Mid-term evaluation Second International Decade of the World s Indigenous People

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1 Mid-term evaluation Second International Decade of the World s Indigenous People Questionnaire for UN system and other intergovernmental organizations Information submitted by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Unedited version

2 UNDP RESPONSE TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL DECADE OF THE WORLD S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

3 PART A. GENERAL QUESTIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL DECADE OF THE WORLD S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE: 1) Has the agency/organization established specific plans and activities or benchmarks to implement the goal and objective of the Second International Decade of the World s Indigenous People? If so, please describe them. UNDP has developed a corporate Civil Society Strategy where indigenous peoples issues figure prominently and include a flagship on indigenous peoples issues respecting a human rights and equal partnerships approach. 2) How does the agency/organization perceive the impact of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in its activities and overall direction? The UN Declaration has already provided fresh impetus to UNDP s engagement with indigenous peoples (IPs). UNDP is aware that the international normative framework applying to indigenous peoples has been strengthened. This has translated to the programmatic level. Building on the experience of the programme, The Regional Initiative on Indigenous Peoples Rights and Development in Asia and Pacific (RIPP), the new initiative in Latin America is a direct response to Articles 41 and 42 and a clear impact of the UN Declaration. Also, one of the three global flagships of the new UNDP civil society strategy is on indigenous peoples. As a result, UNDP is exploring to develop, jointly with other UN Organizations new initiatives at the global and country level to enhance the capacity of all stakeholders in a mutually reinforcing way (including our own in UNDP country offices) to address the need to integrate indigenous peoples rights in programmes and projects. 3) Does the agency/organization celebrate the International Day of the World s Indigenous People? UNDP celebrates the International Day of the World s Indigenous Peoples by preparing a Statement issued by the UNDP Administrator and circulated widely in the organization and among partners. UNDP has also participated in events organized by the SPFII and several countries organize activities and events to celebrate the day, mainly in Latin America and in Asia. 4) What has been the agency/organization s most significant and main contribution to the implementation of the goal and objectives of the Second Decade? The main contribution of UNDP to the Second Decade is its advocacy work in promotion of a Human Development paradigm. The mandate of UNDP is enshrined in the human development paradigm that empowers people by expanding their freedom and choices to determine their own life and future. UNDP has long experience working on democratic governance, which

4 constitutes one of its four corporate Practice Areas. Following the acceptance of the UN Common Understanding on a Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) within the UN System, In the area of indigenous peoples, UNDP was pioneer in establishing the first regional programme in Asia (RIPP) and the GEF Small Grants Programme that continues to provide support to a large number of indigenous peoples organizations around the world. UNDP is on the ground in practically all development countries and holds the position of UN Resident Coordinator in most of them, as such putting UNDP strategically placed for concerted UN advocacy on indigenous peoples rights. With the Human Development Report of 2004 on Cultural Liberty in Today s Diverse World, and human development reports at the regional, national and local levels, UNDP has already taken the lead in highlighting crucial issues related to cultural diversity, peace, development and equity. 5) How does the agency/organization plan to enhance the awareness of indigenous peoples issues amongst staff? UNDP is actively committed and engaged in the exercise of providing training to UNDP Country Office colleagues as well as UN Country Teams in collaboration with the SPFII and IASG to enhance the awareness of indigenous peoples issues amongst its staff. In addition, UNDP senior management has made several statements and participated in the in-depth dialogue of the Permanent Forum in 2009, which provided the opportunity to send a very strong message to UN colleagues on the ground on the need to listen to and engage with indigenous peoples. - In what types and sectors of indigenous issues has the agency/organization been most involved during the last five years? Over the last 5 years, UNDP has mostly engaged with indigenous peoples in the areas of Democratic Governance area and Environment and Energy. The UNDP-GEF Small Grants Programme has funded over 10,000 projects, locally-initiated and managed in collaboration with NGOs, CBOs, and indigenous groups in 120 countries. Approximately 15% of the funding portfolio goes to projects submitted by indigenous peoples organizations. Significant efforts have been exerted to increase the use of innovative formats for the submission of project concepts such as through the use of participatory video. For instance, the Baka people in Eastern Cameroon are using video cameras with support from UNDP to document how climate change is damaging the forests where they live. SGP is also implementing a Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change Initiative to pilot local-level climate risk management projects. UNDP is currently supporting the development of community driven climate change risk management projects in 10 countries. For instance, in Guatemala, projects under development in the Kiché and Mam communities, are focusing on reducing the increasing risks of landslides and soil erosion in the highland agro ecosystems.

