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UNPFII Fourth Session

UNPFII Fourth SessionThe fourth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII4) was held at UN Headquarters, New York from 16 to 27 May 2005[/caption]

Fourth Session of the UNPFII

United Nations Headquarters, New York
16 to 27 May 2005
 
Focusing particularly on Millennium Development Goal 1 (eradicate extreme poverty) and MDG 2 (primary education for all), the Forum voiced concern that, unless the particular situation and voices of indigenous peoples are taken into account, the MDG process may lead to accelerated loss of land and natural resources, and accelerated assimilation, thus prolonging and even worsening the marginalization, discrimination and further imporverishment of indigenous peoples. The Forum recommended a human rights based approach to development, and the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples in designing, implementing and monitoring MDG-related programmes and projects that concern them or may affect them. The Forum recommended that Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers of national goverments recognize indigenous peoples right to land, forest, marine and other natural resources.
 
The session was opened on 16 May 2005 by the Deputy Secretary-General, the Acting President of the General Assembly, Assistant Secretary General for the Division for the Advancement of Women, as well as an elder from an indigenous community. High level officials who participated in the Session included the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Under Secretary General of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Administrator of the United Nations Development Program and Chairman of the UN Development Group, the Special Advisor of the Secretary General on the MDGs, and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples.
 
A new Bureau of the Permanent Forum was elected at the start of the Session, and members of the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues played an active role in the two week dialogue. The Session was attended by some 1200 participants, 68 member states and the Holy See, as well as 30 UN system and other intergovernmental entities, which demonstrates an increased engagement of the international system with the Permanent Forum.
 
Report on the Fourth Session >>> AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

Provisional Agenda

Provisional Agenda >>> AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

Proposed Organization of Work

Proposed Organization of Work >>> AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

Documents

From Governments

Information received from the Government of Finland AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Information received from the Government of Guatemala AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Information received from the Government of Norway (Conference Room Paper in English Only) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Information received from the Government of Mexico AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Information received from the Government of Canada AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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 Outcome

Report on the fourth session AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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 Submitted by NGOs

International Alliance (Conference Room Paper Only) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (Conference Room Paper Only) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd and Elizabeth Seton Federation AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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 Submitted by the Secretariat of UNPFII

Report of the workshop on Methodologies regarding Free Prior and Informed Consent and Indigenous Peoples AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Note by the Secretariat on Mandated Areas and Ongoing Priorities and Themes AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Proposed organization of work AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Provisional agenda for Pre-sessional meeting of Members of the Permanent Forum AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Provisional agenda AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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 From the UN system and other intergovernmental organizations

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Information notes of Department for Economic and Social Affairs and United Nations Development Fund for Women AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH 

 

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Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues (IASG) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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International Labour Organisation (ILO) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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World Health Organisation (WHO) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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World Summit on the Information Society (Conference Room Paper Only) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Information Notes of World Intellectual Property Organisation, World Trade Organisation and the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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United Nations Childrens’ Fund AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Expert Paper on Indigenous Peoples and the Millennium Development Goals (UNPFII) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on the Special Theme: Goal 2 of the Millennium Development Goals (UNPFII) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UNHABITAT) AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

 

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Press Releases
Concluding fourth session, Permanent Forum recommends that states ensure indigenous participation in design, implementation of poverty reduction strategiesMay 27, 2005>>> AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH   Adobe Acrobat (pdf) | Aprox. 125KB
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues discusses future work, Second International Decade, agenda for fifth sessionMay 26, 2005>>> AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH   Adobe Acrobat (pdf) | Aprox. 120KB
Speakers in Permanent Forum urge indigenous communities, governments, UN agencies, to develop concrete proposals to improve indigenous peoples’ livesMay 25, 2005>>> AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH   Adobe Acrobat (pdf) | Aprox. 120KB
Impact of violence on rights, plight of indigenous women among issues addressed by representatives in Permanent ForumMay 24, 2005>>> AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH   Adobe Acrobat (pdf) | Aprox. 145KB
Participants in Indigenous Forum highlight disastrous effects of poverty, conflicts, lack of access to human rights educationMay 23, 2005>>> AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH   Adobe Acrobat (pdf) | Aprox. 160KB
Priority should be given to providing better education for indigenous peoples, with special emphasis for bilingual instructionMay 20, 2005>>> AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH   Adobe Acrobat (pdf) | Aprox. 135KB
Focusing on education, speakers in Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues stree importance of attention to language, culture, and traditional knowledgeMay 19, 2005>>> AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH   Adobe Acrobat (pdf) | Aprox. 156KB
Permanent Forum considers link between indigenous peoples, millennium goals, forests, natural environmentMay 18, 2005>>> AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH   Adobe Acrobat (pdf) | Aprox. 135KB
Speakers in Permanent Forum stress need to mainstream indigenous concerns into UN poverty alleviation programsMay 17, 2005>>> AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH   Adobe Acrobat (pdf) | Aprox. 180KB
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opens fourth session with special focus on Millennium Development GoalsMay 16, 2005>>> AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH   Adobe Acrobat (pdf) | Aprox. 152KB
HR_4838 In message to Indigenous Forum, Deputy Secretary General stresses need for concrete plan to improve living standard, respect for human rightsMay 16, 2005
Events

Brown bag lunch on Learnings from the Indigenous Facilitation and Mediation Project, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.

