FIMI / UNIFEM
VIII International Meeting on Gender Statistics for Public Policies

Aguascalientes, Ags., Mexico,
September 5-7, 2007


INVITATION:
The VIII International Meeting on Gender Statistics for Public Policies will take place from August 5 to 7, 2007, within the framework of which a panel has been programmed on Statistics from a gender perspective for Indigenous Peoples.

In order to contribute to the discussion and diffusion of the thematic area, FIMI and UNIFEM have proposed to produce a CD with information that has been generated about statistics from a gendered and multi-ethnic perspective.

We invite those who are interested to send documents, articles, research papers and proposals on the subject, that are relevant and appropriate to be included in the CD.

Documents may be sent to the following e-mails: celia.aguilar@unifem.org and marie.karkov@unifem.org.mx.

Below, you will find the objectives and the agenda for the panel, in addition to an index of the documents that we have for the CD at this point.


Objectives for panel 3B:

  • To show some conceptual and methodological improvements in Latin America in relation to statistics for Indigenous Peoples and gender; concrete examples of proposed instruments and methods used to get statistical data on Indigenous Peoples and violence, and proposals for the use of these statistics and indicators for the definition of public policies from a multiethnic approach.
  • Based on the discussion of the proposals, to fulfill recommendations for the production of statistics, the improvement of information sources, the construction of indicators for Indigenous Peoples, with special emphasis on gender.

Agenda

September 6, 2007
Panel 3 B
Gender Statistics for Indigenous Peoples

Moderator: Representative from the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (to be confirmed).

12:00 to 14:00

Statistical information and indicators for the development of programs of populations with Indigenous Peoples
Alfonso Sandoval, UNFPA Adjunct Director

The improvement of the data sources from a gender and multi-ethnic perspective
Patricia Fernández Ham

Indicators and production of statistical information from a multi-ethnic and gendered approach from an indigenous women's perspective
Mónica Alemán, International Coordinator of the International Indigenous Women's Forum (FIMI)

Question and answer session


The speakers will present an update on the production of statistical information and the construction of indicators so that public policies have a multi-ethnic and gendered approach.

Key themes are:

  • UNFPA's vision for information production.
  • The need to improve information sources so that these can include and develop the gender and multi-ethnic dimensions.
  • To include the vision of Indigenous Women who, from their participation and organizational development, have specific demands for the production of information, especially information that corresponds with their economic contribution and also, with the general perspective of women regarding the development of information on violence against Indigenous Women.
  • Speakers have been limited to three for this panel, in order to open a space for public discussion and participation.
  • This is the third panel on Indigenous Peoples. Since we organized the first one, we have emphasized the need for compiling institutional commitments and for following up on these issues. This practice has advanced and above all, has increased the participation of Indigenous Women in this thematic area.


Bibliography:

  • The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Report from the Secretary on the Present priorities and Subjects, New York, May 14-25, 2007 E/C. 19/2007/9

  • Reports of the Statistics on Gender Meeting in Aguascalientes 2005 and 2006

  • Mairin Iwanka Raya: Indigenous Women Stand against Violence (FIMI Companion Report to the UN Secretary-General's Study on Violence against Women) FIMI 2006

  • Action program for the Second International Decade of Indigenous Peoples of the World February 7, 2006 A/RES/60/142

  • UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Fifth Session New York, May 15-26, 2006, Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues E/2006/43 E/C. 19/2006/11

  • "Bringing Indigenous Perspectives to the International Arena: An Indigenous Women's Conference" International Indigenous Women's Forum Declaration New York, February 27, 2005

  • Indigenous women beyond the ten-year review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action March 7, 2005 E/CN.6/2005/L.10

  • BAGUIO DECLARATION OF THE 2ND ASIAN INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S CONFERENCE March 8, 2004, Bagnio City, Philippines

  • Manukan Declaration of the Network of Indigenous Women on the Manukan Biodiversity Sabah, Malaysia, February 4-5, 2004

  • Report on the Third Session May 10-21, 2004, Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues E/2004/43 E/C.19/2004/23

  • Inter-institutional Support group on Indigenous Issues: Report on Free, Prior and Informed Consent March 12, 2004 E/C. 19/2004/11

  • Report of the seminar on compilation and recollection of data related to Indigenous Peoples February 10, 2004 E/C.19/2004/2

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  • Beijing Declaration of Indigenous Women NGO Forum, UN Fourth World Conference on Women Huairou, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China Approved and signed on 7 September 1995 At The Indigenous Women's Tent, Huairou, Beijing, China

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