige

no

us c

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dre

n i

n s

pe

cif

ic c

ou

ntr

ies.

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ev

ide

nce

of

this

id

en

tifi

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.

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TH

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geno

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um

an

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en

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an

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thn

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al

pra

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ce

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ate

d o

n I

nd

ige

no

us

pe

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din

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me

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ste

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f In

dig

en

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om

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use

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ige

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us c

om

mu

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jects

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cle

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testi

ng

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sto

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cle

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d a

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jects

of

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ap

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wo

rk.

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ed

uca

tio

n.

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ss t

o a

ll l

ev

els

of

ed

uca

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n s

ho

uld

als

o b

e e

nsu

red

.

UN

ICE

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UN

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nd

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the

r a

ge

ncie

s to

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pp

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ith

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ige

no

us

pe

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ing

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ca

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n

pro

gra

mm

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us c

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to

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n p

art

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lar

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rig

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of

ed

uca

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ls.

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ce

leb

rati

on

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f th

e

Un

ite

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ar

on

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du

ca

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n

for

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sta

ina

ble

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ve

lop

me

nt

(20

05

), t

he

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cre

tari

at

of

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Fo

rum

, to

ge

the

r w

ith

th

e U

ND

P,

UN

ICE

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an

d U

NE

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to e

xp

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th

e p

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ilit

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f o

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nis

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eg

ion

al

wo

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or

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e t

he

me

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dig

en

ou

s c

hil

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n a

nd

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ng

ua

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ed

uca

tio

n.”

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tes t

o c

on

sid

er

cu

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rally

re

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t a

nd

ap

pro

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ed

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n p

lan

s,

pro

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mm

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ilin

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ed

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n f

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n o

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2,0

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ch

ild

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m n

ine

na

tio

na

liti

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nd

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dig

en

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s p

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ple

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n I

nte

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ltu

ral

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ing

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du

ca

tio

n (

IBE

) h

as b

ee

n d

ev

elo

pe

d i

n B

eli

ze

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rth

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ste

rn c

oa

st

of

Ce

ntr

al

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eri

ca

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bo

th I

nd

ige

no

us Q

’eq

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i a

nd

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gli

sh

.

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NIC

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ha

s a

lso

esta

bli

sh

ed

bil

ing

ua

l-in

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ult

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du

ca

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n i

n G

ua

tem

ala

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aim

of

ke

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dig

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oy

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n s

ch

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l.

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pre

pa

red

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ack

gro

un

d p

ap

er:

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ea

ch

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th

e u

nre

ach

ed

:

Ind

ige

no

us i

nte

rcu

ltu

ral

bil

ing

ua

l e

du

ca

tio

n i

n L

ati

n A

me

rica

’ in

20

09

an

d a

nu

mb

er

of

pu

bli

ca

tio

ns o

n i

nte

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ltu

ral

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d b

ilin

gu

al

ed

uca

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n.

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NIC

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ha

s a

pro

gra

m c

all

ed

“ U

nit

ed

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tio

ns G

irls

’ e

du

ca

tio

n I

nit

iati

ve

”,

wh

ich

ha

s d

ev

elo

pe

d a

nu

mb

er

of

reso

urc

es o

n t

he

rig

ht

to e

du

ca

tio

n.

U

NIC

EF

ha

s p

ut

tog

eth

er

a f

act

sh

ee

t o

n t

he

rig

hts

of

gir

ls.

U

NE

SC

O p

rod

uce

d “

En

ha

ncin

g L

ea

rnin

g o

f C

hil

dre

n f

rom

Div

ers

e L

an

gu

ag

e

Ba

ck

gro

un

ds:

Mo

the

r to

ng

ue

-ba

se

d b

ilin

gu

al

or

mu

ltil

ing

ua

l e

du

ca

tio

n i

n

the

ea

rly

ye

ars

U

NE

SC

O p

rod

uce

d a

ba

ck

gro

un

d p

ap

er

for

the

Ed

uca

tio

n f

or

All

Glo

ba

l

Mo

nit

ori

ng

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po

rt 2

01

0 t

itle

d:

“R

ea

ch

ing

th

e m

arg

ina

lize

d-R

ea

ch

ing

th

e

un

rea

ch

ed

: In

dig

en

ou

s i

nte

rcu

ltu

ral

an

d b

ilin

gu

al

ed

uca

tio

n i

n L

ati

n

Am

eri

ca

T

he

UN

PF

II e

xp

ert

me

mb

ers

wro

te a

pa

pe

r o

n “

Ind

ige

no

us C

hil

dre

n’s

Ed

uca

tio

n a

nd

In

dig

en

ou

s L

an

gu

ag

e”

T

he

Wo

rld

Ba

nk

pro

du

ce

d a

pa

pe

r o

n L

an

gu

ag

e a

nd

Ed

uca

tio

n i

n L

ati

n

Am

eri

ca

wh

ich

pro

vid

es a

n o

ve

rvie

w o

f b

ilin

gu

al

ed

uca

tio

n i

n s

ev

era

l La

tin

Am

eri

ca

n c

ou

ntr

ies:

Me

xic

o,

Gu

ate

ma

la,

Pe

ru,

Bo

liv

ia,

Pa

rag

ua

y a

nd

Bra

zil.

Th

is w

as i

mp

lem

en

ted

. S

ee

Wo

rksh

op

re

po

rt.

No

t w

ith

in t

he

sco

pe

of

ISG

’s w

ork

.

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0

an

d p

olicie

s f

or

Ind

ige

no

us g

irls

, b

oy

s a

nd

wo

me

n in

de

ten

tio

n.

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ve

rnm

en

ts t

o r

esp

ect

the

fu

nd

am

en

tal

rig

hts

of

Ind

ige

no

us p

eo

ple

s,

in p

arti

cu

lar

wo

me

n a

nd

ch

ild

ren

, a

nd

e

nsu

re th

at

the

y a

re a

ble

to

e

xe

rcis

e th

ese

ri

gh

ts in

acco

rda

nce

wit

h i

nte

rn

ati

on

al

hu

ma

n r

igh

ts s

tan

da

rds.

