21st Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2022)

Theme: “Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence including free, prior and informed consent”.

Date: 25 April-6 May 2022.

Location: United Nations Headquarters, New York.

The 2022 session of the Permanent Forum will be open to in-person and online participation. Each organization may register a maximum of three individuals.  Pre-registration is required for all in-person and online participants. Note that all open meetings of the Forum will be streamed at webtv.un.org.  Viewing the live stream will not require any registration.

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