5 UNDP has also been actively engaged in the Equator Initiative a cross-sector partnership that develops the capacity and raises the profile of grassroots efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The Equator Initiative has helped more than 1,400 community-based natural resource management initiatives raise their profile, link with technical and business support, and connect with their peers to share best practices. Close to 50 percent of Equator Prize recipients have been indigenous peoples from across the tropics. The UN-REDD Programme is a collaborative effort between UNDP, the United Nations Environment Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization. This Programme aims to contribute to the development of capacity for implementing reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) and to support the international dialogue for the inclusion of a REDD mechanism in a post-2012 climate regime. UN-REDD is investing substantial energy to ensure that indigenous peoples are included as key stakeholders in the process, and that the REDD mechanism benefits and empowers local and indigenous communities. Another issue at the forefront for UNDP is gender equality and empowering indigenous women. To offer just a few examples, UNDP is supporting the Government of Namibia to enhance legal protection of San women against gender-based violence and improving their access to the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. The UNDP Regional Programme on Indigenous Peoples Rights and Development in Asia and the Pacific (RIPP) is training indigenous women on decisionmaking to address the power dynamics that exist in their communities. For instance, UNDP in Bangladesh has helped set up 450 women s groups, empowering and allowing them to develop their own community-based projects and setiing up a grass-roots leaders network. In the area of democratic governance, The Inter-Parliamentary Union UNDP Initiative is working to promote the effective representation of indigenous peoples in more inclusive parliaments. In Burundi, UNDP has provided support to the Associations of Batwas to develop small and medium-sized enterprise projects for income generation. PART B. EVALUATION OF THE DEGREE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMME OF ACTION OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL DECADE OF THE WORLD S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE (Objective 1 5 of the Second Decade): Objective 1 of the Second Decade: a. Assess the progress made and degree of implementation in relation to promoting non-discrimination and inclusion of indigenous peoples in the design, implementation and evaluation of international, regional and national processes regarding laws, policies, resources, programmes and projects.

6 2. Please identify existing challenges and institutional limitations in the agency s /organization s capacity to approach indigenous issues. Some challenging aspects of UNDP work in the area of indigenous peoples: UNDP follows national legislation that recognizes ancestral domain and the need to respect free, prior and informed consent, as well as international law applied by international and national courts. Most UNDP projects are owned and implemented by government agencies. UNDP s role is to support governments in ensuring that principle and build their capacity. UNDP s role also is to facilitate dialogue among different stakeholders. However, UNDP has initiated a process to help governments to ensure free, prior and informed consent, for example in REDD Guidelines. In particular, challenges referring to free, prior and informed consent are the following: lack of clear interlocutors in indigenous peoples; absence of traditional and legitimate IP authorities; division among IPs themselves and lack of internal consensus lack of understanding and technical capacity in UN Agencies and governments; timeframes of projects are too limited for carrying out processes of consultation that respect own indigenous peoples sense of time. Need to protect the human rights of indigenous peoples and other people living in the same land. Collision of interests, mainly economic interests. 3. Has the agency/organization developed guidelines or a policy of how to engage with indigenous peoples in its work. At the policy level, the UNDP Policy of Engagement with Indigenous Peoples was adopted in 2001 and has now been complemented by the UNDG Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples Issues that already reflects indigenous peoples rights principles contained in the UN Declaration and ILO Convention 169. UNDP will soon initiate a process to integrate the UNDG Guidelines in its Programmes and operations policies and procedures (POPP) and will continue working actively with the UN Management Team to roll out the Guidelines at the country level. UNDP met with the Special Rapporteur on the fundamental freedom and rights of indigenous people two days ago to analyze and create better understanding among development practitioners on how to best integrate principles such as the Free, prior and informed consent in our policies and programmes as well as safeguards and other recourse mechanisms.

7 4. The purpose of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is to constitute the legal basis for all activities. What is the position of the UN Declaration in the overall strategy of the agency/organization? The UN Declaration figures prominently as a normative reference for UNDP similarly to other human rights instruments. The UN Declaration has already been integrated in strategic documents such as the UNDP Civil Society Strategy and the UN REDD Collaborative Framework. The UNDRIP is also part of the UNDG Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples Issues that apply to UNDP as a member of the UNDG. 5. Which are the main strategies, policies and activities that the agency/organization is considering in the future to support the implementation of UNDRIP and raise awareness about its content at the international and country level? The UNDP strategic plan emphasizes the link between human development, human rights and national ownership by calling for UNDP to support Governments in the identification of effective interventions strengthening participation by the poorest social sectors, as well as by women, youth, persons living with disabilities and indigenous peoples. Support to mobilize civic engagement among those groups is a basic foundation for strengthening their access to the policymaking process. On the occasion of the 2008 International Day of the World s Indigenous Peoples, the UNDP Administrator reaffirmed that UNDP would continue to support efforts to ensure that indigenous voices are heard loudly and clearly, and that they contribute to local, national and global development processes. 6. How does the agency/organization intend to mainstream indigenous peoples issues in its work especially in relation to the key areas of its mandate? UNDP works with all member States and non State actors, interested in the area of Indigenous Peoples issues, in achieving Human Development. UNDP welcomes ideas and collaboration offered by indigenous peoples, but we need this collaboration to jointly achieve the MDGs. UNDP is making efforts to becoming a more extroverted and open organization in countries. However, in some cases, there are factors that may contribute to the idea that UNDP is not open or make open access more difficult. For instance, UNDP and other UN Agencies need to maintain high security standards that do not facilitate free access of citizens to their facilities. UNDP has recently approved a new Information Disclosure Policy (January 2008) according to which information about UNDP programmes and operations should be available to the public via UNDP websites of Country Offices, Headquarters and the

