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UN Meetings Coverage of the 18th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

The official UN meetings coverage of the 18th Session of the Permanent Forum of Indigenous Issues that took place from the 22 April to the 3 May are online.  Please find links to each article and videos of the sessions below.


Monday 22 April

Meetings Coverage: Indigenous People’s Traditional Knowledge Must Be Preserved, Valued Globally, Speakers Stress as Permanent Forum Opens Annual Session


Tuesday 23 April

Meetings Coverage: Partnering with Custodians of Traditional Knowledge Key to Tackling Climate Change, Protecting Humanity, Speakers Stress as Permanent Forum Continues Session


Wednesday 24 April

Meetings Coverage: Indigenous Peoples Increasingly Criminalized, Harassed when Defending Rights, Land, Speakers Tell Permanent Forum, Urging Greater Access to Justice System


Thursday 25 April

Meetings Coverage: Indigenous Peoples’ Priorities Must Be Translated into Concrete Policies, Improvements, Speakers Stress as Permanent Forum Continues Session


Friday 26 April

Meetings Coverage: Indigenous Peoples Must Be Part of High-Level Decision-Making, Speakers Stress, Calling for Observer Status in General Assembly, as Permanent Forum Continues


Wednesday 1 May

Meetings Coverage: Lack of Political Will Overshadows Vital Improvements for Indigenous Communities Despite Gains on Land, Language, Legal Rights, Delegates Tell Permanent Forum


Friday 3 May

Meetings Coverage: Closing Annual Session, Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Approves Recommendations to Address Human Rights Abuses, Preserve Languages, Protect Traditional Knowledge

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