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News | 22 June 2016
Every year, 9 August is commemorated as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The day is celebrated with special events around the world, including at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
This year, the International Day’s…
News | 21 June 2016
United Nations, New York – 19 June 2016 – Indigenous women and girls suffer disproportionately as victims of sexual violence in times of conflict. Being the face of their distinct cultures and identities, Indigenous women and girls have too…
News | 15 June 2016
A third draft was released on the basis of the electronic consultation as well as existing UN reports on Indigenous Peoples’ participation in the United Nations, earlier responses to questionnaires on Indigenous peoples’ participation at the…
News | 09 June 2016
Opening Ceremony of Fifteenth Session UN Indigenous Forum
The term begins on 1 January 2017 and concludes on 31 December 2019.
According to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Resolution 2000/22, the Permanent Forum consists of “…eight members…
News | 09 June 2016
“United Nations, New York – 9 June 2016 – The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues concluded its 15th session (9-20 May 2016) with the adoption of a report, including recommendations for States, UN bodies and Indigenous Peoples. The report is…
News | 07 June 2016
FH2015 – Le Bourget, Samedi 12 septembre 2015. AGORA, grand forum “Protegeons le climat, changeons la societe”. Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim Photo Albert Facelly.
United Nations, New York, 7 June 2016 — Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, an Indigenous Mbororo woman…
News | 20 May 2016
United Nations, 20 May 2016 — The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues concluded its 15th session today with the adoption of a report, including recommendations for States, UN bodies and Indigenous Peoples. The report adopted by the expert members…
News | 02 May 2016
Background
In 2014, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues decided to review its own methods of work in order to become a more effective mechanism within the UN system. In order for the Permanent Forum to be more responsive to its…
News | 20 April 2016
United Nations, New York, 20 April 2016 — Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, an Indigenous woman from the Mbororo pastoralist community of Chad, is the speaker selected to represent civil society at the 22 April signing ceremony of the historic climate…
News | 19 April 2016
Advance List of Nominations to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2017-2019
The following individuals have been nominated as members of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the term 2017-2019. The term begins on…
News | 19 April 2016
In parallel to the 15th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, hosted two dialogue meetings respectively for Indigenous Peoples’…
News | 29 March 2016
Indigenous women receive great attention at the 60th Commission on the Status of Women
NEW YORK (29 March 2016). After 2 weeks of intense deliberations and negotiations, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on 24 March ended its 60th session…