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News | 18 November 2015
At the 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, the General Assembly requested the development of a system-wide action plan for a coherent approach to achieving the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.…
News | 12 November 2015
The Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues visited El Salvador in order to follow up the development of a National Plan on Indigenous Peoples as part of a policy dialogue project with the International Fund for Agricultural…
News | 03 November 2015
A two-day expert group meeting on “Indigenous Peoples and Agenda 2030,” organized by the Division for Social Policy and Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at United Nations Headquarters on 22-23 October, focused on…
News | 23 October 2015
In a relation with a two-day expert group meeting on “Indigenous Peoples and Agenda 2030,” organized by the Division for Social Policy and Development of DESA at United Nations Headquarters on 22-23 October, a press conference was organised…
News | 19 October 2015
On 19 October, the Third Committee of the General Assembly, focused on human rights, considered its agenda item on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, including follow up to the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples.
The Assistant-Secretary-General…
News | 15 October 2015
By Professor Megan Davis, Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Indigenous women in rural areas can become drivers of change and poverty eradication. Today on the International Day of Rural Women, we would like to pay tribute to the…
News | 13 October 2015
On 13 October, the UN Secretary-General spoke on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Security Council’s resolution 1325, declaring his commitment to the inclusion of women in peace-building processes. The Secretary-General noted that any…
News | 13 October 2015
On 13 October, the United Nations Secretary-General issued a message for the International Day for Disaster Reduction, emphasizing that “traditional and Indigenous knowledge is the indispensable information base for many societies seeking to live in…
News | 10 October 2015
On 10 October, the UN Secretary-General participated at the Peoples’ World Conference on Climate Change and the Defence of Life in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He emphasized that climate change is at the top of the international agenda this year. In his…
News | 09 October 2015
The United Nations Secretary-General was in Peru on 8 and 9 October to attend the annual meeting of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.
While in the country, the Secretary-General met with the agencies, funds and programmes of…
News | 28 September 2015
Member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Ms. Joan Carling, delivered a strong statement on Indigenous Peoples’ rights, participation and institutions during the interactive dialogue on “Building effective, accountable and inclusive…
News | 25 September 2015
2030 Development Agenda key for reducing inequality for Indigenous Peoples, says UN expert body on Indigenous issues
NEW YORK (25 September 2015) – A preeminent expert body of the United Nations on Indigenous Peoples, the Permanent Forum on…