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United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Quarterly Newsletter
Prepared by the United Nations Secretariat for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Division for Social Policy and Development, DESA, United Nations
CONTENTS:
• COP10 of UNFCCC, indigenous participation.
JULY • Condolences: Ms. Njuma Ekundanayo.
• Participation of Mr. Fortunato Turpo in the International Training
Center of Indigenous Peoples (ITCIP), Greenland.
• UNDG Programme Group adopted the revised Guidelines for
CCA/UNDAF, which now includes indigenous issues.
• Launch of the UNDP’s Human Development Report 2004 Cultural
Liberty in Today’s Diverse World.
o Participation of Mr. Ole Henrik Magga, at the global
launch in Belgium.
o Participation of Mr. Parshuram Tamang in Nepal.
• Presentation of the UNPFII’s Third Session Report to ECOSOC.
o Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and
Social Council (28 June to 23 July 2004)
Ms. Njuma Ekundanayo o Election of a member of the UN Permanent Forum on
Indigenous Issues by ECOSOC.
• Database of the Recommendations of the UNPFII: Third Session
• Participation of Mr. Ayitegan Kouevi and other members of the
UNPFII in the Working Group on Indigenous Populations, Geneva,
Switzerland.
AUGUST
• International Day of the World’s Indigenous People.
o Participation of Mr. Marcos Matias in a commemoration in
Mexico.
o Participation of Ms. Zinaida Strogalschikova in a
commemoration in Moscow.
• Participation of Mr. Magga, Mr. Boychenko and Ms.
Strogalschikova at the Fourth World Finno-Ugric Peoples' Congress
in Tallinn, Estonia.
CAXA-RAIPON1
• Participation of Mr. Marcos Matias in UNICEF’s regional meeting on
SEPTEMBER the Programme of the Rights of indigenous children in Latin
America.
• Elections of a member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous
Issues by ECOSOC
• Preparations for the 10-year review of the Beijing Conference on
Women.
• Cooperation between the SPFII and Statistics Division.
• Task Force on Indigenous Women of the Inter-Agency Network on
Women and Gender Equality.
• DESA Intra-departmental Task Force on Indigenous Issues.
• Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues
• Participation of various members of the UNPFII in the Working
Group on the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples.
• Visit of UNPFII members to International Labor Organization
(ILO).
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Above photo: Alexandra Grigorieva (CAXA-RAIPON) (center) with the Thunderhawk Singers.
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United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Quarterly Newsletter
Prepared by the United Nations Secretariat for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Division for Social Policy and Development, DESA, United Nations
Welcome to the fifth issue of the MESSAGE
STICK2, which presents the activities of the UN Secretariat of the UNPFII
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) JULY
during the months of July, August and September
2004. COP10 of UNFCCC, indigenous
participation
Much has happened in these last few months at
UNPFII following our Third Session in May. We
are very sad to announce the passing of one of The Twentieth Session of the Subsidiary
our Vice-Chairperson and Permanent Forum Bodies for the Implementation (SBI 20) of
member Ms. Njuma Ekundanayo, who was a the United Nations Framework Convention
champion for indigenous peoples and invaluable on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in
in pushing our work forward. Ms. Liliane Muzangi Bonn, Germany, from 16 to 25 June 2004.
Mbela was elected by ECOSOC as a new member Mr. Tamang attended the sessions in
from the Democratic Republic of Congo. This representation of the UN Permanent Forum
period also saw the election of another new
on Indigenous Issues, where he presented
member of the UNPFII, Ms. Merike Kokajev from
the recommendations of the Forum to the
Estonia, thereby completing the mandated
number of UNPFII members. UNFCCC and in a meeting with the Executive
Secretary of UNFCCC discussed how the
UNPFII members presented and participated in UNPFII and UNFCCC could work together.
various fora, including the twentieth session of The meeting also discussed the issue of the
the Subsidiary Bodies for the Implementation of participation of indigenous peoples during
the UN Framework Convention on Climate the Tenth Session of the Conference of the
Change, the International Training Center for
Parties (COP 10) which will be held in
Indigenous Peoples, and the third session of the
Argentina from 6 to 17 December 2004.
