4 June 2014

Dr. Jim Yong Kim

President
The World Bank group
Washington DC


Dear Dr. Kim,


We are submitting herewith our recommendations to the ongoing safeguards review of the World
Bank. This letter is endorsed by 49 indigenous peoples organizations and institutions and 55
support groups and individuals.

We also submitted a number of communications stating our recommendations to the safeguards
and the consultation process with indigenous peoples which we hope the Bank has taken into
account in the safeguards review.

As the President of the World Bank Group we hope you can take positive actions in line with the
recognition and respect for indigenous peoples rights in the Safeguard policies and strategies of
the Bank. Now is the time to make a difference and rebuild partnership with indigenous peoples
as key partner in achieving sustainable development for all.



With regards,




Joan Carling
Secretary General, AIPP
















4 June 2014

Dr. Jim Yong Kim
President
The World Bank group
Washington DC


Dear Dr. Kim,

As the World Bank nears the completion of the first phase of its safeguards review we see this as
a unique opportunity for the Bank to demonstrate its ability to listen and be more inclusive to the
voices, demands of and be more accountable to key stakeholders including indigenous peoples.
In particular, we believe that your positive intervention at this critical stage of the review process
in relation to the recognition, protection and promotion of indigenous peoples rights, in particular
to land tenure and Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), will signal a new path for the Banks
commitment to building the trust of indigenous peoples as key partner and rights-holder in
sustainable development. The importance of these fundamental rights has been clearly
articulated in all the consultations with and submissions by indigenous peoples in the review
process.

For the more than 350 million indigenous peoples who comprises at least 15% of the poorest of
the poor, the core poverty alleviation objective of the Bank is unachievable as long as the Banks
strategies, programmes and projects are not aligned to the respect and protection of human
rights, and to the protection of the environment. The historical legacy of the Banks performance
has been marked with the massive violations of the rights of indigenous peoples to their lands,
territories and resources, to their sustainable livelihoods and meaning participation in decision-
making including in the governance of their territories and for sustainable development. In this
context, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the
UN General Assembly in 2007 as an act of achieving social justice, non-discrimination, equality
and development for all. Thus, states that comprise the Bank have a clear obligation to clear
obligation to respect and implement the rights of indigenous peoples as embodied in the
UNDRIP. The Bank cannot thereby exempt itself from this obligation, and should in fact be a
leading institution in abiding with the minimum standards for the respect and protection of human
rights as a fundamental foundation for its interventions in sustainable development. This should
be embedded in its safeguard policies with clear provisions for its operationalization not only at
the project level but also in the strategic programmes of the World Bank.

With this, we again would like to reiterate our key recommendation that the Indigenous Peoples
Policy of the Bank (OP 4.10) be retained as a stand-alone policy with the inclusion of the
following:

1. The right to Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in accordance with the UN
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and ILO Convention
169, along with the recognition and respect of the rights of indigenous peoples.

The requirement to obtain the Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of indigenous
peoples shall ensure the respect for their collective decision and their self-determined
process of decision-making in line with the exercise of their collective rights. Through the

proper implementation of FPIC, we believe genuine partnership and cooperation with
indigenous peoples for sustainable development can be achieved and enhanced. Further,
the development of the Indigenous Peoples Plan based on a clear agreement with
indigenous peoples for projects to go ahead, shall be mainly driven by indigenous
peoples to account for their needs and priorities, including their own system of collective
management of resources and strengthening community cooperation and solidarity. Key
Indicators shall also be developed in line with the implementation of the Indigenous
Peoples Plan and effective grievance mechanism at the local level shall be provided.

2. Explicit recognition of the rights and security of indigenous peoples to their lands,
territories and resources.

At the outset, the Bank shall clearly state its commitment to respect and recognize the
right of indigenous peoples to their lands, territories and resources, including the
associated social, cultural and economic systems and sustainable practices of indigenous
peoples. In this regard, the operationalization of the safeguard policies shall include clear
provisions and indicators on how this will be undertaken to ensure the protection of their
collective rights and overall well-being as rights-holders and partners in sustainable
development.

3. Ensure the inclusion of indigenous peoples of Africa as recognized by the African
Commission on Human and Peoples Rights in the application of the WB Policy on
indigenous peoples, as well as other relevant safeguard policies. Inclusive consultations
with indigenous peoples including in Africa shall be ensured in the safeguard review
process and their views and recommendations shall be fully considered in the finalization
of the safeguards.

Aside from the above mentioned recommendation, we also wish to reiterate our
recommendations in our previous communications to your office on the conduct of inclusive
consultation with indigenous peoples in all regions during the safeguards review.

Further we also draw your attention to the recommendations made by the members of the UN
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to the World Bank in their 2013 report attached herein.

We wish to reiterate our request to you, as the President of the World Bank Group, to take
positive actions in line with the recognition and respect for indigenous peoples rights in the
Safeguard policies and strategies of the Bank. Now is the time to make a difference and rebuild
partnership with indigenous peoples as key partner in achieving sustainable development for all.


