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News | 13 February 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.
The two-day…
News | 11 January 2017
Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions participated in the President of the general Assembly (71st Session) consultation on the participation of Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations 30 January 2017 to 1 February 2017.
For more…
News | 09 January 2017
At its fifteenth session in May 2016, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues recommended that the Economic and Social Council authorized an international expert group meeting to discuss the role of the Permanent Forum, as well as the other…
News | 23 December 2016
Comunicado sobre la violencia suscitada en la comunidad Shuar de Nankints, Ecuador, por el Sr. Álvaro Pop Ac, Presidente del Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas
22 de diciembre de 2016
Como Presidente del Foro Permanente de las Naciones…
News | 05 December 2016
The Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues invites all Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations and institutions to complete the following questionnaire on any action, taken or planned, related to the…
News | 23 November 2016
The President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly will organize a consultation on the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions in relevant United Nations meetings on issues affecting them.
The two-day…
News | 22 November 2016
The resolution on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (A/C.3/71/L.17/Rev.1) was adopted without a vote on 22 November 2016 at the Third Committee”s 55th Meeting. The negotiations were chaired by Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and …
News | 14 November 2016
UNESCO policy on engaging with Indigenous Peoples
UNESCO is inviting interested organizations and individuals to provide comments to its current draft policy on ‘Engaging with Indigenous Peoples’, which has been under…
News | 04 November 2016
Statement on the Dakota Access Pipeline (North Dakota, USA) by Mr. Alvaro Pop Ac, Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and Dr. Dalee Dorough and Chief Edward John, Expert Members of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Grand…
News | 28 October 2016
GA consultation process concerning ways to enable the participation of Indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them (14-15 December 2016)
Dear all, please note that the…
News | 28 October 2016
New York, 17 October 2016
Madame Chair,
Distinguished delegates, Indigenous Peoples’ representatives
Ladies and gentlemen,
I have the honor to present today my third annual report to the General Assembly. I would like to start by…