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Eighth Session of the UNPFII

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Statements made at the Eighth Session compiled by doCip

18 - 29 May, 2009
UN Headquarters, New York

Provisional agenda and documentation for the eighth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

1. Election of officers.
2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work.
3. Follow-up to the recommendations of the Permanent Forum on:
(a) Economic and social development;
(b) Indigenous women;
(c) Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People.
4. Human rights:
(a) Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples;
(b) Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human
rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples and other
special rapporteurs.
5. Half-day discussion on the Arctic.
6. Comprehensive dialogue with six United Nations agencies and funds.
7. Future work of the Permanent Forum, including issues of the Economic
and Social Council and emerging issues.
8. Draft agenda for the ninth session of the Permanent Forum.
9. Adoption of the report of the Permanent Forum on its eighth session. 

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Information received from Governments: Nicaragua AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Conclusions and Recommendations on the In-depth Dialogue of the UNPFII with DESA AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Conclusions and Recommendations on the In-depth Dialogue of the UNPFII with FAO AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
CRP.10: Directrices de protección para los pueblos indígenas en aislamiento voluntario y en contacto inicial de la región amazónica y el Gran Chaco AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Information Received from the Asian Development Bank AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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E/C.19/2009/CRP.3: Cultural indicators of Indigenous Peoples' food and agro-ecological systems AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
CRP.4: Annex to Final Report of the United Nations Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples' Issues AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
Report of the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues (IASG) to the Eighth Session AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Information Received from UNESCO AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Information Received from the United Nations System and other intergovernmental organizations: UNDP AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Information Received from the United Nations System and other intergovernmental organizations: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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CRP.9: The Anchorage Declaration from Indigenous Peoples' Global Summit on Climate Change, Anchorage, Alaska AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
CRP.6: Report of the North America Region - Preparatory Meeting for the UNPFII8 AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
CRP.5: A Global Indigenous Peoples' Initiative to Stop TB - Our Children, Our Future AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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CRP.2: Climate Change, Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
Information Received from non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status: Tebtebba Foundation AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Conclusions and Recommendations on the In-depth Dialogue of the UNPFII with UNDP AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Conclusions and Recommendations on the In-depth Dialogue of the UNPFII with OHCHR AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Conclusions and Recommendations on the In-depth Dialogue of the UNPFII with IFAD AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
Conclusions and Recommendations on the In-depth Dialogue of the UNPFII with FAO AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Conclusions and Recommendations on the In-depth Dialogue of the UNPFII with DESA AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Conclusions and Recommendations on the In-depth Dialogue of the UNPFII with UNFPA AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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In-depth dialogue with UN Agencies AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Attendance at the eighth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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CRP.8: Report of the international expert group meeting on extractive industries, Indigenous Peoples' rights and corporate social responsibility AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
CRP.7: A draft guide on the relevant principles contained in the UNDRIP, International Labour Organisation Convention No. 169 and International Labour Organisation Convention No. 107 that relate to Indigenous land tenure and management arrangements AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Note by the Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on reports received from the UN system and other inter-governmental organizations AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Analysis prepared by the SPFII - Second Decade AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Analysis prepared by the SPFII - Indigenous Women AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Analysis prepared by the SPFII - Economic and social development AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Provisional Agenda for the Eighth Session of the Permanent Forum AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Concept Note Whether Climate Change policies and projects adhere to the standards in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Human Rights Council expert mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples? AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
CRP.1: Indigenous Peoples and Boarding Schools: A Comparative Study AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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Proposed Organization of Work for the Eighth Session of the Permanent Forum AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
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