Virtual Expert Group Meeting on Indigenous Peoples and Pandemics: 7-11 December 2020

20 November 2020

Every year, the Indigenous Peoples in Development Branch within the Division of Inclusive Social Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs organizes an international expert group meeting (EGM) on a theme recommended by the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and endorsed by the Economic and Social Council.

For more information on this year’s International Expert Group Meeting, please click here.

Photo credit: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

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