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e s

pe

cia

l ra

pp

ort

eu

rs,

as w

ell a

s o

the

r m

ech

an

ism

s r

ele

va

nt

to t

he

Co

mm

issio

n

on

H

um

an

R

igh

ts,

are

e

nco

ura

ge

d to

stu

dy

th

e e

ffe

cts

o

f a

rme

d co

nfl

ict

on

th

e

fun

da

me

nta

l ri

gh

ts o

f In

dig

en

ou

s p

eo

ple

s,

esp

ecia

lly

on

wo

me

n a

nd

ch

ild

ren

. A

wo

rksh

op

on

arm

ed

co

nfl

ict

to b

e c

on

ve

ne

d w

ith

th

e f

ram

ew

ork

of

the

10

-ye

ar

rev

iew

of

the

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ijin

g D

ecla

rati

on

an

d P

latf

orm

fo

r A

cti

on

to

fo

rmu

late

str

ate

gie

s t

o

pro

tect

vu

lne

rab

le

gro

up

s,

su

ch

a

s

Ind

ige

no

us

pe

op

les,

esp

ecia

lly

ta

kin

g

into

acco

un

t th

e v

uln

era

bilit

ies o

f In

dig

en

ou

s w

om

en

an

d c

hil

dre

n.

Un

ite

d N

ati

on

s sy

ste

m a

nd

m

em

be

r S

tate

s d

ev

elo

p a

nd

d

isse

min

ate

in

form

ati

on

ab

ou

t in

no

va

tiv

e

str

ate

gie

s

in

he

alt

h

se

rvic

es

for

Ind

ige

no

us

wo

me

n

an

d

gir

l

ch

ild

ren

, a

nd

m

ak

e

av

aila

ble

a

de

qu

ate

fi

na

ncia

l a

nd

te

ch

nic

al

su

pp

ort

fo

r

co

mp

reh

en

siv

e,

co

mm

un

ity

-ba

se

d,

pri

ma

ry h

ea

lth

se

rvic

es a

nd

h

ea

lth

e

du

ca

tio

n,

inco

rpo

rati

ng

tra

dit

ion

al

Ind

ige

no

us c

om

po

ne

nts

;

See

Third

Ses

sion

rep

ort

No

t w

ith

in t

he

sco

pe

of

ISG

’s w

ork

.

In

no

ce

nti

Dig

est

No

. 1

1 h

ad

a s

ecti

on

on

th

e i

mp

act

of

arm

ed

co

nfl

ict

an

d

civ

il u

nre

st

on

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dig

en

ou

s c

hil

dre

n.

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re

po

rt t

itle

d ‘

Vio

len

ce

An

d D

iscri

min

ati

on

Ag

ain

st

Wo

me

n

In T

he

Arm

ed

Co

nfl

ict

In C

olo

mb

ia’

wa

s w

ritt

en

ba

se

d o

n t

he

fin

din

gs o

f M

s S

usa

na

Villa

rán

, fo

rme

r S

pe

cia

l R

ap

po

rte

ur

on

th

e R

igh

ts o

f W

om

en

of

the

In

ter-

Am

eri

ca

n C

om

mis

sio

n o

n H

um

an

Rig

hts

(

IAC

HR

) d

uri

ng

he

r o

n-s

ite

vis

it t

o

Co

lom

bia

be

twe

en

Ju

ne

20

-25

, 2

00

5.

10

ye

ar

rev

iew

will

be

in

20

14

.

No

t w

ith

in t

he

sco

pe

of

ISG

’s w

ork

.

Four

th S

essi

on

16

-27

Ma

y 2

00

5

SP

EC

IAL T

HE

ME

:

‘Mill

enni

um

Dev

elop

men

t Goa

ls

Go

ve

rnm

en

ts s

ho

uld

ad

op

t sp

ecia

l m

ea

su

res t

o a

ch

iev

e e

qu

ita

ble

ed

uca

tio

na

l

ou

tco

me

s f

or

Ind

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n,

esp

ecia

lly

In

dig

en

ou

s g

irls

, a

nd

th

at

sp

ecia

l

em

ph

asis

is r

eq

uir

ed

fo

r h

ea

dsta

rt

an

d e

arl

y c

hild

ho

od

pro

gra

mm

es f

or

Ind

ige

no

us

ch

ild

ren

.

Me

mb

er

Sta

tes s

ho

uld

:

E

nd

ors

e i

nte

rcu

ltu

ral

ed

uca

tio

n a

s n

ati

on

al

po

licy

pri

ori

ty t

o e

nsu

re e

qu

al

No

t w

ith

in t

he

sco

pe

of

the

IS

G’s

wo

rk.

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1

1

and

Indi

geno

us

Peop

les

with

a fo

cus

on G

oal 1

to

Erad

icat

e Po

vert

y &

Ex

trem

e H

unge

r, a

nd

Goa

l 2 to

ach

ieve

un

iver

sal p

rimar

y ed

ucat

ion’

acce

ss f

or

Ind

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n t

o q

ua

lity

an

d c

ult

ura

lly

ap

pro

pri

ate

pri

ma

ry e

du

ca

tio

n,

as s

tip

ula

ted

in

th

e C

on

ve

nti

on

on

th

e R

igh

t o

f th

e

Ch

ild

;

In

cre

ase

su

bsta

nti

all

y S

tate

bu

dg

eta

ry a

llo

ca

tio

ns i

n o

rde

r to

me

et

Mil

len

niu

m D

ev

elo

pm

en

t G

oa

l 2

fo

r In

dig

en

ou

s c

hil

dre

n;

In

cre

ase

fu

nd

ing

fo

r G

oa

l 2

fo

r In

dig

en

ou

s c

hil

dre

n t

hro

ug

h b

ila

tera

l a

nd

mu

ltil

ate

ral

co

op

era

tio

n;

