Indigenous Women and the Work of the United Nations System: Good Practices and Lessons Learned

Despite Their Enormous Assets And Contribution To Society, Indigenous Women Still Suffer From Multiple Discrimination, Both As Women And As Indigenous Individuals. They Are Subjected To Extreme Poverty, Trafficking, Illiteracy, Lack Of Access To Ancestral Lands, Non-existent Or Poor Health Care And To Violence In The Private And The Public Sphere. The Present Publication Contains Cases Submitted By The Different Un Agencies About Their Work With Indigenous Women In Africa, Asia And Latin America.--publisher's Description. Indigenous Women And The Convention On Biological Diversity -- Indigenous Women And The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (fao) -- Indigenous Women And The International Fund For Agricultural Development (ifad) -- Indigenous Women And The International Labour Organization (ilo) -- Indigenous Women And The United Nations Population Fund (unfpa) -- Indigenous Women And The United Nations Development Fund For Women (unifem) -- Indigenous Women And The United Nations Development Programme (undp) -- Conclusions -- Recommendations Department Of Economic And Social Affairs ; Compiled By The Secretariat Of The Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues For The Task Force On Indigenous Women/ Inter-agency Network On Women And Gender Equality. St/esa/307. Includes Bibliographical References. States that, despite their enormous assets and contribution to society, indigenous women suffer from multiple discrimination, both as women and as indigenous individuals. This publication contains cases submitted by the different UN agencies about their work with indigenous women in Africa, Asia and Latin America. At head of title: Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality, Task Force on Indigenous Women.