5/16/2005 | 12:30pm – 2:00pm. DC2-17th Floor – Conference Room

Panel discussion on Khmer Krom Rights and the UNPFII

5/16/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. DC2-21st Floor – Conference Room

Panel discussion on: Peoples Partnership and the Environment

5/16/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. Conference Room 8

>>> Peoples Partnership and the Environment [ Microsoft Word (doc) | Aprox. 21KB ]

Panel discussion on Human Rights violation

5/16/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm, DC2-19th Floor – Conference Room

Panel discussion on Indigenous Women Dialogue on MDGs

5/16/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. Conference Room 2

>>> Indigenous Women Dialogue on MDGs [ Microsoft Word (doc) | Aprox. 24KB ]

 

 05/17/2005

Cultural Exhibit opening and reception

5/17/2005 | 6:10pm. UN Lobby

Panel discusion on Challenging the Doctrine of Discovery: Christianity, the Papal Bulls and Manifest Destiny

5/17/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. United Nations Church Center – 777 UN Plaza, 8th Floor

Presentación de la política de la Cooperación Española con los pueblos indígenas y presentación del libro Visiones indígenas sobre desarrollo y cooperación

5/17/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. DC1-19th Floor – Conference Room

Panel discussion on: The UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations

5/17/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. DC2-19 th Floor – Conference Room

>>> The UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations [ Microsoft Word (doc) | Aprox. 26KB ]

Panel discussion on:Native American Writers on Writing

5/17/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. Conference Room 9

Launching of the book: The Indigenous World 2005

5/17/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. Conference Room 8

Panel discussion on:Indigenous Peoples and poverty reduction: operationalizing a rights-based approach

5/17/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. Conference Room 2

 

 05/18/2005

Panel discussion on :   Population, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Gender Equity within the MDGs from the Perspective of the Indigenous Peoples

5/18/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. DC2-19 th Floor – Conference Room

Regional meeting focus on Africa

5/18/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. Conference Room 2

Panel discussion on : The Reindeer Grazing Cases in Sweden  the Saami culture at risk

5/18/2005 | 3:00pm – 4:30pm. Conference Room 2

Launching of the book: Indigenous peoples’ right to adequate housing: A Global Overview

5/18/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. Conference Room 9

>>> Indigenous peoples’ right to adequate housing: A Global Overview [ Microsoft Word (doc) | Aprox. 102KB ]

Training on The International Human Rights Framework: Opportunities and Challenges for Indigenous Peoples

5/18/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. UN Church Center (Corner of 44th and 1st Ave) 10th Floor

Panel discussion on Learning Strategies and Techniques to increase funding for Indigenous Communities

5/18/2005 | 4:30pm – 6:00pm. Conference Room 2

A UNDP roundtable to discuss and highlight UNDP’s work in human rights, environment, poverty and the MDGs

5/18/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. DC1- 21st Floor – Hank Shannon Conference Room

 

05/19/2005 

Regional meeting focus on Asia

5/19/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. Conference Room 2

Panel discussion on A good example of how to achieve goal 2 of the MDGs / Un ejemplo de como alcanzar el Objetivo 2 de los ODM

5/19/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45 pm. Conference Room 8

Panel discussion on WSIS International Indigenous Steering Committee

5/19/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm.Conference Room 9

Panel discussion on Protecting Sacred Species: Indicators of the planet

5/19/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. United Nations Church Center – 777 UN Plaza, 8th Floor

Screening film: Behind the Green’ on Khasi indigenous community of Bangladesh

5/19/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. Daj Hammarskjold Library Auditorium

 

 05/20/2005

Panel discussion on Helping Achieve the MDGs: Presentation of Case studies of IFAD-financed projects in indigenous communities in Bolivia, Brazil, India and Peru

5/20/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. Conference Room 2

Panel discussion on Indigenous Women and the Second Decade

5/20/2005 | 4:30pm – 6:00pm. Conference Room 2

Panel discussion on Millennium +5

5/20/2005 | 3:00pm – 4:30pm. Conference Room 2

Panel discussion on Indigenous Women and Peace Building

5/20/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. DC2-19 th Floor Conference Room

Panel discussion on Indigenous Economies the Macro-Economic Dimension of Indigenous Rights

5/20/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. DC2- 12th Flooor – Conference Room

Premier of the first UN film on the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

5/20/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. Daj Hammarskjold Library Auditorium

Panel discussion on A Learning Exchange: Forging Better Partnerships to Achieve the MDGs

5/20/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. Conference Room 9

Panel discussion on Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation facing the MDGs, Reflexions on the slaughter of Tagaeri and Taromenae peoples in Ecuador / Pueblos No Contactados a nte el Nuevo Milenio. Reflexiones en torno a la matanza de los Tagaeri y Taro

5/20/2005 | 1:15pm – 2:45pm. Conference Room 8

A Celebration of Life Ingrid Washinawatok El Issa-Flying Eagle Woman

5/20/2005 | 6:00pm – 9:00pm. United Nations Church Center – 777 UN Plaza