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News | 03 March 2025
The 2026 United Nations Water Conference, co-hosted by the United Arab Emirates and Senegal, will convene in the UAE from 2-4 December 2026.
Special accreditation for Non-governmental Organizations and other Stakeholders (including Indigenous…
News | 28 February 2025
Participants from NGOs with ECOSOC Status, accredited Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations (IPOs) and academia may register via INDICO for the 24th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII2025).
Please note that it is…
News | 27 February 2025
Please note that an addendum to the Programme of Work for the 24th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues will be formally announced and provided shortly.
The Secretary-General has informed all Member States that due to…
News | 27 February 2025
Esteemed members of the Forest Tenure Funders Group,
Globally, Indigenous Peoples play a critical role in addressing the environmental crisis and implementing the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015. Representing 5%…
News | 26 February 2025
Side events registration is now closed.
As in previous years, the Indigenous Peoples and Development Branch – Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (IPDB-SPFII) in DESA will coordinate side events during the 24th Session of the…
News | 10 February 2025
Participation in the annual session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is open to Member States, the UN and other intergovernmental organizations, Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations (IPOs), academia accredited to the…
News | 10 January 2025
Advance List of Nominations to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2026-2028 (As of 9 January 2025)
The following individuals have been nominated as members of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the term 2026-2028. The…
News | 17 December 2024
17 December 2024, the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus the resolution on “Rights of Indigenous Peoples” - Item 68 (A/79/455).
The resolution among other issues:
Recognizes that Indigenous individuals have the rights to life, physical…
News | 13 November 2024
Registration is now open for the Expert Group Meeting.
Every year, the Indigenous Peoples and Development Branch within the Division for Inclusive Social Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs organizes an international expert…
News | 12 November 2024
The Permanent Forum is an advisory body to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with a mandate to discuss Indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights. The Permanent…
News | 11 November 2024
On 11 November 2024, the Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee (Third Committee) of the 79th session of the General Assembly discussed and considered the draft resolution, "The Rights of Indigenous Peoples" [item 68 (a)].
The Committee took…
News | 14 October 2024
The Chairperson of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Issues express their deep concern over reports of growing violence against the Indigenous Peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT…