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News | 12 June 2017
The report of the 16th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (24 April – 5 May 2017) is available in all UN languages.
E/2017/43 – E/C.19/2017/11 |AR| EN| ES| FR| RU| ZH|
The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues has identified…
News | 02 June 2017
Questionnaire on national action plans to achieve the ends of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social…
News | 26 May 2017
The first-ever Indigenous Media Zone attracted dozens of Indigenous media producers during the annual session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York.
The Indigenous Media Zone provided a much-needed work space for indigenous…
News | 22 May 2017
On 19 May the President of the General Assembly transmitted a letter from his Advisers on the consultation process concerning the ways to enable the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United…
News | 05 May 2017
United Nations, 5 May 2017 — The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues concludes its 16th session today with the adoption of a report including recommendations for States, UN bodies and Indigenous Peoples. The Forum pointed out…
News | 13 April 2017
On Tuesday 25 April 2017, the President of the 71st session of the General Assembly organized a high-level event to mark the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
This event…
News | 07 April 2017
This action plan builds on the momentum and spirit of the 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and to this end will promote partnership and collaboration between the UN system, civil society organizations, and multilateral bodies such as…
News | 27 March 2017
UNITED NATIONS, 27 March 2017 – The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, an expert body of the United Nations, welcomed the focus on the empowerment of Indigenous women at the 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held at UN…
News | 21 March 2017
24 April to 5 May 2017 UN Headquarters, New York – Special Theme: “Tenth Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: measures taken to implement the Declaration”.
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News | 21 March 2017
The President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly will organize the next “consultation on the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions in relevant United Nations meetings on issues affecting them”, during…
News | 17 March 2017
The Commission on the Status of Women is currently taking place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 13 to 24 March 2017.
Priority theme: Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work
Review theme: Challenges…
News | 06 March 2017
United Nations, 6 March 2017 – In preparation for the 16th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues which will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the expert members of the…