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Following the briefing of the PGA’s Advisers on the process of the participation of Indigenous Peoples at the UN on 3 October 2016, the following indicative roadmap and approach to the consultation process was elaborated, taking into account the…
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UNFPA – Health, respect and opportunity: advancing the Rights of Indigenous Women in the Philippines
Gilian Albios, from the Dibabawon tribe, looks forward to a far safer birth experience this time around.
Montevista, Philippines – For too long, childbirth was a lottery of life and death for many Indigenous women in the…
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The President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly has issued the below letter to invite participants to join the Informal Launch Briefing on the next steps of the consultation on the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and…
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VOLUNTARY FUND FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Call for Applications
16th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (24 April – 5 May 2017)
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10th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (19 – 23 June 2017)
Please…
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Statement from Mr. Alvaro Pop Ac, Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and Ms. Dalee Dorough and Chief Edward John, Members of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on the Protests on the Dakota Access Pipeline (North…
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On the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
The United Nations Department of Public Information and the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues,…
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12 August 2016 – New York – United Nations Headquarters
From the time of conquest, Indigenous Peoples have had tragic encounters with representatives of the Catholic Church. As a result, our traditions and beliefs were threatened, our territories…
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Statement from Mr. Alvaro Pop Ac, Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and Professor Megan Davis, Member of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on the Don Dale Youth Detention Center (NT, Australia)
We would like to…
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25 July 2016 – The adoption of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples during the fortieth General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was a historic event.
The…
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I would like to express my absolute rejection and condemnation of the events that took place on 19 and 20 June this year in Asuncion Nochixtlán and neighbouring municipalities in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. These events have left at least six…
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Compilation of views on possible measures necessary to enable the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions in relevant United Nations meetings on issues affecting them, and of good practices within the United Nations…
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The High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development 2016 concluded yesterday night with the adoption of a Ministerial Declaration.
Indigenous Peoples have been actively engaged throughout the HLPF to ensure that the voices and…