ECOSOC among others. UNPFII was also a
partner in the launch of UNDP’s Human
Development Report 2004, which focused on According to the SBI 20 session, Draft
cultural liberty and made integral references to conclusions proposed by the Chair of the
indigenous peoples. contact group on agenda item 9 d3, Effective
participation in the Convention process,
During this period the Secretariat of the regarding Participation of indigenous
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues also
peoples’, the SBI considered the
enhanced the UNPFII website by launching a
recommendations of the Permanent Forum
database of UNPFII recommendations, which
have been organized according to the sessions on Indigenous Issues, as well as other
and status of implementation. The database requests by indigenous peoples
remains a tool in progress and any feedback or organizations, summarized in document
suggestions to improve it would be appreciated. FCCC/SBI/2004/5. The SBI noted that
indigenous peoples’ organizations have been
We hope you find this edition of the Message admitted as observers in accordance with
Stick informative and useful. We look forward to
Article 7, paragraph 6, of the Convention
receiving your feedback and may be reached at
and that the secretariat has an officer
the following address for comments, questions,
and suggestions: responsible for liaising with observer
indigenouspermanentforum@un.org organizations, including the indigenous
peoples organizations. It also noted that
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the agendas of the Convention bodies
A Message Stick is a traditional Australian Aboriginal
method of correspondence whereby runners would
deliver messages carved in symbols on a piece of wood
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to inform other indigenous peoples of upcoming events. FCCC/SBI/2004/L.7
SPFII Summer 2004
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United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Quarterly Newsletter
Prepared by the United Nations Secretariat for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Division for Social Policy and Development, DESA, United Nations
include items relevant to the concerns of UNDG Programme Group adopted the
indigenous peoples. The SBI encouraged revised Guidelines for CCA/UNDAF
the indigenous peoples organizations to
make full use of the existing bodies and the As part of his 1997 UN reform agenda to
opportunities currently afforded to them make the United Nations an effective
under the Convention. institution for world peace and development
To read the complete document you can in the 21st century, the Secretary-General
visit the UNFCCC web site: stressed the inter-linkages between peace
http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2004/sbi/l07 and security, poverty reduction and
.pdf sustainable human development, and the
promotion and respect for human rights. In
Condolences: Ms. Njuma Ekundanayo response to his call for the United Nations to
articulate a coherent vision and strategy for
We deeply mourn the unfortunate passing of a unified approach towards common
one of the distinguished Members and Vice- development goals at the country level, the
Chairpersons of the Forum, Mrs. Njuma Common Country Assessment (CCA) and the
Ekundanayo, on Tuesday the 6th of July United Nations Development Assistance
2004, in Kinshasha, Democratic Republic of Framework (UNDAF) were adopted as
Congo. In her, we have lost not only a kind strategic planning tools for the UN system.
and caring human being, but a strong and
fearless voice for the rights of the These Guidelines are intended to help United
indigenous peoples all over the world. Nations Country Teams (UNCTs) to prepare
Common Country Assessments (CCAs) and
Participation of Mr. Fortunato Turpo in United Nations Development Assistance
the International Training Center of Frameworks (UNDAFs) as the first steps in
Indigenous Peoples the preparation of country programmes and
projects supported by UN agencies. Analysis
The International Training Center of contained in a CCA or a similar national
Indigenous Peoples (ITCIP) is based in document provides the rationale for UN
Nuuk, Greenland. This center provides operations in the country concerned while
workshops to indigenous peoples from the UNDAF indicates their link to national
around the world with the focus on priorities (including the MDGs), their
indigenous peoples in the international strategic direction and expected results. The
system. United Nations Development Group has
included indigenous issues as one of its
This year, ITCIP launched a training 2004 priorities.
