Guide on Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples

financial allocations to ensure the overall success of the programme. Itheld two meetings – in March and June 2009.• To further elaborate on how the rights and participation of indigenouspeoples and local communities areensured, it developed a document in 2009,4- No. of indigenouspeoples’ representatives- one each from Asia,Africa, Latin America andthe UNPFII Chair - sittingin the UN-REDD PolicyBoardcalled “UN-REDD Programme OperationalGuidance: Engagement of IndigenousPeoples and Other Forest DependentCommunities.” 21• This document: Presents a background on theefforts and achievements of the UNsystems in elaborating reports, policiesand instruments to recognize, protect andrespect human rights, generally, and indigenous peoples rights,specifically. Stresses that the UNprinciples of participationand inclusion cuts acrossthese policies andinstruments.• The guiding principlesreiterate that all UN-REDDProgramme activities, inparticular those directlyaffecting indigenouspeoples, must: Adhere to the UNDRIP,the UNDG <strong>Guide</strong>linesand the ILO Convention169 on Indigenous andTribal Peoples; Adhere to FPIC; and Effective participationof indigenous peoplesshould be ensured frompolicy development to evaluation.UNDP, UNEP and FAO can providecritical assurances necessary to establisha REDD regime. As neutral bodies,the organizations would work as‘honest brokers’ to support country leddevelopment programmes and to facilitatethe informed involvement of nationalstakeholders, particularly forest-dependentlocal communities. ..The applicationUNDP, UNEP and FAO rights-basedand participatory approach will also helpensure the rights of indigenous and forestdwellingpeople are protected and theactive involvement of local communitiesand relevant institutions in the design andimplementation of REDD plans.- UN-REDD Programmeframework document• Part 3 of the document deals with guidelines for Global and NationalUN-REDD Programme activities on representation, participation andinclusion and transparency and accountability. It requires that NationalJoint Programmes should submit minutes of validation meetings ofnational stakeholders, which should include indigenous peoples.• The UNDG <strong>Guide</strong>lines on Indigenous Peoples' Issues, finalized inPART V: REDD/REDD+ and Indigenous Peoples 73