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“Participate actively andat the highest possible level, withprovision for the inclusion of indigenous peoples in national delegations,
in theUnitedNationsGeneral Assembly high-level meeting entitled theWorldConference on Indigenous Peoples,
to be held inSeptember 2014, aswell as inother relevant international forums.”
Comments
TheWorldConference on Indigenous Peopleswas held in 2014, and thismeasure seeks to establish some guidelines to guarantee that the
indigenous peoples of Latin America participate in the official delegations to international and regional forums on population and
development. From this perspective, some possible lines of action are:
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Create a participatory mechanism for indigenous peoples for implementing the Montevideo Consensus on Population and
Development.
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Encourage and ensure that indigenous peoples’ representatives participate at meetings of the Regional Conference on Population and
Development.
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Promote and ensure the participation of indigenous peoples in the follow-upmeetings to the International Conference on Population
andDevelopment.
