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The first-ever Indigenous Media Zone attracted dozens of Indigenous media producers during the annual session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York.
The Indigenous Media Zone provided a much-needed work space for indigenous…
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On 19 May the President of the General Assembly transmitted a letter from his Advisers on the consultation process concerning the ways to enable the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United…
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United Nations, 5 May 2017 — The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues concludes its 16th session today with the adoption of a report including recommendations for States, UN bodies and Indigenous Peoples. The Forum pointed out…
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On Tuesday 25 April 2017, the President of the 71st session of the General Assembly organized a high-level event to mark the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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This action plan builds on the momentum and spirit of the 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and to this end will promote partnership and collaboration between the UN system, civil society organizations, and multilateral bodies such as…
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UNITED NATIONS, 27 March 2017 – The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, an expert body of the United Nations, welcomed the focus on the empowerment of Indigenous women at the 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held at UN…
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24 April to 5 May 2017 UN Headquarters, New York – Special Theme: “Tenth Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: measures taken to implement the Declaration”.
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The President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly will organize the next “consultation on the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions in relevant United Nations meetings on issues affecting them”, during…
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The Commission on the Status of Women is currently taking place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 13 to 24 March 2017.
Priority theme: Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work
Review theme: Challenges…
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United Nations, 6 March 2017 – In preparation for the 16th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues which will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the expert members of the…
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The President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly will organize the next consultation on the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions in relevant United Nations meetings on issues affecting them.
The two-day…
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Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions participated in the President of the general Assembly (71st Session) consultation on the participation of Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations 30 January 2017 to 1 February 2017.
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