We thereby count on your support










INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ORGANIZATIONS/INSTITUTIONS

No. ORGANIZATION/INSTITUTION COUNTRY
1 Indigenous of Africa Coordinating Committee (IPACC) Africa
2 African Indigenous Peoples Network (AIPN) Africa

3 Association Pour L Integration et le Development Durable el Burundi Burundi
4 Kapaeeng Foundation Bangladesh
5 Cambodia Indigenous Youth Association (CIYA) Cambodia
6 Organization to Promote Kui Culture (OPKC) Cambodia
7 Highlander Association (HA) Cambodia
8 Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon
Authorities (OPIAC)
Colombia
9 Dynamique Communautaire Pour LEmancipation Des Peuples
Autochtones Pygmees
Congo
10 Association of Indigenous Peoples in Ryukyus (AIPR) Japan
11 Indian Confederation of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (ICITP) India
12 Borosa Foundation for Peace, Democracy and Human Rights India
13 Peoples Joint Action Committee for Boroland Movement India
14 Mising Bane Kebang (Mising Apex Council) India
15 Zomi Human Rights Foundation India
16 Adivasi Womens Network (AWN) India
17 Adivasi Navjeewan Gathan Navjyoti Agua (ANGNA) India
18 Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights India
19 Bhaiya Ram Munda Foundation India
20 Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN) Indonesia
21 Sengwer Indigenous Peoples Programme (SIPP) Kenya
22 Maa Civil Society Forum/Indigenous Concerns Resource Center Kenya
23 PACOS Trust Malaysia
24 Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JOAS) Malaysia
25 Tin Hinane Mali
26 Kachin Peace Network Myanmar
27 Chin Human Rights Organization Myanmar
28 Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities Nepal
29 Association of Nepal Kirat Kulung Language and Cultural Development
(ANKKLACD)
Nepal
30 Lawyers Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous
Peoples (LAHURNIP)
Nepal
31 Indigenous Women League Nepal Nepal
32 NGO Arc-En-Ciel Niger
33 Continental Network of Indigenous Women of the Americas ECMIA Peru
34 CHIRAPAQ, Center of Indigenous Cultures of Peru Peru
35 Philippine Task Force for Indigenous Peoples Rights (TFIP) Philippines
36 Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) Philippines
37 Tribal Government of the Philippines Philippines
38 Tebtebba Philippines
39 Tangguyub Peoples Center Philippines
40 Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamayan ng Pilipinas (KAMP) Philippines
41 Koalisyon ng Katutubong Samahan ng Pilipinas (KASAPI) Philippines

42 Asia Indigenous Womens Network (AIWN)
43 Consejo Indio De Sud America (CISA) Switzerland
44 Kachin Womens Association Thailand Thailand
45 Yamasi People US
46 Council of Indigenous Peoples in Today's Vietnam (CIP-TVN) US
47 Center for Sustainable Development in Mountainous Areas (CSDM) Vietnam
48 Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy
(AIPNEE)

49 Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self Determination and Liberation
(IPMSDL)


SUPPORT GROUPS

No. ORGANIZATION COUNTRY
1 Humanity Watch Bangladesh
2 Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network Bangladesh
3 11.11.11 The Coalition of the Flemish North-South Movement Belgium
4 Actions Birmanie Belgium
5 Indigenous Community Support Organization (ICSO) Cambodia
6 Heinrich Boell Stiftung Cambodia Office Cambodia
7 NGO Forum on Cambodia Cambodia
8 Building Community Voices Cambodia
9 Equitable Cambodia Cambodia
10 Alternatives Durables pour le Dveloppement (ADD) Cameroon
11 Maison de lEnfant et de la Femme Pygmes Congo
12 Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) Egypt
13 ONG AGAFI (Association Gabonaise d'Assistance aux Femmes
Indignes et Indigentes)
Gabon
14 Urgewald Germany
15 Center for Research and Advocacy Manipur India
16 Committee for the Protection of Natural Resources in Manipur India
17 SONIA Italy
18 Jamaa Resource Initiatives Kenya
19 Community Action for Nature Conservation - CANCO Kenya
20 Green Community Alliance ( GCA ) Laos
21 Coalition to Abolish Modern-day Slavery in Asia Malaysia
22 Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) Malaysia
23 Center for Human Rights and Development Mongolia
24 Shwe Gas Movement Myanmar
25 ALTSEAN Burma Myanmar
26 Land Core Group Myanmar
27 Netherlands Centre for Indigenous Peoples (NCIV) Netherlands
28 Club des Etudiants en Droit de l'Universit de Niamey (CEDUN) Niger
29 Rainforest Foundation Norway Norway
30 Damaan Development Organization Pakistan
31 Earthsavers Movement Philippines
32 Grupo Intercultural ALMACIGA Spain

33 HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Switzerland
34 Peoples Empowerment Foundation (PEF) Thailand
35 Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) Thailand
36 Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-news.co UK
37 Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) UK
38 Philippine Indigenous Peoples Links (PIPLinks) UK
39 Burma Campaign UK UK
40 Global Witness UK
41 Rainforest Action Network US
42 Boat People SOS US
43 Accountability Counsel US
44 Bank Information Center (BIC) US
45 Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur US
46 US Campaign for Burma US
47 Natural Justice US
48 Institute for Asian Democracy US
49 Center for International Environmental Law US
50 SIL International US
51 Centre of Research and Development in Upland Area (CERDA) Vietnam
52 ASEAN Parliamentarian for Human Rights
INDIVIDUALS
1 Hema Broad, Aotearoa New Zealand
2 Ian G. Baird
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
University of Wisconsin-Madison
US
3 Robert E. Mose
Consultant for Sustainable Development of Indigenous Peoples in
Central
Africa
US