FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012
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11 May 2012 Economic and Social Council HR/5091 Department of Public Information News and Media Division, New York Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Eleventh Session 8th Meeting (AM) |
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AM - PART 1 FORUM CONCLUDES FIRST WEEK WITH DISCUSSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN CENTRAL, EASTERN EUROPE, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, CENTRAL ASIA AND TRANSCAUCASIA Speakers Call for Improved Socio-economic Conditions for Indigenous, Steps To Help Them Adapt to Climate Change, Control of Corporate Expansion on Lands |
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The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues this morning put its spotlight on the native peoples and cultures of Central and Eastern Europe, Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia, with civil society groups and Forum experts urging firm steps from the region’s Governments to improve the socio-economic conditions of the indigenous peoples, help them adapt to climate change and to reign in corporate-driven globalization. During a special half-day dialogue, Permanent Forum experts from the Russian Federation cited the vast region’s ethnic and cultural diversity, and lamented that its fragile natural ecosystems — along with the reindeer herding and other traditional livelihoods they supported — could be ruined by a combination of indifference, legislative gaps and unchecked industrial expansion. While the Russian Federation and Ukraine had pledged to support indigenous peoples, they still found their lands, languages and cultural heritage under serious threat. (more) |
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Dialogue on the Indigenous Peoples of Central and Eastern Europe |
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Anna Naykanchina Permanent Forum Member - Russian Federation |
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NAIKANCHINA, Permanent Forum member from
the Russian Federation, said Central and Eastern Europe, the Russian
Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia were among the world’s most
ethnically diverse. They were substantially developed, but the
indigenous peoples living there continued to face socio-economic
challenges and their rights under the Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples were disregarded. Moreover, across all the areas,
life expectancy was low, and in some of the specific regions,
traditional languages were under serious threat and land use was
routinely restricted.One of the main drivers of those challenges was the fact that the people of those regions did not have access to mechanisms that would ensure the protection of their rights. Today’s panel discussion aimed to raise awareness about the challenges the peoples of those regions faced, including through discussing ways those people could become more involved in local politics and in decision-making on issues that involved the protection and promotion of their rights. She said that there was also great potential for indigenous peoples to cooperate with corporations wishing to develop their lands. It was absolutely necessary to ensure, however, that they had access to education and basic services. (more) |
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Andrey Nikiforov Permanent Forum Member - Russian Federation “For all the importance of international cooperation, it is important to acknowledge that States have the ultimate responsibility for addressing the situation of indigenous peoples ...” |
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NIKIFOROV, Permanent Forum member from
the Russian Federation, said that indigenous issues were gaining more
prominence, with international structures and mechanisms in place that
would help them become more aware of their rights, so that they could be
protected and promoted. Discussions like the one the Permanent Forum was
holding today should be a platform for dialogue between States and
indigenous peoples, “not a platform for criticism”.He hoped that diverse country situations would be discussed and he expected that customary questions would arise, such as “who are indigenous peoples?” and “what is their status?” Overall, he expected that it would become clear that there was no single solution to the challenges faced by indigenous peoples. What was generally needed was a long-term strategy and targeted measures to support those people. In the Russian Federation, for example, measures were being discussed towards building broad support structures. Yet, for all the importance of international cooperation, it was important to acknowledge that States bore the ultimate responsibility for addressing the situation of indigenous peoples. (more) |
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Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East of the Russian Federation (RAIPON) Youth Association of Finno-Ugric Peoples (MAFUN) L'auravetl'an Information and Education Network of Indigenous People (LIENIP) Foundation for Research and Support of Indigenous Peoples of Crimea United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) A.M. - PART II Statements on Combating Violence against Indigenous Women Tribal Link/Project Access Global Training Program; Confederation of Indigenous Peoples from Bolivia (CIDOB); Alianza de Mujeres Indigenas de Centroamerica y Mexico; Indian Social Institute; Kapaeeng Foundation; Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia; Jatiya Adivasi Parishad; Asian Indigenous Women’s Network; United Confederation of Taino People; and Jumchab Metta Foundation; Tonatierra; and San Caucus. |
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The Permanent Forum also today wrapped its dialogue on combating violence against indigenous women and girls, with a host of civil society groups putting forward recommendations to ensure that their rights were protected in both law and practice. One speaker urged the Commission on the Status of Women to appoint a Special Rapporteur on the epidemic of trafficking in women, while another requested the Permanent Forum to initiate a study to identify and address the core issues involved in the cases of abuse of domestic workers. Governments were urged to harmonize their legislation with international human rights norms, to ensure that indigenous women could overcome years of discrimination and marginalization. (more) |
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UN RADIO |
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11 May 2012 Representatives from Asia-Pacific Participate in UN Indigenous Forum
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Some 2,000 indigenous people from around the world are in New York for the annual meeting of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues which opened this week. Roughly two thirds of the world’s indigenous population lives in Asia and the Pacific and the region is well represented at the forum which runs through 18 May. Dianne Penn reports. |
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SPECIAL EVENTS
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The Potential Contribution of Indigenous Foods to Healthy Living15:12:54.0 Floor 100 minutes
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Disabilities and Indigenous Peoples14:43:04.0 Floor 82 minutes |
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