8 associated funds and programmes. Indigenous peoples can request information and if they don t receive information, they can recur to a grievance mechanism. UNDP, in the context of existing initiatives such as the Regional Indigenous Peoples Programme, and new initiatives such as the regional initiative in Latin America and a global initiative is currently being explored on how to establish mechanisms for greater and more systematic engagement with indigenous peoples at the country level. The UN Special Rapporteur has also commented on the positive role that such mechanisms can play to involve IPs in UNDP programming processes at the outset. Indigenous peoples are encouraged to report to UNDP Headquarters any concern or constraint in receiving information or engaging with UNDP colleagues in country offices. 7. Does the agency/organization promote the inclusion of indigenous peoples through its programmes and projects and how? The UNDP Policy of Engagement with Indigenous Peoples (2001) and several other UNDP Policies dealing with human rights, civil society, and substantive practice areas provide the need to ensure participatory approaches that involve UNDP stakeholders and partners (including direct beneficiaries of UNDP projects) in UNDP programming cycle. Similarly, the CCA/UNDAF guidelines and others relating to UNDG processes at the country level emphasize the aspect of participation. In particular, the UNDP Policies, Programming, Operations and Procedures Manual (POPP) contain several provisions regarding procedures and mechanisms that ensure the participation of indigenous peoples in UNDP programming work. b. Identify key priority areas and strategies for strengthened action in relation to promoting non-discrimination and inclusion of indigenous peoples in the design, implementation and evaluation of international, regional and national processes UNDP has long experience working on democratic governance, which constitutes one of its four corporate Practice Areas. Following the acceptance of the UN Common Understanding on a Human Rights Based Approach to Development (HRBA) within the UN System, UNDP has played a key role in developing and implementing training manuals and specific practical toolkits. In the area of indigenous peoples, UNDP was pioneer in establishing the first regional programme in Asia and the GEF Small Grants Programme that continues to provide support to a large number of indigenous peoples organizations around the world. UNDP is on the ground in practically all development countries and holds the position of UN Resident Coordinator in most of them, as such putting UNDP strategically placed for concerted UN

9 advocacy on indigenous peoples rights. With the Human Development Report of 2004 on Cultural Liberty in Today s Diverse World, and human development reports at the regional, national and local levels, UNDP has already taken the lead in highlighting crucial issues related to cultural diversity, peace, development and equity. c. Identify examples of Good Practice in the promotion of non-discrimination and inclusion of indigenous peoples in the design, implementation and evaluation of international, regional and national processes. Newsletters from RIPP (click): This Newsletter highlights RIPP's work and partnership with Governments, Indigenous Peoples Organizationsand UNDP Country Offices in Asia Pacific. April 2009: Newsletter_April2009.pdf May 2009: er_may2009.pdf Objective 2 of the Second Decade a. Assess the progress made and degree of implementation in relation to promoting full and effective participation of indigenous peoples in decision which directly or indirectly affect their lifestyles, traditional lands and territories, their cultural integrity as indigenous peoples with collective rights or any other aspect of their lives, considering the principles of free, prior and informed consent. 1. Has the agency/organization developed guidelines on as to how to apply the principle of free, prior and informed consent. Under UNDP s leadership, the UN REDD Programme, a collaborative effort between UNDP, FAO and UNEP has developed Guidelines for Indigenous Peoples issues that focus on the principle of free, prior and informed consent. Building on these guidelines, its own UNDP Policy of Engagement, the UNDG Guideliness on Indigenous Peoples Issues, and taking into consideration the feedback received from indigenous peoples around the world after a thorough process of consultation, UNDP intends to develop guidelines that apply to the entire organization. 2. Does the agency/organization provide information material in indigenous languages if implementing or supporting activities in indigenous peoples areas?