program from 9 to 24 July in Spanish for
indigenous peoples from South and Central During the meeting held on 7 July 2004, the
America. Mr. Fortunato Turpo was invited to United Nations Development Group (UNDG)
be one of the speakers and he presented the adopted the revised Guidelines for Common
history, mandate and functions of the UN Country Assessment Assistance and United
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Nations Assistance Framework
Also, he trained the indigenous participants (CCA/UNDAF), which include references to
on how to present their recommendations indigenous peoples. The UN Country Teams
during the annual session of the UNPFII. and all UNDG members have been informed
about these amendments and are expected
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United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Quarterly Newsletter
Prepared by the United Nations Secretariat for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Division for Social Policy and Development, DESA, United Nations
to make them operational. The Secretariat system and cultural diversity, the
of the Permanent Forum worked close with collaboration between the UNPFII and UNDP,
the Inter-Agency Support Group (IASG) on and the specific situation of Nepal with
Indigenous Issues to propose these respect to cultural diversity. You can read
revisions to the CCA/UNDAF Guidelines. his intervention in our web site:
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/docum
Launch of UNDP’s Human Development ents/Mr_Tamang_HDReport_2004.htm
Report 2004 Cultural Liberty in Today’s
Diverse World. Presentation of the Third Session
Report to ECOSOC
Mr. Magga, Chairperson of the UNPFII,
participated at the Global launch of UNDP’s Mr. Ole Henrik Magga, Chairperson of the
Human Development Report 2004 Cultural UNPFII, came to New York to present the
Liberty in Today’s Diverse World in Brussels. Report of the Third Session to the Economic
Mr. Magga’s statement appears on the and Social Council and also meet with the
UNPFII web site at: chairpersons of the Functional Commissions
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/docum of ECOCOC and the ECOSOC Bureau to
ents/Mr_Magga_%20BelgiumJuly2004.htm strengthen methods of work and
collaboration with the Council. During the
The Report contains important remarks on meetings he expressed satisfaction to take
indigenous issues such as the following: part in these consultations as it is the
“Accommodating people’s growing demands UNPFII’s mandate to promote coordination
for their inclusion in society, for respect of and integration/mainstreaming of
their ethnicity, religion, and language, takes indigenous issues in the UN system. “It is
more than democracy and equitable growth. therefore crucial for me , for us, to be in
Also needed are multicultural policies that dialogue with the other subsidiary bodies of
recognize differences, champion diversity the Council and explore how we, together,
and promote cultural freedoms, so that all can help improve the lives of the 370 million
people can choose to speak their language, indigenous people around the world, one of
practice their religion, and participate in the most marginalized parts of humanity,”
shaping their culture—so that all people can said Mr. Magga.
choose to be who they are.” For more
information, please visit UNDP’s web site: Mr. Magga, also suggested some practical
http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2004/ recommendations that will hopefully
enhance collaboration among functional
Also, on the occasion of launch of the commissions:
Human Development Report 2004, Mr.
Parshuram Tamang was invited to deliver a • A system should be established so
statement in Kathmandu, Nepal. He pointed that the secretariats of the functional
out that cultural diversity is a common commissions regularly transmit to
heritage of humankind, which has to be other commissions, including the
recognized and affirmed for the benefit of UNPFII, multi-year programmes of
the present and future generation. In work and agendas of future sessions;
addition to these remarks, he gave an • Joint meetings of Bureau and
overview of the status of cultural diversity in secretariats of functional
the world, the relation of the United Nations commissions should be instituted,
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United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Quarterly Newsletter
Prepared by the United Nations Secretariat for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Division for Social Policy and Development, DESA, United Nations
and budgetary provisions should be submit a report on his activities to the
made from the regular budget to that General Assembly at its fifty ninth session
effect; such meetings should discuss and to the Commission at its sixty-first
coordination and how to promote session. The Council also endorsed the
multi-disciplinary approaches on Commission’s request to the Secretary-
subjects of common concern, General and the United Nations High
including indigenous issues; and Commissioner for Human Rights to provide
• Commissions, through their all the necessary human, technical and
secretariats, should distribute to the financial assistance to the Special
other commissions resolutions and Rapporteur for the effective fulfillment of his
recommendations of special mandate.
relevance to each commission.
2004/286
Resolutions and decisions adopted by Pre-sessional meeting of the Permanent
the Economic and Social Council (28 Forum on Indigenous Issues
June to 23 July 2004) At its 49th plenary meeting, on 22 July
2004, the Economic and Social Council
DECISIONS: decided to authorize, on an exceptional
2004/264 basis, a three-day pre-sessional meeting of
Working Group on Indigenous the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Populations of the Subcommission on in 2005 to prepare for the fourth annual
the Promotion and Protection of Human session of the Forum with the support of the
Rights, and the International Decade of Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous
the World’s Indigenous People Issues.
