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UN PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS
ISSUES
The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 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.
Special theme: Climate change, bio-cultural diversity and livelihoods: the stewardship role of indigenous peoples and new challenges
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http://www.indigenouswomensforum.org/programs/framework.html
INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S FORUM - FIMI
FIMI is a network of strong Indigenous women leaders from Asia, Africa, and the Americas, whose purpose is to strengthen Indigenous women's networks, increase their participation and visibility in the international arena, and build capacity.
The fight for Indigenous women's rights cannot be separated from the struggles of Indigenous Peoples. The creation of an Indigenous women's identity requires equilibrium between her position within the collectivity of her people and her individuality as a woman. Moreover, unless social exclusion and discrimination of Indigenous Peoples is ended it will be impossible to ensure the specific rights of Indigenous women.
FIMI relies on two foundational principles of the human rights framework as a basis for the rights of Indigenous women: the universality and the indivisibility of rights. The universality of human rights implies that every woman in the world is entitled to exercise the full range of her rights, without exceptions based on culture, tradition, or religion. At the same time, FIMI believes that the indivisibility of human rights means that for Indigenous women, exercising our rights both as Indigenous Peoples and as women depends on securing the recognition of our collective rights. It is also important to recognize that Indigenous women commonly experience human rights violations at the crossroads of their individual and collective identities. Therefore, it is critical to continue working on the concept of self-determination for Indigenous Peoples from the perspective of Indigenous women, which means developing the capacity of women, especially young women, to exercise control with respect to their bodies, their families, and their communities, and to participate fully and effectively in the decision-making, definition, and implementation of plans, projects and programs that affect them.
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Climate Change
and Indigenous Peoples
While climate change affects everyone, it will probably hit the most vulnerable groups hardest. Indigenous peoples, according to the UN Development Group Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples Issues, are among the first to face direct adverse consequences of climate change, partly owing to their close relationship with the environment and its resources. The
Permanent Forum, which runs from 21 April to 2 May, brings together more than
1,000 indigenous representatives, senior UN officials, and representatives of
governments, civil society and academia to address the theme: Climate
change, bio-cultural diversity and livelihoods: the stewardship role of
indigenous peoples and new challenges. |
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