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Bringing together participants from some 500 indigenous groups worldwide, the Forum is focusing on the theme ""Indigenous Children and Youth"". Women in indigenous costume participate in today's session.

A view of indigenous children from the Embera people, displaced by armed conflict. There are over two million internally displaced persons in Colombia and while forced displacement is always a very difficult experience, it is doubly catastrophic for indigenous communities. Indigenous culture is closely linked to the land and displacement often leads to the total collapse of traditional authority and cultural patterns.

Unique ID UN7ALB50431

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Headline DISPLACED PERSONS IN CENTRAL AMERICA

Caption Description Garbage dump in capital Guatemala City. The lifestyle of Indian groups in this country is particularly hard as economic and social development is very poor and as women often must now perform their traditional tasks and those of the men in their villages.

Unique Identifier UN7771876

NICA ID 74878

Production Date 01/01/1985 1:17:11 PM

Country Guatemala

Credit UN Photo/Pat Goudvis

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