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sta

bli

sh

eff

ecti

ve

arr

an

ge

me

nts

fo

r th

e p

art

icip

ati

on

of

Ind

ige

no

us

pa

ren

ts a

nd

co

mm

un

ity

me

mb

ers i

n d

ecis

ion

s r

eg

ard

ing

th

e p

lan

nin

g,

de

liv

ery

an

d e

va

lua

tio

n o

f e

du

ca

tio

n s

erv

ice

s f

or

the

ir c

hil

dre

n,

inclu

din

g

in t

he

de

sig

nin

g a

nd

im

ple

me

nta

tio

n o

f th

eir

ow

n e

du

ca

tio

n a

t a

ll l

ev

els

,

inclu

din

g d

ev

elo

pin

g a

pp

rop

ria

te t

ea

ch

ing

ma

teri

als

an

d m

eth

od

s;

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nsu

re t

ha

t In

dig

en

ou

s c

hil

dre

n h

av

e a

cce

ss t

o f

ree

pri

ma

ry q

ua

lity

ed

uca

tio

n;

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lim

ina

te n

ati

on

al

po

licie

s a

nd

pra

cti

ce

s t

ha

t cre

ate

fu

rth

er

dif

ficu

ltie

s f

or

Ind

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n t

o e

njo

y t

he

ir r

igh

t to

ed

uca

tio

n,

su

ch

as t

he

re

qu

est

for

bir

th c

ert

ific

ate

s f

or

the

en

rolm

en

t o

f ch

ild

re

n a

nd

th

e r

efu

sa

l to

acce

pt

Ind

ige

no

us n

am

es a

nd

tra

dit

ion

al

dre

ss i

n s

ch

oo

ls;

D

ev

elo

p b

ilin

gu

al

an

d c

ult

ura

lly

ap

pro

pri

ate

pri

ma

ry e

du

ca

tio

n f

or

Ind

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n t

o r

ed

uce

dro

po

ut

rate

s.

Th

e m

oth

er

ton

gu

e m

ust

be

the

fir

st

lea

rnin

g l

an

gu

ag

e a

nd

th

e n

ati

on

al

lan

gu

ag

e t

he

se

co

nd

lan

gu

ag

e;

cu

rric

ula

sh

ou

ld r

efl

ect

Ind

ige

no

us p

eo

ple

s’

ho

listi

c w

orl

dv

iew

s,

kn

ow

led

ge

sy

ste

ms,

his

tori

es,

sp

irit

ua

l v

alu

es a

nd

ph

ysic

al

acti

vit

ies,

ph

ysic

al

ed

uca

tio

n a

nd

sp

ort

s;

D

ev

elo

p m

on

ito

rin

g g

uid

eli

ne

s a

nd

in

dic

ato

rs f

or

ach

iev

ing

Go

al

2

reg

ard

ing

In

dig

en

ou

s c

hild

re

n a

nd

se

t b

en

ch

ma

rks i

n t

ha

t re

ga

rd.

Th

e U

nit

ed

Na

tio

ns C

hil

dre

n’s

Fu

nd

(U

NIC

EF

), U

NE

SC

O,

the

Un

ite

d N

ati

on

s

De

ve

lop

me

nt

Pro

gra

mm

e (

UN

DP

), t

he

Wo

rld

Ba

nk

, th

e I

nte

rna

tio

na

l F

un

d f

or

Ag

ricu

ltu

ral

De

ve

lop

me

nt

an

d o

the

r a

ge

ncie

s s

ho

uld

co

nti

nu

e t

o p

rom

ote

in

pa

rtic

ula

r th

e r

igh

t to

ed

uca

tio

n,

wit

h e

mp

ha

sis

on

In

dig

en

ou

s c

hil

dre

n.

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t w

ith

in t

he

sco

pe

of

the

IS

G’s

wo

rk.

U

NIC

EF

pro

du

ce

d I

nn

oce

nti

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est

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su

rin

g t

he

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hts

of

Ind

ige

no

us

ch

ild

ren

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he

CR

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en

era

l D

ay

of

Dis

cu

ssio

n i

n 2

00

3 a

dd

resse

d t

he

rig

ht

to

ed

uca

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n f

or

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ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n a

nd

re

ite

rate

d t

ha

t In

dig

en

ou

s

ch

ild

ren

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st

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te i

n a

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ecis

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ard

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eir

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gh

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tio

n a

nd

UN

ICE

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uce

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sta

tem

en

t o

n t

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f th

e

rig

ht

to E

du

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tio

n:

No

rma

tiv

e B

ase

s” w

he

re t

he

rig

ht

to e

du

ca

tio

n f

or

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ICE

F i

s i

nv

ite

d t

o r

ep

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to

th

e F

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t it

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re

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25

by

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Th

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o t

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at

its n

ext

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).

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ite

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ge

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ou

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aly

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us c

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nit

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dig

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ou

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me

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als

.

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dre

sse

d,

inclu

din

g i

ts r

eco

mm

en

da

tio

n t

o

ad

op

t a

po

licy

re

lati

ng

to

In

dig

en

ou

s y

ou

th a

nd

ch

ild

re

n.

cu

ltu

rally

se

nsit

ive

ap

pro

ach

to

th

e n

ee

ds a

nd

rig

hts

of

Ind

ige

no

us

pe

op

les.

U

N D

ev

elo

pm

en

t G

rou

p G

uid

eli

ne

s o

n I

nd

ige

no

us P

eo

ple

’s I

ssu

es (

20

08

),

ha

s a

se

cti

on

on

th

e o

ve

rvie

w o

f th

e c

ult

ura

lly

se

nsit

ive

ap

pro

ach

to

pro

gra

mm

ing

.

