Report of the 15th Session of the Permanent Forum

Trust Fund3“United Nations, New York – 9 June 2016 – The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues concluded its 15th session (9-20 May 2016) with the adoption of a report, including recommendations for States, UN bodies and Indigenous Peoples. The report is available below. The report will be presented to the Economic and Social Council in July 2016.

In its 15th Session, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues had discussions on the theme of: “Indigenous Peoples: Conflict, Peace and Resolution” as well as other pertinent issues such as the participation of Indigenous Peoples in implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the implementation of the six mandated areas of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues , the future work of the Permanent Forum and the upcoming ten-year anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2017.

Find the final report here.

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