10 UNDP recognizes the importance of access to information to ensure informed decisions and it is providing materials in indigenous languages in most projects being implemented in indigenous territories. Furthermore, UNDP is supporting the translation of the UN Declaration in local languages in a number of countries such as Paraguay or Ecuador (and possibly the number of countries/regions will be significantly expanded in the next years) 3. Has the agency/organization developed any experience in entering into dialogue with local or national indigenous peoples organizations? Most UNDP projects dealing with indigenous peoples promote partnerships with them or are implemented with indigenous peoples organizations as implementing partners. In many cases, indigenous peoples organizations receive grants in the context of the GEF Small Grants Programmes or other UNDP projects and are responsible to achieve the activity results as stipulated in grant agreements/project documents. In other cases, indigenous peoples organizations participate in advisory committees (for instance, in the Regional Indigenous Peoples programme in Asia, RIPP) or execute project activities as implementing partners. 4. Does the agency/organization participate in any instutionalized forum or formalized round table with indigenous peoples at national level. At the country level, UNDP has adopted a clear leadership role in advocating for advisory committee composed by civil society representatives and indigenous peoples in at least 8 countries. In two countries, Bolivia and Kenya, UNDP, jointly with OHCHR, established advisory committees only composed by indigenous representatives that has helped both organizations in the learning process of how to establish /strengthen similar mechanism to ensure an institutionalized collaboration between the UN Resident Coordinator/UN Country Teams and indigenous peoples communities at the country level and its meaningful participation in CCA/UNDAF processes. Such mechanisms to the UN Country Team can prove a good entry point for dialogue with government counterparts and initiating dialogue processes with civil society at large. 5. Does the agency/organization have its own consultative body comprised of indigenous peoples and if so, at what level. At the global level, UNDP established a Civil Society Advisory Committee composed by civil society representatives and which includes a representative of indigenous peoples who currently coincides with the Chair of the UN

11 Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz. The UNDP Civil Society Advisory Committee provides advice to the UNDP Administrator and UNDP senior management on strategic decisions concerning policy and also programmatic direction in the organization. UNDP considers the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to be a uniquely placed institution to serve as sounding board for UN Agencies, including UNDP. Thus, UNDP takes the recommendations by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues very seriously and wishes to strengthen its continuous engagement with this institution. b. Identify key priority areas and suggest strategies for further and strengthened action in promoting full and effectives participation of indigenous peoples in decision which directly or indirectly affect their lifestyles, traditional lands and territories, their cultural integrity as indigenous peoples with collective rights or any other aspect of their lives, considering the principle of free, prior and informed consent. Capacity development for the realization of the rights of indigenous peoples, and; Establishment or strengthening of consultative and participatory mechanisms to these mechanisms will operationalize the principles of consultation, participation and free, prior and informed consent, enabling partnerships between the states, indigenous peoples and the UN Country Teams. c. Identify examples of Good Practices in promoting full and effective participation. The Regional Initiative on Indigenous Peoples Rights and Development in Asia and the Pacific (RIPP) is now in its second phase. This unique initiative facilitates active cooperation between Governments, UNDP country offices and indigenous peoples organizations. It develops the capacity of Government official s and representatives of indigenous peoples organizations to implement inclusive and participatory processes in policymaking and integrate indigenous peoples rights into national policy and strategies. For instance, Interactive Regional Dialogue on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Mechanisms on the Promotion and Protection of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and their relevance in South-East Asia On 28 and 29 January 2009, UNDP-RIPP and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, (Regional Office for South-East Asia) held the 1 st Interactive Regional

12 Dialogue on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Mechanisms on the Promotion and Protection of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and their relevance in South-East Asia, in Bangkok. UN Experts participating in the Dialogue included Ms. Vicky Tauli Corpuz, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; Prof. Rodolfo Stavenhagen, former UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of fundamental freedoms and human rights of Indigenous peoples; Mr. John Bernhard Henriksen, Chairperson-Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Ms. Virginia Dandan, member of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The aim of the Dialogue was to provide a space for open discussions on how the UN System can contribute to the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as called for under Articles 41 and 42 of the Declaration. The first day was devoted to an interactive dialogue with UN Resident Coordinators/UNDP Resident Representatives from South East Asia and a number of issues were identified to ensure adequate attention to Indigenous peoples issues in the current work on social inclusion, poverty reduction and MDGs tracking; the preparations for the Universal Periodic Review and treaty bodies, as well as on national efforts for the disaggregation of data. On the 29 th, the Dialogue focused on an exchange with regional civil society organizations while the afternoon dialogue was conducted during the regular session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism, Technical Working Group on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (Co-Chaired by UNESCAP and UNIFEM). The WG exchanged views with the experts on the challenges Indigenous women face in the region. Building on the RIPP experience, UNDP has also initiated a process of engagement with indigenous peoples in Latin America that aims to systematize best practices and establish consultation processes to promote the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP), implemented by UNDP, is now operational in over 115 countries. Through its decentralized governance mechanism, some 15% of its funding goes directly to projects implemented by indigenous peoples. Significant efforts have been exerted by the SGP at the global level to increase the use of innovative formats for the submission of project concepts in indigenous and vernacular languages, such as through the use of participatory video (PV). The PV Handbook launched at the UNPFII in 2006 has been translated into Russian, Spanish, Chinese and Bahasa Indonesian, and French. Since 2008, GEF-SGP has supported a number of initiatives on indigenous and community conserved areas, and implemented community-based adaptation (CBA) projects in 10 pilot countries to be mainstreamed into SGP funding at the global level in