T

he

do

cu

me

nt

titl

ed

: “In

dig

en

ou

s P

eo

ple

s a

nd

th

e M

DG

s:

Inclu

siv

e a

nd

Cu

ltu

rall

y S

en

sit

ive

So

luti

on

s” h

igh

lig

hts

th

at

Un

ite

d N

ati

on

s c

ou

ntr

y

tea

ms i

n B

oli

via

an

d K

en

ya

ha

ve

esta

bli

sh

ed

ad

vis

ory

co

mm

itte

es t

o

gu

ide

pro

gra

mm

ing

on

In

dig

en

ou

s p

eo

ple

s’

issu

es i

n lin

e w

ith

be

ing

cu

ltu

rally

se

nsit

ive

.

T

he

Sp

ecia

l R

ap

po

rte

ur

on

th

e R

igh

ts o

f In

dig

en

ou

s P

eo

ple

s

reco

mm

en

de

d t

ha

t A

ustr

ali

a i

nclu

de

cu

ltu

rall

y s

en

sit

ive

re

form

fo

r it

s

Ind

ige

no

us p

eo

ple

s i

n 2

00

9.

U

NIC

EF

In

no

ce

nti

Dig

est

on

“E

nsu

rin

g t

he

Rig

hts

of

Ind

ige

no

us C

hild

ren

no

tes c

ult

ura

lly

se

nsit

ive

pro

tecti

on

an

d s

up

po

rt.

It i

s n

ot

wit

hin

th

e s

co

pe

of

the

IS

G’s

wo

rk t

o c

om

me

nt

on

Sta

tes’

pro

gre

ss

tow

ard

s s

en

sit

ive

po

licie

s,

pro

gra

mm

es a

nd

pro

jects

th

at

full

y i

nco

rpo

rate

Ind

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n a

nd

yo

uth

in

to a

ch

iev

ing

th

e G

oa

ls.

On

ly t

wo

co

un

trie

s,

So

ma

lia

an

d t

he

Un

ite

d S

tate

s,

ha

ve

no

t ra

tifi

ed

th

is

ce

leb

rate

d a

gre

em

en

t. S

om

alia

is c

urr

en

tly

un

ab

le t

o p

roce

ed

to

ra

tifi

ca

tio

n a

s

it h

as n

o r

eco

gn

ize

d g

ov

ern

me

nt.

By

sig

nin

g t

he

Co

nv

en

tio

n,

the

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

ha

s s

ign

all

ed

its

in

ten

tio

n t

o r

ati

fy—

bu

t h

as y

et

to d

o s

o.

Th

e S

tate

Pa

rty

Re

po

rts h

igh

lig

ht

the

im

ple

me

nta

tio

n o

f th

e U

N C

on

ve

nti

on

on

th

e R

igh

ts o

f th

e

Ch

ild

.

Th

is h

as n

ot

be

en

im

ple

me

nte

d.

S

ee

sta

tem

en

t b

y U

NIC

EF

at

its f

ifth

se

ssio

n

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UN

ICE

F a

pp

oin

t a

go

od

wil

l a

mb

assa

do

r fo

r In

dig

en

ou

s c

hil

dre

n a

nd

yo

uth

to

ra

ise

aw

are

ne

ss o

f th

eir

pre

ca

rio

us s

itu

ati

on

.

Sta

tes a

nd

Un

ite

d N

ati

on

s o

rga

niz

ati

on

s t

o t

ak

e c

on

cre

te a

cti

on

s t

o i

mp

lem

en

t th

e

issu

es p

rocla

ime

d i

n t

he

de

cla

rati

on

ma

de

by

In

dig

en

ou

s c

hil

dre

n a

nd

ad

ole

sce

nts

du

rin

g t

he

Ib

ero

-Am

eri

ca

n M

ee

tin

g o

n t

he

Rig

hts

of

Ind

ige

no

us C

hil

dre

n a

nd

Ad

ole

sce

nts

, h

eld

on

7 a

nd

8 J

uly

20

05

in

Ma

dri

d.

Un

ite

d N

ati

on

s o

rga

niz

ati

on

s,

no

n-g

ov

ern

me

nta

l o

rga

niz

ati

on

s,

Sta

tes a

nd

oth

er

su

pp

ort

ive

org

an

iza

tio

ns t

o f

acil

ita

te,

su

pp

ort

an

d f

un

d l

oca

l, r

eg

ion

al

an

d

inte

rn

ati

on

al

yo

uth

acti

vit

ies a

nd

oth

er

up

co

min

g t

rain

ing

wo

rksh

op

s a

nd

fo

rum

s.

Th

e P

erm

an

en

t F

oru

m s

up

po

rts t

he

wo

rk

of

th

e C

om

mit

tee

on

th

e R

igh

ts o

f

th

e C

hil

d in

it

s cu

rre

nt e

ffo

rt to

d

ra

ft a

g

en

era

l co

mm

en

t o

n th

e sta

tu

s o

f

Ind

ige

no

us

ch

ild

re

n

wo

rld

wid

e,

su

pp

orts

th

e

Co

mm

itte

e’s

e

ffo

rt

to

se

cu

re

bro

ad

in

pu

t fr

om

In

dig

en

ou

s p

eo

ple

s a

nd

e

nco

ura

ge

s w

ide

d

isse

min

atio

n o

f

th

e f

ina

l re

po

rt t

o I

nd

ige

no

us p

eo

ple

s,

Sta

tes a

nd

Un

ite

d N

atio

ns b

od

ies a

nd

ag

en

cie

s.

See

Fift

h Se

ssio

n Re

port

Th

is h

as n

ot

be

en

im

ple

me

nte

d.

No

t w

ith

in t

he

sco

pe

of

the

IS

G’s

wo

rk.

Fin

an

cia

l a

ssis

tan

ce

is p

rov

ide

d b

y t

he

UN

Vo

lun

tary

Fu

nd

fo

r In

dig

en

ou

s

Po

pu

lati

on

s.

