Working Plan
of the Consultative Committee
of Finno-Ugric Peoples
for 1997

1. Sessions of the Consultative Committee:

– in March, Tver (Russia);
– in September, Helsinki (Finland).

2. Meetings of Co-ordinators:

– February: Tallinn (Estonia);
– August, St. Petersburg (Russia).

3. Preparation and conducting of seminars:

The Consultative Committee will initiate and participate in organisation of international seminars:

– on problems of ecology in Finno-Ugrian territories of the Russian Federation (May – June, in Syktyvkar);

– on the international law and the national legislation of the Russian Federation and its administrative units on problems of indigenous peoples and national minorities (October, in Petrozavodsk);

– promotes international activities on the problems of Finno-Ugric peoples. …

4. International contacts:

– participation in the session of the UN Working Group on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (July, in Geneva);

– participation in the session of the UN Open Working Group on Completion of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (November, in Geneva);

– participation in the International Day of Indigenous Peoples of the World (August, in New York).

5. The Consultative Committee:

– assists in preparation and organisation of the International Folklore Festival of Finno-Ugric Peoples;

– assists in preparation and organisation of the congress of the Youth Association of Finno-Ugric Peoples (September, in Tartu);

– assists in organisation of the Pan-Finno-Ugrian Days (October);

– promotes realisation of aims and objectives of the International Decade of Indigenous Peoples of the World in the Russian Federation and its administrative units;

– promotes the design of target programs within the framework of TACIS and other international foundations.

6. Activities on implementation of the decisions and recommendations of the 2^nd World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples:

the main work on the following problems:

– mass media and information – Estonia,

– public health services, demography and ecology – Udmurtia,

– politics – Karelia,

– language, culture, education and religions – Mari El,

– youth – the Youth Association of Finno-Ugric Peoples,

– economy – Mordovia.

7. The Consultative Committee promotes the development of direct contacts between the Finno-Ugric peoples at various levels and areas.

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