13 2010. In Guatemala, these projects are under development in the Kiché and Mam communities, focusing on reducing the increasing risks of landslides and soil erosion in the highland agro ecosystems. In Viet Nam, projects under development will work towards stabilizing water resources for agricultural purposes in Muong communities. UNDP in India supported projects that strengthened sustainable livelihoods for biodiversity conservation for the Sundarbans ecosystem and the sustainable coastal zone management Gulf of Mannar. The Equator Initiative is a partnership between UNDP, civil society, business, governments and communities created to develop the capacity and raise the profile of grassroots efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Equator Initiative community dialogue spaces provide venues for indigenous input into national and international policy formation as well as indigenous peer-to-peer knowledge sharing on conservation best practices, adaptation to climate change, and sustainable income generation activities. Over 40% of communities that have received the Equator Prize, a prize awarded biennially for outstanding community work in biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction, self-identify as indigenous peoples. In Indonesia, UNDP is supporting the local government of Papua to put in place a special local regulation that will enable the use of Adat courts as a formal dispute -resolution method. In December 2008, the provincial parliament legitimized the local regulation that enables the use of Adat courts. UNDP in Mexico has collaborated with the Government to establish 29 uninominal electoral districts where indigenous peoples made up 40 per cent or more of the population. Additionally, UNDP will initiate a capacity-development process to create better conditions for indigenous women to be politically active and effectively exercise their local authority duties. UNDP Guatemala is also implementing a project to support the productive reintegration of populations uprooted by the armed conflict (most of them indigenous peoples), in collaboration with the Consultative Assembly of Uprooted Populations, a self-recognized Mayan organization, with a total budget of $733,000 ( ) and $262,000 for To sum up, UNDP Guatemala is using approximately $1.7 million for projects mainly related to indigenous peoples. Objective 3 of the Second Decade a. Assess the progress made and degree of implementation in relation to redefining development policies that depart from a vision of equity and that are culturally appropriate, including respect for the cultural and linguistic diversity of indigenous peoples

14 1. Does the agency/organization promote the implementation of international treaties regarding indigenous issues when entering into partnerships with governments and others and if so how? UNDP has the mandate to promote Human Development through its practice areas of democratic governance, poverty reduction, environment and energy and crisis prevention and recovery. Therefore, the advocacy role of UNDP both at the local and international levels is extremely important as demonstrated, for instance, by the publication of its Human Development Reports. Following the acceptance of the UN Common Understanding on a Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) within the UN System, UNDP has played a key role in developing and implementing training manuals. UNDP is committed to proactively supporting their capacity, jointly with the capacity of indigenous peoples and organizations to collaborate with the governments. UNDP has long experience in responding to and ensuring national ownership, which includes both State institutions and civil society at large, including and particularly sectors of the population that may suffer exclusion or do not participate in decision making such as indigenous peoples. In this line, UNDP has specific programmes and procedures that support indigenous peoples organizations. Examples are the GEF Small Grant Programmes and several projects that include grants schemes such as the new Democratic Governance Facility in Kenya that builds on the indigenous peoples work and network initiated by UNDP through the UN indigenous peoples advisory committee (UNIPACK). 2. Has the agency/organization developed a practice to incorporate and preserve indigenous learning and knowledge systems into its activities with indigenous peoples? UNDP has not yet identify and developed this area of work but is exploring its participation in such platforms set up by other UN Agencies. Indigenous knowledge is being integrated in UNDP programming processes by the inclusion of indigenous peoples organizations as partners and their inclusion in project steering committees/advisory committees. 3. Has the agency/organization employed indigenous staff (where and how many)? UNDP does not have a system in place to quantify how many indigenous professionals that works for the organisation. However, UNDP has recently included a provision in