At its 48th plenary meeting, on 22 July
2004, the Economic and Social Council took 2004/287
note of Commission on Human Rights Workshop on free, prior and informed
resolution 2004/58 of 20 April 2004/289 and consent
endorsed the Commission’s recommendation At its 49th plenary meeting, on 22 July
that the Working Group be authorized to 2004, the Economic and Social Council
meet for five working days prior to the fifty- decided to authorize a technical three-day
sixth session of the Subcommission on the workshop on free, prior and informed
Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. consent, with the participation of
representatives of the United Nations
2004/267 system and other interested
Human rights and indigenous issues intergovernmental organizations, experts
At its 48th plenary meeting, on 22 July from indigenous organizations, interested
2004, the Economic and Social Council took States and three members of the Permanent
note of Commission on Human Rights Forum on Indigenous Issues, and requested
resolution 2004/62 of 21 April 2004289 and the workshop to report to the Forum at its
approved the decision of the Commission to fourth session, under the special theme of
extend the mandate of the Special the session.
Rapporteur on the situation of human rights
and fundamental freedoms of indigenous 2004/288
people for a further period of three years,
and the request to the Special Rapporteur to
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Quarterly Newsletter
Prepared by the United Nations Secretariat for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Division for Social Policy and Development, DESA, United Nations
Venue and dates for the fourth session (a) Human rights, with special emphasis
of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous on an interactive dialogue with the
Issues Special Rapporteur of the
At its 49th plenary meeting, on 22 July Commission on Human Rights on the
2004, the Economic and Social Council situation of the human rights and
decided that the fourth session of the fundamental freedoms of indigenous
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues people;
would be held at United Nations (b) Data collection and the desegregation
Headquarters in New York, from 16 to 27 of data on indigenous peoples;
May 2005. (c) Follow-up to previous special
themes: “Indigenous children and
2004/289 youth” (2003) and “Indigenous
Provisional agenda for the fourth women” (2004).
session of the Permanent Forum on Documentation: Note by the
Indigenous Issues Secretariat and other documentation
At its 49th plenary meeting, on 22 July to be submitted by the United
2004, the Economic and Social Council Nations system
approved the following provisional agenda 5. Future work of the Forum.
and documentation for the fourth session of 6. Draft agenda for the fifth session of the
the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Forum.
7. Adoption of the report of the Forum on its
Provisional agenda fourth session.
1. Election of officers.
2. Adoption of the agenda and organization 2004/290
of work. Proposal for a second international
3. Special theme: Millennium Development decade of the world’s indigenous
Goals and indigenous peoples: people
(a) Goal 1 of the Millennium At its 49th plenary meeting, on 22 July
Development Goals: “Eradicate 2004, the Economic and Social Council
extreme poverty and hunger”, to be decided to transmit to the General Assembly
addressed under the following for its consideration the recommendation
thematic approach of combating contained in draft decision V (note 299) of
poverty: good practices and barriers the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
to implementation; on the proclamation of a second
(b) Goal 2 of the Millennium international decade of the world’s
Development Goals: “Achieve indigenous peoples, to begin in January
universal primary education”, to be 2005, and further recommended that, in its
addressed under the thematic consideration, the General Assembly, inter
approaches of language, cultural alia:
perspectives and traditional (a) Identify goals for a second decade,
knowledge. taking into account the achievements
Documentation: Note by the Secretariat and of the first decade;
other documentation to be submitted by the (b) Identify a coordinator that would
United Nations system coordinate the programme of
4. Ongoing priorities and themes: activities of a second decade; and
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Prepared by the United Nations Secretariat for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Division for Social Policy and Development, DESA, United Nations
(c) Address the question of human and Mr. William Ralph JOEY LANGEVELDT
financial resources to be made Ms. Merike KOKAJEV
available in support of the activities Mr. Wilton LITTLECHILD
undertaken in the framework of the Ms. Otilia LUX GARCIA DE COTI
decade, including the possible Mr. Aqqaluk LYNGE
continuation of the Voluntary Fund Ms. Liliana MUZANGI MBELA
established by General Assembly Ms. Ida NICOLAISEN
resolution 49/214 of 23 December Ms. Nina PACARI VEGA
1994. Ms. Xiaomei QIN
Note 199: Official Records of the Economic Mr. Pavel SULYANDZIGA
and Social Council, 2004, Supplement No. Mr. Parshuram TAMANG
23 (E/2004/43), chap. I, sect. A Ms. Victoria TAULI-CORPUZ
2004/291 Database of Recommendations of the
Report of the third session of the UNPFII
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues In June the secretariat of the UNPFII
At its 49th plenary meeting, on 22 July launched the UNPFII Recommendations
2004, the Economic and Social Council took Database on the website; it displays and
note of the report of the third session of the organizes all the recommendations provided
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues by the Forum at its different sessions and
(note 300) and took note of the serious their status of implementation.
