E/CN.19/2002/CRP. 8 24
May 2002
Original: English/Spanish

E/CN.19/2002/CRP. 7
 


Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
First session
New York, 13 - 24 May 2002

MATTERS CALLING FOR ACTION BY THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OR BROUGHT TO ITS ATTENTION

Human Rights

1. Request the Secretary-General to prepare a report on how indigenous issues have been addressed in the UN Charter-based mechanisms and treaty bodies.

2. Request appropriate regional organizations to provide the PF with information on how indigenous issues have been addressed in their respective mechanisms for the protection of human rights.

3. Organize a technical seminar with members of the PF, the members of the Working Group on the Indigenous Populations and the UN Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples in order to ensure that these UN bodies can efficiently interface in their undertaking and to avoid duplication.

4. Calls upon States to adopt the draft UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples before the end of the Decade.

5. Encourage states to include in their delegations to the informal intersessional meeting on the draft UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples representatives of indigenous peoples' organizations.

6. Requests the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore to extend an invitation to members of the Permanent Forum to participate in its annual sessions as observers.

7. Requests the Secretary-General to provide necessary financial assistance to two members of the Permanent Forum to participate in the 20th session of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations and the Working Group of the CHR to elaborate a draft declaration.

8. Underlines the importance for thematic special rapporteurs and representatives of the commission on Human Rights to pay special attention to situation of indigenous peoples in their relevant fields.

9. Encourages states to undertake consultations with Indigenous Peoples to elaborate constitutional provisions and state policies relating to indigenous issues.

10. Recommends that the OHCHR organize activities with indigenous peoples in Africa and Asia with a view to (a) providing international and regional human rights training for indigenous peoples; (b) encouraging dialogue between States, indigenous peoples and others on the concept of indigenous peoples in the context of the promotion and protection of cultural diversity; (c) inviting inter-agency consultation with States and indigenous peoples at the national and sub-regional levels and to report to the Forum at its second session. Economic and Social Development

11. El Foro permanente ha notado que es de suma importancia asegurar el respeto de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas en la planificación e implementación de proyectos de desarrollo económico y social. En esta línea el Foro Permanente recomienda lo siguiente:
a) Que la OIT siga con sus esfuerzos para que se ratifique el Convenio 169, particularmente en países de África y Asia, ya que ninguno de estos lo ha ratificado. b) Que la OIT continúe con su labor, a fin de asegurar la implementación del Convenio 169 en los países que ya han ratificado el Convenio. c) Que se realicen esfuerzos extraordinarios para divulgar información a las agencias de Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos de los pueblos indígenas, y asimismo, que se promueva la formulación de políticas y estrategias sobre pueblos indígenas en programas y proyectos de desarrollo, en las agencias que aún no cuentan con ellos. En estas políticas, estrategias y proyectos se deberán tomar en cuenta los avances constitucionales y jurídicos tanto a nivel nacional como internacional, particularmente en lo que concierne al Convenio 169 de la OIT. d) Que el Banco Mundial tome en cuenta los resultados de la evaluación en curso de sus actuales directrices operacionales sobre pueblos indígenas antes de terminar la formulación nuevas directrices al respeto. Asimismo debe revaluar la forma en que ha llevado a cabo las consultas sobre las nuevas directrices.

12. Es necesario que las agencias y otras instancias de Naciones Unidas, incluido las instituciones financieras, revisen sus programas y proyectos relacionados con pueblos indígenas para tener información sobre políticas, estrategias, programas, proyectos, recursos destinados y los resultados. Posteriormente, el Foro Permanente desarrollará preguntas específicas a las agencias e instancias sobre esta cuestión, incluyendo el tema de migración, indígenas viviendo en un ambiente urbano, conflictos agrarios, seguridad alimentaria, y propiedad intelectual.

13. Se debe investigar la forma en la que el Sistema de las Naciones Unidas pueda promover acciones que fortalezcan mecanismos de control y monitoreo de empresas transnacionales que están operando en territorios y tierras indígenas. Entre otras instancias se debe asegurar que este tema sea tratado en la Cumbre Mundial para el Desarrollo Sostenible a llevarse a cabo en Johannesburgo agosto-septiembre 2002 y en la Cumbre Andina de Naciones. Se aprovechará también la Cumbre Indígena previa del WSSD y el Foro de la reunión de la Comunidad Andina de Naciones, en las cuales se recomienda la participación de los miembros del Foro Permanente.

14. Es importante también tener conocimiento de las diferentes acciones que adelanta la Comisión de Desarrollo Sustentable de la ONU.

