Indigenous communities are also involved in developing indigenous traditional knowledge policies.

Indigenous communities and organizations are urged to

Effect of poverty alleviation programmes on indigenous communities

Statistical information covering some 400 indigenous communities had been collected.

Without effective participation, indigenous communities are reduced to mere objects.

Taking note that economic globalization frequently has negative effects on disadvantaged communities and in particular on indigenous communities,

There were also reports of the militarization of some indigenous communities.

Multilingualism and multiculturalism are not the closed preserve of indigenous communities.

(a) Declare formal recognition of past injustices and past practices that have caused the multifaceted impoverishment of indigenous communities reaffirm publicly the value of indigenous communities to the national and international welfare

What type of documentation and information should be provided to indigenous communities?

The educational needs of indigenous communities are generally given low priority in Governments' education plans, meaning that these communities receive fewer material and institutional resources per student than does the non indigenous urban population.

The report also discusses conflict situations affecting certain indigenous communities in the world.

Violence increased in the first half of 2005, particularly attacks against indigenous communities.

33. The Commission deplores the continued violence against indigenous and Afro Colombian communities.

Development programmes that aim to reduce poverty in indigenous communities must include full participation of and decision making by the communities involved.

Such participation must involve parents, legitimate representatives of indigenous communities and indigenous schoolteachers, administrators and staff and members of the educational bureaucracy.

Indigenous peoples have the right to determine the responsibilities of individuals to their communities.

The situation of indigenous persons who defend their communities' human rights is especially worrisome.

Data collection must respond to the priorities and aims of the indigenous communities themselves.

Girls tend to be disproportionately at risk, as are young people from indigenous communities.

The overall aim of IFAD's work on indigenous traditional knowledge, including culture, is to unleash its great potential for the development of indigenous communities.

The ambiguous nature of education in indigenous communities continues to generate tensions and conflict today.

Recognizing the contribution of indigenous and local communities embodying traditional lifestyles, and women within those communities, to the conservation and sustainable use of biological resources,

The indigenous traditional knowledge of indigenous communities, which reflects their holistic worldview, also contributes to the world's cultural and biological diversity and is a source of cultural and economic wealth for the communities and for humanity as a whole.

Indigenous people everywhere show a pattern of persistent poverty which calls for urgent, comprehensive and multidimensional measures aimed at the neediest indigenous communities and regions.

The participation of indigenous communities in designing, implementing and evaluating educational programmes and projects is essential.

Indigenous communities increasingly assume responsibility for developing their own teaching methods and running their own schools.

Furthermore, indigenous communities from around the world share similar perceptions about the nature of these challenges.

The Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems project (LINKS) aims at fostering dialogue and understanding between indigenous knowledge holders and scientists, to empower local communities in biodiversity conservation.

(b) Ensure the full participation of indigenous communities in any and all policy development and decision making that relates to any particular indigenous community, land or environment.

A further theme that emerged from the presentations by the indigenous experts was the value and practical relevance of local projects and activities initiated by indigenous communities themselves.

9. Decides that the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations should also be used to assist representatives of indigenous communities and organizations in attending, as observers, the sessions of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Which actor(s) should be responsible for providing information and impact assessments on projects that affect indigenous communities?

How should indigenous communities benefit from their contribution of traditional knowledge to conservation and sustainable use of resources?

But often, and more significantly for indigenous communities, poverty relates to the human condition of exclusion and marginalization.

In Costa Rica, lack of appropriate planning in relation to the restoration of ancestral lands has provoked great difficulties for indigenous communities in relation to their indigenous traditional knowledge.

An indigenous expert from Panama reported on cases in which genetic resources and associated indigenous traditional knowledge had been used by third parties without the consent of indigenous communities, which had not received any benefits from such exploitation.

The establishment of the Commission's Working Group of Experts on Indigenous Populations Communities to examine the main challenges faced by indigenous people and communities in Africa not only represents a milestone in the promotion and protection of the human rights of indigenous people in the region, but also promises to help advance the debate on the challenges faced by millions of indigenous people throughout the world with regard to human rights.

At that session, he made a presentation to the plenary, held bilateral meetings with the Working Group of Experts on Indigenous Populations Communities and had the opportunity to hold wide ranging discussions with indigenous representatives from various African countries on the challenges their respective communities face.

WIPO was considering specific ways to enhance the participation of local and indigenous communities in the Committee's future work.

Special measures should be taken to protect indigenous communities against organized violence in the context of internal armed conflicts.

Secondly, it has been recognized that education must be placed in the context of local indigenous communities' own culture.

Within indigenous communities, women are often the poorest, most marginalized and most unaware of their human and political rights.

Concern was also raised over commercialization of traditional knowledge and genetic resources, particularly without the consent of indigenous communities.

For instance, the destruction of forests in Central Africa by logging companies is destroying the livelihoods of indigenous communities.