15 UNDP human resources policies about staff diversity and the importance of counting with a diverse workforce. For example, all UNDP vacancies are public and include a note stating the following: UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. 4. Does the agency/organization involve indigenous peoples and their knowledge prior to the implementation of programmes and projects in indigenous peoples territories? UNDP promotes dialogue with indigenous peoples and inclusion of their knowledge in development programming and policy processes. Building on the experience of existing experience in the context of the Global Human Rights Strengthening Programme and previous pilot projects such as HURIST Human Rights Strengthening Programme- that enabled the establishment of indigenous peoples advisory committees to the UN Country Teams in Kenya and Bolivia, as well as a regional advisory board in Asia, UNDP continues to support the establishment of mechanisms that provide an avenue to include indigenous peoples knowledge and advice in the work of UNDP. Although such advisory committees pose opportunities and challenges and take a long process to create ownership, the committees in Kenya and Bolivia have already played a very important role in strengthening concerted action by UN Country Teams and State institutions in the area of IP issues and raising awareness in the UN Country Teams/State institutions. The UN Indigenous Peoples Advisory Committee of Kenya (UNIPACK) was one of the outputs of the Human Rights Strengthening (HURIST) project focused on mainstreaming indigenous peoples rights in Kenya. An interim committee was established in consensus with indigenous representatives participating in the June-July 2004 HURIST pilot workshop in Kenya. The interim committee served for one year and was composed of nine indigenous peoples representatives and one UNDP representative. A long process of selecting the representatives to sit on UNIPACK was undertaken, including travel to eight sites for regional consultations with over 23 different indigenous and ethnic communities. The selection of representatives was by electoral processes and groups were required to nominate candidates in a transparent process. The definition of indigenous peoples for the purpose of UNIPACK was agreed with the communities to include Pastoralists, Hunters-Gatherers and Ethnic Minorities. UNIPACK served to establish a mechanism for dialogue and information sharing amongst indigenous peoples, UNDP/UN system and Government authorities

16 and parliamentarians. It also provides strategic guidance on indigenous peoples concerns, principles and perspectives and promote stakeholder dialogues UNIPACK successes: - Some members of UNIPACK have undertaken advisory roles on other steering committees within UNDP programming, including the GEF and Assisting Communities Together (ACT); - The NHRI has now integrated consideration of indigenous peoples and minorities into its strategic planning process; - UNIPACK can build UNDP s capacity to support the Kenyan Government in new initiatives such as the proposed National Ethnic Race and Reconciliation Commission (NERREC) and forthcoming constitutional reform. UNIPACK challenges: The concepts of indigenous peoples and minorities are not widely internalised in Kenya, presenting problems for the engagement of the UNIPACK with government institutions and for determining concretely which groups constitute minorities and indigenous peoples and should be eligible for participation with UNIPACK; The long-term sustainability of UNIPACK, created under HURIST, is threatened by the reliance of the structure on UNDP core funding; There are some debates over whether to maintain UNIPACK as a distinct structure or to integrate minorities and indigenous peoples into the CSO Advisory Committee. 5. Does the agency/organization have a specific unit or focal point on indigenous issues (national /regional or global). If so, please indicate shortly the terms of reference for this function. UNDP counts with one global UNDP focal point for indigenous peoples issues based in UNDP HQ but also focal points in programmes, areas and country offices. As f ollow up to one recommendation from the Permanent Forum in 2008, UNDP established a Liaison Committee on indigenous peoples. The UNDP Liaison Committee has allowed for greater coordination, information sharing and concerted efforts in UNDP and it has also provided avenues for higher visibility. The Committee has significantly facilitated the preparation of the 2008 in-depth dialogue and it will continue to be instrumental in developing the civil society strategy flagship number 2: the Indigenous Peoples Partnership. UNDP has also established a network of Indigenous Peoples focal points in country offices. Such network is currently being expanded and strengthened. All Indigenous peoples focal points are aware of the UNDP Policy of Engagement (and UNDG Guidelines) and raising awareness among other colleagues.

