The Trinational meeting took place in Rio Branco, Acre (Brazil). In this meeting, the participants will be defining the articulation between the health services in the triple border Peru (Madre de Dios), Brazil (Acre), and Bolivia (Pando), to care for indigenous peoples of the region.
Participaron de la apertura, la asesora especial de los Pueblos Indígenas del Gobierno de Acre, Francisca Arara y el director administrativo de la OTCA, Carlos Salinas. Asimismo, la secretaria de Derechos Ambientales y Territoriales Indígenas, Eunice Kerexu, y la jefe de División Pueblos Indígenas en Aislamiento y de Reciente Contacto, Heenne Marubo, del Ministerio de los Pueblos Indígenas de Brasil, expresaron gran satisfacción por la realización de esta reunión y dijeron que el principal motivo de estar participando es la necesidad de una articulación y coordinación de los principales actores de protección de los PIACI de la región de frontera del MAP.
The Special Advisor of Indigenous Peoples of the Government of Acre, Francisca Arara, and the Administrative Director of ACTO, Carlos Salinas, participated in the opening of the meeting. Also, the Secretary of Indigenous Territories and Environmental Rights, Eunice Kerexu, and the Head of Division of the Indigenous Peoples in Isolation and Initial Contact, Heene Marubo, of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil, expressed great satisfaction with the execution of this meeting and added that the principal motive of the participation is the need for articulation and coordination of the chief actors for the protection of the Indigenous Peoples in Isolation and Initial Contact in the border region of MAP (Madre de Dios – Acre – Pando).
On the first day, the Indian National Foundation (FUNAI) of Brazil presented their contingency plan, highlighting the importance of the protection protocols in the Isolated Indigenous Peoples (IIP).
Following up with the activities, the participants of the delegations commented and requested an extension on specific issues, such as an evacuating situation in communities, the importance of communities and indigenous organizations in the development of the contingency plans, the need for training and articulation with indigenous leaders and for include them in all instances of a contingency plan.
The meeting was carried out as part of the project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial Contact (ACTO/OPS/IDB).
For the next day, the preparation of a final document of articulation and coordination between the actors for the triple border is scheduled on the agenda.