Go

ve

rnm

en

t d

on

ors

an

d c

oo

pe

rati

on

ag

en

cie

s a

lso

pro

vid

e

fin

an

cia

l a

id

T

he

Co

mm

itte

e o

n t

he

Rig

hts

of

the

Ch

ild

ha

s f

ina

lise

d t

he

Ge

ne

ral

Co

mm

en

t n

o.1

1 o

n “

Ind

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n a

nd

th

eir

rig

ht

un

de

r th

e

Co

nv

en

tio

n” a

nd

ma

ny

sta

tes h

av

e t

o r

ep

ort

on

th

eir

im

ple

me

nta

tio

n,

wh

ich

is p

rov

ide

d t

hro

ug

h t

he

Co

nclu

din

g o

bse

rva

tio

ns.

U

N b

od

ies s

uch

as U

NIC

EF

, th

e S

pe

cia

l R

ap

po

rte

ur

on

th

e r

igh

ts o

f

Ind

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n h

av

e a

lso

gro

un

de

d t

he

ir w

ork

aro

un

d C

om

me

nt

No

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Sixt

h Se

ssio

n 1

4-2

5 M

ay

20

07

SP

EC

IAL T

HE

ME

:

‘Ter

ritor

ies,

land

s an

d na

tura

l res

ourc

es’

Th

e P

erm

an

en

t F

oru

m i

s r

eq

ue

ste

d t

o s

up

po

rt t

he

pla

nn

ing

an

d d

ev

elo

pm

en

t o

f a

wo

rld

In

dig

en

ou

s f

oru

m o

n t

he

rig

ht

to w

ate

r, i

nclu

din

g t

he

cu

ltu

ra

l a

nd

sp

irit

ua

l

dim

en

sio

ns o

f w

ate

r a

nd

pe

ace

wit

h t

he

co

lla

bo

rati

on

wit

h t

he

th

e U

nit

ed

Na

tio

ns

Ed

uca

tio

na

l, S

cie

nti

fic a

nd

Cu

ltu

ra

l O

rga

niz

ati

on

(U

NE

SC

O),

Insti

tute

fo

r W

ate

r

Ed

uca

tio

n,

the

Wo

rld

Wa

ter

Asse

ssm

en

t P

rog

ram

me

an

d U

NIC

EF

.

UN

ICE

F a

nd

th

e U

nit

ed

Na

tio

ns P

op

ula

tio

n F

un

d (

UN

FP

A),

in

co

rpo

rate

In

dig

en

ou

s

issu

es i

nto

th

eir

he

alt

h p

rog

ram

min

g a

t th

e c

ou

ntr

y a

nd

re

gio

na

l le

ve

ls a

nd

ap

ply

cu

ltu

rally

se

nsit

ive

ap

pro

ach

es t

o h

ea

lth

de

liv

ery

.

UN

ICE

F a

nd

WH

O t

o c

on

ve

ne

a m

ee

tin

g o

n I

nd

ige

no

us y

ou

th s

uic

ide

.

Sta

tes,

UN

ICE

F,

th

e I

nte

r-A

me

ric

an

De

ve

lop

me

nt B

an

k a

nd

th

e U

nit

ed

Na

tio

ns

UN

ICE

F p

rep

are

d a

do

cu

me

nt

titl

ed

: “ T

he

Hu

ma

n R

igh

t to

Wa

ter

an

d S

an

ita

tio

n

in E

me

rge

ncy

Sit

ua

tio

ns:

Th

e l

eg

al

fra

me

wo

rk a

nd

gu

ide

to

Ad

vo

ca

cy

”.

Un

ab

le t

o c

on

firm

exte

nt

of

imp

lem

en

tati

on

.

No

ev

ide

nce

of

imp

lem

en

tati

on

id

en

tifi

ed

.

U

NIC

EF

ha

s s

up

po

rte

d f

re

e b

irth

re

gis

tra

tio

n o

f In

dig

en

ou

s c

hil

dre

n i

n

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Po

pu

latio

n F

un

d (U

NF

PA

) su

pp

ort f

re

e a

nd

u

niv

ersa

l civ

il r

eg

istra

tio

n o

n th

e

ba

sis

of

fre

e,

prio

r a

nd

in

form

ed

co

nse

nt o

f In

dig

en

ou

s p

eo

ple

s.

WH

O,

UN

ICE

F,

the

Un

ite

d N

ati

on

s D

ev

elo

pm

en

t P

rog

ram

me

(U

ND

P),

th

e W

orl

d

Ba

nk

, W

FP

an

d F

AO

to

de

ve

lop

jo

int

str

ate

gie

s t

o a

dd

re

ss t

he

pro

ble

m o

f d

iab

ete

s

an

d r

ela

ted

no

n-c

om

mu

nic

ab

le l

ife

sty

le i

lln

esse

s (

su

ch

as d

iab

ete

s,

hy

pe

rte

nsio

n,

he

art

kid

ne

y f

ail

ure

an

d b

lin

dn

ess).

Un

ite

d N

ati

on

s a

ge

ncie

s (

IOM

, th

e O

ffic

e o

f th

e U

nit

ed

Na

tio

ns H

igh

Co

mm

issio

ne

r

for

Re

fug

ee

s (

UN

HC

R),

UN

ICE

F,

UN

FP

A,

the

Un

ite

d N

ati

on

s D

ev

elo

pm

en

t F

un

d f

or

Wo

me

n (

UN

IFE

M),

UN

DP

an

d W

HO

) a

nd

Afr

ica

n S

tate

s u

rg

en

tly

co

nv

en

e a

ge

ne

ral

me

eti

ng

on

he

alt

h i

n o

rd

er

to e

va

lua

te t

he

ne

ga

tiv

e e

ffe

cts

of

the

se

co

nfl

icts

on

th

e

he

alt

h o

f In

dig

en

ou

s p

eo

ple

s a

nd

to

fin

d a

pp

rop

ria

te s

olu

tio

ns t

o a

dd

ress t

he

issu

e.

Me

xic

o.