17 b. Identify key priority areas for further strengthened action in relation to redefining development policies that depart from a vision of equity and that are culturally appropriate, including respect for the cultural and linguistic diversity of indigenous peoples. UNDP will follow both a targeted and a mainstreaming approach to ensure that indigenous peoples issues are addressed across all of UNDP s programmatic work. UNDP will scale up support, in line with the second priority focus area of its Civil Society strategy, for community empowerment to promote principles of national ownership as contained in the UNDP Strategic Plan ( ). The proposed Indigenous peoples component of the UNDP Civil Society Strategy to be administered by UNDP through UNDP Regional Centers and Country Offices, will include: (i) a grants component for initiatives designed by indigenous peoples themselves according to their own priorities; (ii) support the capacity of governments, particularly local government units, and all stakeholders to engage indigenous peoples in policy, development planning and reporting processes, through the establishment of participatory mechanisms; and (iii) a global indigenous youth leadership component that will develop the capacities of indigenous leaders, and particularly indigenous young women, to have a strong voice in regional and international development organizations and processes. The proposed mechanism will emphasize reducing stigma and discrimination of indigenous peoples living with HIV, disabilities, among others, and the particular vulnerability of indigenous women and girls in the access to land and property. UNDP will assist UN Country Teams in mapping, supporting and strengthening the capacity assets of indigenous partners and facilitate increased South-South learning and knowledge exchange to maximize the potential of indigenous traditional knowledge to address food security, conflict prevention, climate change and the realizati on of indigenous peoples rights. The proposed mechanism will also upgrade UNDP internal capacity to engage meaningfully with indigenous peoples at the country level and contribute to fully integrating indigenous peoples rights into UNDP s corporate strategies, policies and processes, in the context of the human rights-based approach to development programming and the UNDG Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples Issues. c. Identify examples of Good Practice in relation to redefining development policies that depart from a vision of equity and that are culturally appropriate including respect for the cultural and linguistic diversity of indigenous peoples. The UNDP-Indigenous Peoples component described above will build on the experience from the UNDP Asia Regi onal Initiative on Indigenous Peoples (RIPP), the UNDP/GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP), the Equator Initiative and the UNDP Global Human Rights Strengthening Programme; and it will support the recently launched UNDP Latin American and Caribbean initiative on engagement with indigenous peoples. With this flagship initiative, UNDP will promote the principles enshrined in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 1 and ILO Convention 169, the recommendations of the

18 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 2 and the UNDP Policy of Engagement with Indigenous Peoples. With the Human Development Report of 2004 on Cultural Liberty in Today s Diverse World, and human development reports at the regional, national and local levels, UNDP has already taken the lead in highlighting crucial issues related to cultural diversity, peace, development and equity as they refer to indigenous peoples issues. An important example is the UNDP Human Development Report Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divid ed world underlines that multilateral mechanisms and governance structures should be developed as part of a broad-based strategy for human development that extends beyond conservation and emission targets to a far wider set of development concerns, including respect for the human rights of indigenous peoples. UNDP welcomes that the theme of the Permanent Forum for 2010 is Development with Culture and Identity. UNDP will work with the Inter-Agency Support Group to draft a report on Development with Culture and Identity and contribute particularly to the understanding of the human development paradigm as it links to indigenous peoples rights and development. The year 2010 marks a number of key milestones in international development. It is the 20 th anniversary of the launch of the UNDP Human Development Report, the 10-year review of the Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals, as well as Beijing +15 on the position and equal rights of women. UNDP is committed to continue to play an instrument role in ensuring that indigenous peoples voices are heard clearly and contribute to local, national and global human development, particularly in the context of the MDG and climate change agendas. Objective 4 of the Second Decade a. Assess the progress made and degree of implementation in relation to adopting targeted policies, programmes, projects and budgets for the development of indigenous peoples, including concrete benchmarks, and particular emphasis on indigenous women, children and youth. 1. Does the agency/organization have specific programmes or projects targeting indigenous peoples? 2. Has the agency/organization allocated specific budgets to support specific indigenous peoples issues and have such allocations changed during the last five years? If so, indicate the degree of increase! Indigenous peoples are often mainstreamed in existing projects and UNDP is present in more than 166 country offices.

19 UNDP has allocated 1.5 million dollars from its own core budget for the Regional Programme on Indigenous Peoples Rights and Development (RIPP) in Asia. The Global Environmental Facility Small Grants Programme, implemented by UNDP on behalf of the GEF partnership in over 115 countries worldwide, supports innovative approaches to reconciling global environmental priorities with development needs. The Programme does this by working directly with communities, providing grants of up to $50,000 to non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations for projects they design themselves. By encouraging community and country ownership of Programme projects and initiatives, the Programme cultivates sustainable approaches and long-term support for its efforts. At least 15 per cent of Programme projects worldwide are implemented by indigenous peoples organizations and/or in indigenous territories and community conserved areas. 3. Has the agency/organization implemented any programmes or projects using indigenous peoples languages during the activities implemented? (See supra page 7. c) 4. How does the agency /organization approach the issue of gender equality and indigenous peoples in the programmes and projects implemented with involvement of indigenous peoples in their territories? Gender equality is a principle that is well mainstreamed into all UNDP programmes and processes. UNDP is working on gender related issues in a large number of countries. UNDP works on gender from a human rights approach and that directly relates to the empowerment of indigenous women and their participation. For instance, over the past two years, UNDP has been working with the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples towards implementing an initiative to disseminate information on indigenous peoples for the purpose of decisionmaking. The initiative had a budget of $398,000 in 2007 and $486,000 in In 2007, UNDP Mexico carried out an assessment of indigenous women s political participation. As a result, UNDP will implement a capacity development process in 2008 to create better conditions for indigenous women to effectively exercise their local authority duties. UNDP will implement a project on electoral rights and political participation of indigenous peoples that counts on the contribution of governmental and academic partners ($422,000). 5. Has the agency/organization established specific targets or benchmarks for the improvement of indigenous peoples lives?