concerns and reservations in paragraph 52
contained in document E/2004/SR.48. The It is now possible to access the list of
Economic and Social Council decided to recommendations provided by the Forum at
transmit those concerns and reservations to its Third Session, prepared by the
the Permanent Forum and requested the secretariat of the UNPFII. Please check our
Permanent Forum to take them into account database on the following address:
in its work, in accordance with its mandate http://unhq-appspub-
as contained in Council resolution 2000/22. 01.un.org/desa/unspfii.nsf/Session%20of%2
Note 300: Official Records of the Economic 0the%20Forum?OpenPage&Start=1&Count=
and Social Council, 2004, Supplement No. 50&Expand=2 we hope you find it useful,
23 (E/2004/43) and look forward to your feedback.
Elections of a member of the UN For any matters, you can contact us at the
Permanent Forum Members following address:
indigenouspermanentforum@un.org. As
usual, your comments and suggestions will
Ms. Merike Kokajev was elected by ECOSOC
be greatly appreciated.
as a new member of the UNPFII from the
Estonian government for the period 2005 –
Participation of Mr. Ayitegan Kouevi
2007. The full list of the UNPFII members as
and other members of the UNPFII at
of January 2005 is:
the Working Group on Indigenous
Mr. Eduardo AGUIAR DE ALMEIDA Populations, Geneva, Switzerland.
Mr. Hassan Id BALKASSM
Mr. Yuri BOYCHENKO Mr. Ayitegan Kouevi was designated to
Mr. Michael DODSON represent the UNPFII at the 22nd Session of
SPFII Summer 2004
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United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Quarterly Newsletter
Prepared by the United Nations Secretariat for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Division for Social Policy and Development, DESA, United Nations
the Working Group on Indigenous The program at the United Nations
Populations (WGIP), which was held from 19 Headquarters in New York this year included
to 23 July 2004 at the United Nations Office statements of the UN Secretary-General, the
in Geneva. The main theme was: Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum
Indigenous Peoples and Conflict Resolution. and others as well as various indigenous
The WGIP was also attended by Mr. Wilton cultural presentations. The program was
Littlechild, Mr. Fortunato Turpo and Ms. organized by the Secretariat of the
Mililani Trask. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in
cooperation with the Department of Public
Mr. Littlechild had the opportunity to meet Information and the NGO Committee on the
with Ms. Louise Arbour, United Nations High International Decade of the World’s
Commissioner for Human Rights and he also Indigenous Peoples.
participated in the celebration of the
The Day’s commemorative event as well as
International Day of the World’s Indigenous
the Art Exhibit ‘IN CELEBRATION OF
People during the WGIP in Geneva,
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’, was open to the
Switzerland.
public. For more information on the
programme of the Day and the statements
AUGUST
issued, please visit the web site of the
Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on
International Day of the World’s
Indigenous Issues:
Indigenous People
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/news/
news_2.htm
In 1994, the General Assembly decided that
the International Day of the World's Commemoration in Mexico
Indigenous People shall be observed on 9
August every year during the International Mr. Anders Kompass, Director of the Office
Decade of the World's Indigenous People of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
(Resolution 49/214 of 23 December). The in Mexico and Mr. Marcos Matias, member of
date marks the day of the first meeting, in the UNPFII gave a Press Conference on 6
1982, of the UN Working Group on August 2004, in the Mexican UN country
Indigenous Populations of the office in commemoration of the International
Subcommission on the Promotion and Day of the World's Indigenous People. Also,
Protection of Human Rights. the Museum of Popular Cultures invited Mr.
Matias to participate in different activities
The UN General Assembly had proclaimed related to the commemoration of the
1993 the International Year of the World's International Day.