U

NIC

EF

pro

vid

es f

ina

ncia

l a

nd

te

ch

nic

al

su

pp

ort

to

th

e I

nte

r-in

sti

tuti

on

al

Co

mm

issio

n f

or

the

Rig

ht

to a

Na

me

an

d a

Na

tio

na

lity

, h

ea

de

d b

y t

he

Na

tio

na

l C

hil

dre

n a

nd

Yo

uth

Co

un

cil

(C

ON

AN

I),

wh

ich

ha

s c

arr

ied

ou

t a

se

rie

s o

f a

cti

vit

ies i

n c

oo

rdin

ati

on

wit

h s

ev

era

l p

ub

lic a

nd

priv

ate

en

titi

es.

Th

ese

acti

vit

ies i

nclu

de

th

e l

au

nch

ing

an

d d

iffu

sio

n o

f a

n e

du

ca

tio

n a

nd

co

mm

un

ica

tio

ns c

am

pa

ign

on

Tim

ely

Re

gis

tra

tio

n a

nd

th

e s

tep

s t

ha

t

ne

ed

to

be

fo

llo

we

d f

or

a l

ate

bir

th r

eg

istr

ati

on

.

U

NIC

EF

ha

s c

om

pil

ed

a w

ork

ing

pa

pe

r ti

tle

d:

“U

NIC

EF

go

od

pra

cti

ce

s i

n

inte

gra

tin

g b

irth

re

gis

tra

tio

n i

nto

he

alt

h s

yste

m (

20

00

-20

09

): c

ase

stu

die

s f

rom

Ba

ng

lad

esh

, B

razil

, T

he

Ga

mb

ia a

nd

De

lhi,

In

dia

.” T

his

ha

s a

focu

s o

n I

nd

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n.

U

NIC

EF

dra

fte

d a

fa

ct

sh

ee

t o

n b

irth

re

gis

tra

tio

n b

ut

ha

d n

o i

nclu

sio

n o

f

Ind

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n.

U

NIC

EF

In

no

ce

nti

In

sig

ht

ha

d a

fo

cu

s o

n “

Bir

th r

eg

istr

ati

on

an

d A

rm

ed

Co

nfl

ict”

an

d i

nclu

de

d I

nd

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n.

U

NIC

EF

In

no

ce

nti

Dig

est

No

.9 t

ilte

d:

“B

irth

Re

gis

tra

tio

n:

Rig

ht

fro

m t

he

Sta

rt” h

ad

a f

ocu

s o

n I

nd

ige

no

us c

hild

ren

.

T

he

In

ter-

Am

eri

ca

n D

ev

elo

pm

en

t B

an

k s

up

po

rt f

ree

an

d u

niv

ersa

l

reg

istr

ati

on

on

th

e b

asis

of

fre

e,

pri

or

an

d i

nfo

rme

d c

on

se

nt

of

Ind

ige

no

us p

eo

ple

s.

Th

e IS

G is

u

na

ble

to

co

mm

en

t o

n S

ta

tes su

pp

ort fo

r fr

ee

a

nd

u

niv

ersa

l

re

gis

tra

tio

n.

No

wo

rk c

ou

ld b

e i

de

nti

fie

d o

n t

his

issu

e b

y W

HO

, U

NF

PA

, U

ND

P a

nd

oth

er

rele

va

nt

org

an

isa

tio

ns a

nd

th

e I

SG

is n

ot

in a

po

sit

ion

to

co

mm

en

t o

n t

he

pro

gre

ss o

f S

tate

s i

n r

ela

tio

n t

o t

his

issu

e.

No

ev

ide

nce

of

this

ha

s b

ee

n i

de

nti

fie

d.

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An

ex

pe

rt m

em

be

r t

o c

on

du

ct a

n i

n-d

ep

th

co

mp

re

he

nsiv

e a

nd

co

mp

ara

tiv

e

ca

se

stu

dy

on

th

e r

ole

of

bo

ard

ing

sch

oo

ls f

or I

nd

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n w

ith

a

focu

s o

n b

est p

ra

ctic

es.

UN

ICE

F t

o c

on

du

ct a

co

mp

re

he

nsiv

e s

tu

dy

on

th

e e

ffe

cts o

f re

mit

tan

ce

s a

nd

th

e p

sy

ch

oso

cia

l a

nd

cu

ltu

ral

imp

act o

f m

igra

tio

ns.

UN

ICE

F p

ro

mo

te p

ro

gra

mm

es t

o e

nsu

re

co

ntin

uit

y b

etw

ee

n c

ou

ntrie

s o

f

orig

in a

nd

de

stin

atio

n i

n o

rd

er t

o e

nsu

re

co

ntin

uit

y i

n I

nd

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n’s

re

latio

nsh

ips w

ith

th

eir

mig

ra

nt p

are

nts a

nd

th

e p

ro

tectio

n o

f m

igra

nt

ch

ild

re

n;

UN

ICE

F a

nd

UN

IFE

M t

o i

nclu

de

urb

an

an

d m

igra

nt I

nd

ige

no

us w

om

en

an

d

th

eir

ch

ild

re

n i

n t

he

ir r

ele

va

nt s

tu

die

s o

n v

iole

nc

e a

ga

inst w

om

en

.

Sta

tes t

o p

rov

ide

fu

nd

s f

or

Ind

ige

no

us y

ou

th f

or

lan

gu

ag

e t

rain

ing

co

urs

es t

o e

na

ble

the

ir f

ull

an

d e

ffe

cti

ve

pa

rtic

ipa

tio

n i

n U

nit

ed

Na

tio

ns m

ee

tin

gs.

Th

e P

erm

an

en

t F

oru

m i

nte

nd

s t

o d

ev

elo

p a

wo

rkin

g p

racti

ce

fo

r it

s n

ext

se

ssio

n

tha

t w

ill

en

ga

ge

th

e Y

ou

th C

au

cu

s m

ore

acti

ve

ly i

n i

ts w

ork

.

See

Sixt

h Se

ssio

n re

port

Th

is w

as c

om

ple

ted

in

20

09

.

