The transformative Agenda, adopted on Friday, lays out the global goals for reducing poverty, in all its dimensions, over the next decade and a half The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues has welcomed the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the UN General Assembly. The transformative Agenda, adopted on Friday, lays out the global goals for reducing poverty, in all its dimensions, over the next decade and a half. “From the least developed countries to the most developed countries, the inequalities faced by indigenous peoples are staggering,” said Prof Megan Davis, chairperson of the Permanent Forum, according to a press release. In particular, “indigenous peoples’ rights to their traditional lands, territories and resources have to be secured as the fundamental basis for their economic development and foundation of their lives, livelihoods and cultures,” the chairperson said. Indigenous peoples have much to teach the world about living sustainably “to combat climate change, to sustainably manage forests and to halt biodiversity loss,” Prof Davis said. There are six specific references to indigenous peoples in the Agenda. “These constitute a step up from the Millennium Development Goals, which had no references to indigenous peoples,” points out UNPFII Member Joan Carling. Yet “States and the UN system must be ambitious, and go beyond the points mentioned in this text to bring indigenous peoples into the achievement of goals and targets – for the 2030 Agenda to be truly inclusive,” she continued. The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples provides a framework for the rights and development priorities of indigenous peoples. - See more at: http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/sep/28/unpfii-hails-adoption-2030-agenda#sthash.0rgmX7b2.dpuf