Indigenous People, and the same year, the
Assembly proclaimed the International Commemoration in Moscow
Decade of the World's Indigenous People,
starting on 10 December 1994 (Resolution Ms. Zinaida Strogalschikova participated in
48/163). The goal of the Decade is to the commemoration of the International Day
strengthen international cooperation for of the Word’s Indigenous People organized
solving problems faced by indigenous people by the United Nations Information Center in
in such areas as human rights, the Moscow on the 12th of August 2004 and
environment, development, education and attended by indigenous peoples
health. organizations academic and research
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Prepared by the United Nations Secretariat for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Division for Social Policy and Development, DESA, United Nations
institutions. During the event Ms.
Strogalschikova informed the audience of SEPTEMBER
activities and the work of the Permanent
Forum on Indigenous Issues. Participation of Mr. Marcos Matias in
UNICEF’s regional meeting on the
Participation of Mr. Magga, Mr. Programme of the Rights of indigenous
Boychenko and Ms. Strogalschikova at children in Latin America
the Fourth World Finno-Ugric Peoples'
Congress in Tallinn, Estonia UNICEF organized regional meeting on the
Programme of indigenous children in Latin
The Fourth World Finno-Ugric Peoples' America, held in Panama. Mr. Nils Kastberg,
Congress was held in Tallinn, Estonia, from UNICEF Regional Director, Mr. Marcos Matias
15 to 19 of August 2004. During the as well other indigenous representatives
Congress the members of the UNPFII were from Guatemala, Ecuador and Mexico
asked by the members of the Youth attended this important meeting.
Association of the Finno-Ugric Peoples to
have a meeting with the most active Among other things, they discussed the
members and participants of this youth orientation of a new approach of UNICEF’s
organization. At that meeting indigenous work with indigenous children and the
peoples rights protection issues in the UN advancement of the recommendations made
system were discussed. by the UNPFII. During this meeting, UNICEF
also announced the constitution of an
At the request of the Organizing Committee Advisory Group of Indigenous Leaders on
of the IV World Finno-Ugric Peoples' indigenous youth and children in Latin
Congress, Ms. Strogalschikova prepared a America5. The result of this meeting will be
special presentation that was given at the presented at the Iberoamerica Summit,
Congress4. The presentation may be viewed which will be held from 18 to 20 November
at the website 2004 in San Jose, Costa Rica.
http://www.finugor.ru/news/sob/kon_kar_p
erep.doc Elections of a member of the UN
Permanent Forum Members
Ms. Strogalschikova was elected as a
At its resumed session, the Council elected
Chairperson of the Editorial Commission to
Ms. Liliane Muzangi Mbela (Democratic
prepare the Resolution of the IV World
Republic of Congo) to replace the late Ms,
Finno-Ugric Peoples' Congress, which was
Njuma Ekundanayo. The membership of the
adopted at the plenary meeting on the 19th
UNPFII for 2005 – 2007 appears in the
of August. The English version of the
annex. (Annex I)
Resolution of the 4th World Congress of the
Finno-Ugric Peoples may be found on
Preparations for the 10-year Review of
http://kongress.ugri.info/eng/cat-332/cat-
the Beijing Platform for Action
332/article_id-241 , the Russian one on
http://www.finugor.ru/news/sob/resolution.
doc
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Advisory Group: Ms. Otilia Lux de Coti (Guatemala),
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Section “Health, demography, ecology” – All-Russian Mr. Pedro de la Cruz (Ecuador), Ms. Irma Alicia
Census 2002: problems and some results. Velasquez (Guatemala), Mr. Marcos Matías (México).
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Prepared by the United Nations Secretariat for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Division for Social Policy and Development, DESA, United Nations
At its 49th session in March 2005, the
Commission on the Status of Women will Task Force on Indigenous Women of
consider the two interrelated themes: the Inter-Agency Network on Women
“Review of the implementation of the Beijing and Gender Equality
Platform for Action and the outcome
documents of the twenty-third special The Task Force on Indigenous Women was
session of the General Assembly”; and convened by the secretariat of the UNPFII
“Current challenges and forward-looking on 11 June 2004 and the members of the
strategies for the advancement and Task Force are UNIFEM, FAO, OSAGI,
empowerment of women and girls.” DAW/DESA, SPFII/DSPD/DESA, ILO, UNDP,
OHCHR, ESCAP, ECA and UNICEF. However,
The review and appraisal by the Commission as the work develops, the Task Force will be
will focus on implementation at the national calling upon other agencies to contribute.