Stu

die

s w

ere

co

mp

lete

d i

n 2

00

8:

Th

e i

mp

act

of

mig

rati

on

an

d R

em

itta

nce

s o

n C

om

mu

nit

ies,

Fa

mil

ies a

nd

Ch

ild

re

n i

n M

old

ov

a;

Th

e i

mp

act

of

mig

rati

on

of

ch

ild

ren

in

Mo

ldo

va

an

d

Re

mit

tan

ce

s a

nd

ch

ild

ren

rig

ht’

s:

an

ov

erv

iew

of

aca

de

mic

an

d p

oli

cy

lit

era

ture

.

A p

ap

er

wa

s a

lso

wri

tte

n o

n R

em

itta

nce

s,

mig

rati

on

an

d S

ocia

l D

ev

elo

pm

en

t.

No

t w

ith

in t

he

sco

pe

of

the

IS

G’s

wo

rk.

Th

e f

ollo

win

g h

av

e b

ee

n p

rod

uce

d b

y U

NIC

EF

bu

t w

ith

lim

ite

d f

ocu

s o

n

Ind

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n:

In

no

ce

nti

Dig

est

No

. 6

fo

cu

sin

g o

n d

om

esti

c v

iole

nce

ag

ain

st

wo

me

n a

nd

ch

ild

ren

; a

nd

A s

tud

y o

n v

iole

nce

ag

ain

st

gir

ls:

Re

po

rt o

n

the

In

tern

ati

on

al

Gir

l C

hil

d C

on

fere

nce

.

Th

e U

NIF

EM

we

bsit

e h

as a

sp

ecia

l se

cti

on

on

In

dig

en

ou

s i

ssu

es b

ut

no

ev

ide

nce

ca

n b

e f

ou

nd

on

re

lev

an

t stu

die

s o

n v

iole

nce

ag

ain

st

Ind

ige

no

us w

om

en

an

d

ch

ild

ren

.

Go

ve

rnm

en

t d

on

ors

an

d c

oo

pe

rati

on

ag

en

cie

s a

lso

pro

vid

e f

ina

ncia

l a

id

Th

is w

as i

mp

lem

en

ted

.

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Seve

nth

Sess

ion

21

Ap

ril-

2 M

ay

20

08

SPEC

IAL

THEM

E:

‘Clim

ate

Chan

ge, b

io-

cultu

ral d

iver

sity

&

livel

ihoo

ds: t

he

stew

ards

hips

rol

e of

In

dige

nous

peo

ples

an

d ne

w c

halle

nges

Th

e F

oru

m e

nco

ura

ge

s d

ialo

gu

e a

nd

co

op

era

tio

n a

mo

ng

In

dig

en

ou

s p

eo

ple

s,

pa

rtic

ula

rly

In

dig

en

ou

s w

om

en

an

d y

ou

th,

Sta

tes,

co

nse

rva

tio

n a

nd

de

ve

lop

me

nt

org

an

iza

tio

ns a

nd

do

no

rs i

n o

rde

r to

str

en

gth

en

th

e p

art

icip

ati

on

of

Ind

ige

no

us

pe

op

les i

n d

ialo

gu

e o

n c

lim

ate

ch

an

ge

.

Sta

tes t

o c

on

sid

er t

he

ir o

bli

ga

tio

ns o

n t

he

rig

ht t

o e

du

ca

tio

n a

cco

rd

ing

to

th

e

UN

C

on

ve

ntio

n

on

th

e

Rig

hts

o

f th

e

Ch

ild

a

nd

IL

O

Co

nve

ntio

ns

No

. 1

38

(Min

imu

m

Ag

e

Co

nv

en

tio

n)

an

d

No

. 1

82

(W

orst

Fo

rm

s

of

Ch

ild

La

bo

ur

Co

nve

ntio

n)

in r

eg

ard

ing

th

e e

xte

nsiv

e c

hil

d-l

ab

ou

r p

ra

ctic

es.

UN

ICE

F t

o c

on

tin

ue

to

ra

ise

aw

are

ne

ss o

f th

e i

mp

act

of

cli

ma

te c

ha

ng

e o

n

Ind

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n a

nd

yo

uth

, a

nd

en

su

re

th

e e

ffe

cti

ve

pa

rtic

ipa

tio

n o

f In

dig

en

ou

s

ch

ild

ren

an

d y

ou

th i

n t

he

dis

cu

ssio

ns o

n a

nd

so

luti

on

s t

o e

nv

iro

nm

en

tal

issu

es i

n

acco

rda

nce

wit

h a

rtic

le 1

2 o

f th

e C

on

ve

nti

on

on

th

e R

igh

ts o

f th

e C

hil

d.

Th

e F

oru

m c

alls f

or

the

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dig

en

ou

s y

ou

th C

au

cu

s c

on

tin

ue

d a

nd

eff

ecti

ve

pa

rtic

ipa

tio

n i

n t

he

se

ssio

ns o

f th

e F

oru

m a

nd

de

cis

ion

-ma

kin

g p

roce

sse

s

co

nce

rnin

g I

nd

ige

no

us p

eo

ple

’s r

igh

ts.

Me

mb

ers o

f th

e N

orth

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eric

an

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dig

en

ou

s c

au

cu

s t

o i

nv

ite

me

mb

ers o

f th

e

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ru

m,

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ve

rn

me

nt

re

pre

se

nta

tiv

es

an

d

yo

uth

re

pre

se

nta

tiv

es

to

dis

cu

ss

mo

de

l p

ro

gra

mm

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an

d

eff

ectiv

e

me

asu

re

s

to

ad

dre

ss

th

e

dis

pro

po

rtio

na

l

re

pre

se

nta

tio

n

of

Ind

ige

no

us

ch

ild

re

n

an

d

yo

uth

in

d

ete

ntio

n,

cu

sto

dy,

ad

op

tio

n a

nd

fo

ste

r c

are

.

See

Seve

nth

Sess

ion

Repo

rt

No

t w

ith

in t

he

sco

pe

of

the

IS

G’s

wo

rk.

No

t w

ith

in t

he

sco

pe

of

the

IS

G’s

wo

rk.

