Development of an Indigenous Peoples Policy and Strategic Framework for Indigenous Peoples
In May 2003 the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced that it would carry out consultations around a strategic framework for indigenous peoples which would guide IDB work in the indigenous area for the next 5-10 years. Civil society groups quickly responded by expressing interest in participating in consultations on an indigenous peoples policy as opposed to a non-binding and vague strategic framework. These interventions successfully persuaded the IDB to agree in late November, 2003, to conduct consultations on a policy and strategic framework concurrently.