level and identify achievements, gaps and
challenges, and provide an indication of The Task Force had before it the
areas where actions and initiatives, within recommendations of the UN Permanent
the framework of the Platform for Action and Forum on Indigenous Issues at its Third
the outcome of the twenty-third special (May 2004) Session, which had Indigenous
session of the General Assembly, are most Women as its special theme. These
urgent to further implementation. recommendations drew from the
submissions of indigenous women's
The UN Division for the Advancement of preparatory meetings in Africa, Asia and
Women (DAW) has set up a webpage which Latin America, a panel on the contribution of
provides information on both the global and indigenous women to conflict prevention and
regional ongoing review processes, including peace-building held during the March 2004
links to reports from Member States on session of the Commission on the Status of
national level implementation. Upcoming Women, a high-level panel on indigenous
events, meetings and information about women that opened the Permanent Forum's
forthcoming on-line discussions will be session, as well as rich discussions during
posted on the website. For news and the whole Third Session of the Forum.
updates, please visit:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/Revie The Terms of Reference were adopted by
w/index.htm the Task Force on Indigenous Women in
September and contain the goals and
The Secretariat of the UNPFII is also objectives of the Task Force in the short,
preparing an informative webpage on these medium and long-term. After the adoption
activities. of its terms of reference the Task Force met
on 28 September to make operational its
Cooperation between the SPFII and short-term work plan that will be
Statistics Division - DESA accomplished by February 2005. The Task
Force will report to the IANWGE at its
The Secretariat of the UNPFII is working February 2005 meeting.
with the United Nations Statistics Division
(UNSD) on promoting the inclusion of DESA Intra-departmental Task Force on
indigenous peoples in national statistics and Indigenous Issues
data disaggregation.
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United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Quarterly Newsletter
Prepared by the United Nations Secretariat for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Division for Social Policy and Development, DESA, United Nations
On 15 September 2004, the SPFII convened Mr. Magga attended the Working Group of
the Intra-departmental Task force on the Commission on Human Rights on the
Indigenous Issues with the purpose to Draft Declaration on the Rights of
integrate indigenous issues in DESA’s Indigenous Peoples held in Geneva,
technical cooperation programmes. Switzerland from 13 to 24 September 2004.
The Secretariat of the UNPFII is preparing a Visit of UNPFII members to
survey of possibilities and challenges of International Labor Organization (ILO).
DESA’s technical cooperation programmes
for the integration of indigenous issues and As part of the practice of the UNPFII to
the results will be shared with the Task conduct visits to various intergovernmental
Force, so that further steps can be taken. organizations, Mr. Littlechild and Mr.
Boychenko from the UN Permanent Forum
Inter-Agency Support Group on on Indigenous Issues met with the ILO
Indigenous Issues Advisory Committee on Indigenous Issues in
Geneva on Thursday 23 September 2004.
The Inter-Agency Support Group (IASG) was
established to support and promote the Present at this meeting were also in-coming
mandate of the UN Permanent Forum on UNPFII members, Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
Indigenous Issues within the United Nations and Mr. Hassan Id Balkassm.
system. It allows UN organizations and
agencies to analyze recommendations made Mr. Magga and Mr. Littlechild met with the
by the Forum with a view to facilitate Executive Director of the ILO’s Standards
comprehensive and coordinated responses and Fundamental Principles and Rights at
to the UNPFII. Work Sector, Mr. Kari Tapiola on Friday, 17
September 2004. A number of ideas were
This year the meeting was facilitated and put forward to strengthen ILO’s cooperation
hosted by UNDP. Four Members of the with the UNPFII.
UNPFII attended. To read the IASG
statement on the Millennium Development Deadline for Logo Competition
Goals and Indigenous Peoples, please visit
our web site: The deadline for presentation of the design
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/links_ of a logo for the UN Permanent Forum on
unsystem/inter_agency_statement.htm Indigenous Issues, directed to indigenous
children and youth is 1 December 2004.
Participation of various members of the To access the complete information about
UNPFII in the Working Group of the the art competition, please visit our website
Commission on Human Rights on the at:
Draft Declaration on the rights of http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/pfii/news.ht
indigenous peoples. m
UNPFII members Ms. Trask, Mr. Littlechild,
Mr. Koeuvi, Mr. Boychenko and Chairperson -------
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