UN

ICE

F c

om

ple

ted

va

rio

us r

ep

ort

s a

nd

re

so

urc

es,

as l

iste

d b

elo

w,

ho

we

ve

r th

ey

ha

ve

lim

ite

d o

r n

o f

ocu

s o

n I

nd

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n a

nd

yo

uth

.

A

n e

du

ca

tor

gu

ide

, C

lim

ate

Ch

an

ge

, C

hil

dre

n a

nd

Yo

uth

: Lo

ca

l C

on

ne

cti

on

s

to G

lob

al

Issu

es;

C

hil

dre

n’s

vu

lne

rab

ilit

y t

o c

lim

ate

ch

an

ge

an

d d

isa

ste

r im

pa

cts

in

Ea

st

Asia

an

d t

he

pa

cif

ic;

C

lim

ate

ch

an

ge

an

d c

hil

dre

n:

a h

um

an

se

cu

rity

ch

all

en

ge

; a

nd

G

lob

al

Clim

ate

Ch

an

ge

an

d C

hil

d H

ea

lth

: A

re

vie

w p

ath

wa

ys,

imp

acts

an

d

me

asu

res t

o i

mp

rov

e t

he

ev

ide

nce

ba

se

.

A c

on

fere

nce

wa

s a

lso

he

ld ‘

Ch

ild

ren

an

d Y

ou

th F

oru

m o

n C

lim

ate

ch

an

ge

’ in

20

11

.

Th

e y

ou

ng

est

ge

ne

rati

on

of

Ind

ige

no

us p

eo

ple

fro

m a

rou

nd

th

e w

orl

d c

am

e

tog

eth

er

as o

ne

bo

dy

to

hig

hli

gh

t th

e p

rob

lem

s t

he

y f

ace

at

the

7th

se

ssio

n.

An

in

tern

ati

on

al

exp

ert

gro

up

me

eti

ng

to

ok

pla

ce

in

Va

nco

uv

er

fro

m 4

-5 M

arc

h

20

10

tit

led

: ‘I

nd

ige

no

us c

hild

re

n a

nd

yo

uth

in

de

ten

tio

n,

cu

sto

dy

, a

do

pti

on

an

d

foste

r ca

re’.

Fu

rth

er

wo

rk h

as b

ee

n u

nd

ert

ak

en

by

th

e E

co

no

mic

an

d S

ocia

l C

ou

ncil

- se

e

he

re

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Eigh

th S

essi

on:

18

-29

May

200

9 Re

view

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r

Sta

tes t

o f

ina

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e,

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po

we

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pp

ort

lo

ca

l A

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c I

nd

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no

us

co

mm

un

itie

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n o

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r to

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e I

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no

us y

ou

th a

nd

wo

me

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tog

eth

er

wit

h o

the

r

me

mb

ers

of

the

co

mm

un

itie

s,

the

op

po

rtu

nit

y t

o s

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re a

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ve

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cu

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s.

All

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ta

tes

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prin

cip

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of

Ge

ne

ral

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mm

en

t

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. 1

1

(20

09

) o

f th

e

Co

mm

itte

e o

n th

e R

igh

ts o

f th

e C

hil

d,

“In

dig

en

ou

s ch

ild

re

n a

nd

th

eir

rig

hts

un

de

r t

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Co

nve

ntio

n”.

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th S

essi

on R

epor

t

No

t w

ith

in t

he

sco

pe

of

the

IS

G’s

wo

rk.

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e C

on

clu

din

g O

bse

rva

tio

n p

rov

ide

s a

n i

n-d

ep

th a

na

lysis

of

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s

imp

lem

en

tati

on

of

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CR

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sio

ns

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d r

eco

mm

en

da

tio

ns.

Nin

th S

essi

on

19

-30

Ap

ril

20

10

SP

EC

IAL T

HE

ME

:

‘Indi

geno

us p

eopl

es:

deve

lopm

ent a

nd

cultu

re a

nd id

entit

y:

artic

le 3

and

32

of

the

Uni

ted

Nat

ions

D

ecla

ratio

n on

the

Righ

ts o

f Ind

igen

ous

Peop

les’

No

re

co

mm

en

da

tio

ns o

n I

nd

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n a

nd

yo

uth

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Tent

h Se

ssio

n:

16

-27

Ma

y 2

01

1

Revi

ew Y

ear

Th

e

Inte

r-A

ge

ncy

S

up

po

rt

Gro

up

o

n

Ind

ige

no

us

Pe

op

les’

Issu

es

to

co

mp

ile

a

da

tab

ase

o

n

ca

se

stu

die

s

sh

ow

ing

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pro

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ss

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de

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mb

er

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d

org

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ns

reg

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dig

en

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uth

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ts

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im

ple

me

nta

tio

n

of

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Un

ite

d N

ati

on

s D

ecla

rati

on

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igh

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f In

dig

en

ou

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eo

ple

s (

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cla

rati

on

).

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mb

er S

tate

s,

UN

ag

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cie

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dig

en

ou

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nis

ati

on

s t

o r

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o t

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an

nu

al

UN

PF

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cre

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ue

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on

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to

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imp

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on

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cla

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on

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on

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on

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dig

en

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ch

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a

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uth

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ts 2

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ter-

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cy

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hts

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ige

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us c

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n.

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t, n

o e

vid

en

ce

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ee

n f

ou

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on

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qu

esti

on

na

ire

.

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UN

PF

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a

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n t

o t

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rum

at

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UN

ICE

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in d

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ou

ld c

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f

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roje

cts

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uts

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tin

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me

ric

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art

icip

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on

o

f

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us o

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nis

ati

on

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au

tho

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es,

co

mm

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UN

ICE

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pro

jects

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on

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oe

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NIC

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ve

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pe

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o

Ind

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us c

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n?

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t d

eg

ree

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ort

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ce

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ach

ed

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ara

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ss

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ed

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es a

nd

tre

atm

en

ts f

or

Ind

ige

no

us c

hil

dre

n l

ivin

g w

ith

HIV

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AID

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d.

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d.

UN

ICE

F i

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us

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cip

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cia

l

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n.

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