15. Se recomienda que las diferentes instancias de Naciones Unidas sean muy precisas al abordar los temas indígenas en sus diferentes intervenciones y las respuestas deberían ser de igual manera a fin de que los miembros del Foro tengan información. Education and Culture

16. The Permanent Forum stressed the importance of respect and protection of traditional indigenous knowledge and heritage; the contribution of traditional knowledge in matters to do with spirituality, the environment and the management of natural resources within the ecosystems; objectively favouring the synergies between local traditional knowledge and modern science with indigenous participation.

17. Invite UNESCO, to explain the plan of action for the application of the Universal Declaration on cultural diversity and also on linguistic rights, the policies, actions and initiatives on indigenous cultures. In this way, they will facilitate the opportunities and resources of the projects presented by the indigenous peoples with the goal of accomplishing the compromises geared towards human sustainable development. Indigenous peoples demand the right to keep and develop their distinct characteristics, their cultural traditions and their customs.

18. Invite UNESCO to guarantee the indigenous educational methods, views and psychology in its plans of action and should influence the government through its Education and Culture representatives to facilitate opportunities of access to education, coverage and educational quality for indigenous children and young people through grants, academic opportunities or a pertinent curriculum. Due respect be given to the teaching in indigenous languages. Indigenous peoples seek the recognition of their rights to their history, languages, oral traditions, stories and writings, of their traditional indigenous medicinal methods and of the contribution of their own names for peoples and places.

19. Requests Governments include in their programs and plans and in their educational and cultural policies the contents of indigenous knowledge, indigenous spiritual and religious traditions, indigenous customs and ceremonies as well as indigenous history, vision of the cosmos, philosophy and values. The rights of ndigenous peoples to their sacred sites and ceremonial objects and to the distribution of their ancestral remains be respected. They wish to have their cultural properties returned to them, particularly if these properties were taken without their permission. Also the restoration and protection of their environment, lands and resources. The cultural heritage, made up of the archaeological zones and sacred sites that are used for tourism, should be taught to non-indigenous children and young people so that they know the contribution of indigenous culture to all societies and to this globalized world. Environment

20. Decides to request the following agencies- UNEP, CBD, UNFCCC, UNFF, UNDP, UNCHR,WHO, WB, WIPO, UNESCO, WTO, UNCTAD, UNICEF, GEF, FAO, CCD and related agencies; and representatives of indigenous peoples and nations to look into how they can be engaged in environmental and development endeavours with the following mandates:
(a) To conduct a comprehensive review of the mandates, policies and programmes including financial and budgetary aspects of the various specialised agencies within the UN system that relate to indigenous peoples and their issues; (b) To identify good and bad practices, coherence and divergence policies and programmes, gaps, problems, obstacles in addressing the issues of indigenous peoples within the United Nations system that fall within the mandate of the Economic and Social Council.

21. Recommend to the WIPO, UNESCO, CBD, UNDP and FAO to hold a technical workshop with PF members and the representatives of states and indigenous peoples and nations in order to promote models for environmental and sustainable development governance, which incorporates principles of genuine partnership between states and indigenous peoples, linkages between cultural diversity (language) and biological diversity, ecosystem approaches and collaboration between scientific and traditional knowledge and to evaluate intellectual property regime and to consider elaborating sui generis system for the protection of indigenous biocultural heritage, genetic resources and traditional knowledge, and to identify the support system for indigenous peoples to develop and consolidate their own policies and principles for the protection of biological resources, traditional knowledge, innovations and creativity, including modes of access and benefit sharing with the free and prior informed consent of indigenous peoples and local communities.

22. Invite the Permanent Forum members to attend the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Commission on Sustainable Development, and COPs of CBD and UNFCCC, UNFF and CCD as observers.

Children and Youth

23. The Permanent Forum intends to make indigenous children and youth a focal point of its work in the years to come. The Permanent Forum decided to:
(a) Request that UNICEF, as the nodal agency of children, prepares a report on the policies, guidelines, and programmes of UN agencies (including but not limited to WHO, UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNCHR, FAO, ILO and UNDP) with regard to the ways in which these address the specific needs of indigenous children; (b) Request that UNICEF provides information from the Multi Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) disaggregating data on antenatal health, birth, registration, immunisation and early childhood development of indigenous children. (c) Request that the Committee on the Rights of the Child and on other monitoring bodies, including Special Rapporteurs and Representatives of the UN system, that have both specific mandates and implications for the rights and issues of children pay special attention to and report on how they address the needs of indigenous children. (d) Recommends the appointment of a Special Rapporteur on indigenous children, an external expert, for a period of three years to prepare reports for the the Permanent Forum to analyse and assess the situation of indigenous children from a holistic perspective and evaluate current policies, guidelines and programmes of relevant UN agencies which address their needs. A final in-depth report should be submitted to the Permanent Forum at the end of his/her term. Code of conduct

24. Calls upon the committee of the Rights of the Child to declare indigenous children as the subject for its theme day in September 2004.

 

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