Report on 14th session of Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)

19 June 2015

The report on the Fourteenth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is out. The report contains conclusions and recommendations made by the Permanent Forum at its most recent session on 20 April – 1 May 2015.

The report is available in all six official UN languages.

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