At the Second Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on 13 May 2003 Indigenous groups stressed the need for disaggregated ethnic data, increased Secretariat funding and closer cooperation with United Nations agencies, as the Forum on Indigenous Issues discussed its methods of work with the United Nations system in two meetings.
Tracey Whare, of the Aotearoa Indigenous Rights Trust recommended that specific questions be put to United Nations agencies by the chair and addressed during the Forum. She also suggested that the Secretariat invite all United Nations bodies to attend the Forum session by way of written invitation, and that international agencies be encouraged to report to the Forum on the specific theme of each session, as well as on mandated areas that effected their work.
Aotearoa Indigenous Rights Trust 