20 6. Has the agency/organization provided priority attention to indigenous women, children and youth? b. Identify key priority areas for further strengthened action in relation to adopting targeted policies, programmes and projects and budgets for the development of indigenous peoples, including concrete benchmarks, and particular emphasis on indigenous women, children and youth. UNDP has made important progress over the last 5 years in promoting the rights of indigenous peoples. However, more efforts are necessary to achieve impact on the ground and institutionalize engagement with indigenous communities. UNDP acknowledges the importance of strengthening its own internal capacities to respond better to current opportunities and challenges. In follow-up to the recommendation contained in the report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on its seventh session, in 2008 (see E/2008/43, para. 67), it has established an internal liaison committee that is tasked with internal coordination and with promoting partnerships with indigenous peoples. UNDP firmly believes that indigenous peoples are uniquely positioned to demonstrate in practice the essence of the human development paradigm, the spirit of the Charter of the United Nations and the linkage between peace, human rights and human development. In facing such current challenges as the food and financial crisis, climate change and the proliferation of localized violent conflicts, the vision and leadership of indigenous peoples are urgently needed at the global level as they can propose new ideas and innovative solutions. c. Identify examples of good practices in relation to adopting targeted policies, programmes, projects and budgets for the development of indigenous peoples. (See supra. Page 14. C) Objective 5 of the Second Decade a. Assess the progress made and degree of implementation in relation to developing strong monitoring mechanisms and enhancing accountability at the international, regional and particularly the national level, regarding the implementation of legal, policy and operational frameworks for the protection of indigenous peoples and the improvement of their lives. 1. In its annual reporting process (country level) does the agency/organization provide information and disaggregation of data with special emphasis on indigenous peoples? As a follow-up to the Permanent Forum recommendation, UNDP RIPP started piloting in 2005 data disaggregation projects. A pilot project, implemented by the Tebtebba Foundation, aimed

21 to develop a methodology to generate baseline data and addressed the lack of accurate information gathering vis-à-vis indigenous peoples. Working in cooperation with the National Statistics Office of the Philippines, the project has developed new tools for survey and census collection, including indicators. The results are being presented as best practice and shared with other countries in the region. In cooperation with the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, RIPP has also provided support to the NGO Nepal Tamang Ghedung, to disaggregate data using information collected during the 2001 population census and other relevant surveys in Nepal. The project assembled, compiled and disaggregated data from published and unpublished records, files, survey reports and documents of government bodies, departments, universities and census data in the Central Bureau of Statistics. The data was disaggregated on the basis of ethnicity and includes statistics on demography, education, health, migration, economy, human development, human rights and the political status. In Viet Nam, UNDP is implementing a project to support the National Target Programmes on Poverty Reduction to collect baseline data for the P135, a comprehensive ethnic minority database, with various disaggregated data. A key partner in this initiative is the Committee of Ethnic Minorities Affairs (CEMA). Other implementing agencies include the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the General Statistics Office (GSO). The project aims to strengthen the capacity of CEMA to manage budget support and organize consultations. In India, UNDP supports human development reporting at the State and district levels. So far, seventeen state governments have prepared their state human development reports. This also includes states with a high tribal/indigenous population, such as Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and the North-Eastern States Sikkim, Nagaland, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh. A key feature of these reports is the data analysis of human development indicators disaggregated by sex, population group and location. 1 UNDP India is collaborating with the Indian Social Institute ( ISI), a premier organization working predominantly on indigenous/tribal issues, in the preparation of a scoping paper on scheduled tribes for UNDP that will map their current status in human development, state-specific challenges for tribal populations, and the possible forms to address them. The findings will be used to develop the country programme strategy. In Ecuador, the main objectives of Human Rights Strengthening Project (HURIST) was accomplished through the establishment of the Indigenous Directorate of the Ombudsman Office, the edition of innovative research studies with disaggregated data, and the production of toolkits and academic curriculum, as well as radio and video broadcasting. Discussions are still ongoing to identify the modalities for the creation of a dialogue mechanism that needs to take 1 Further details at: