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News | 04 December 2018
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…
News | 03 December 2018
The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly at its 73rd session adopted a new resolution on the “Rights of indigenous peoples”. The resolution reaffirmed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples…
News | 15 November 2018
Vacancies to be filled from January 2020 to December 2022
The current membership of the Permanent Forum is due to expire at the end of 2019.
Nominations are now requested for the three-year period from January 2020 until December 2022. Current…
News | 13 September 2018
Eleven years ago, today, the UN General Assembly adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007. It sets the minimum standards and embodies global consensus on the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The adoption of the…
News | 09 July 2018
The 2018 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) took place from 9–18 July at the UN Headquarters in New York under the theme: “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies”.
The 2018 HLPF…
News | 02 July 2018
On 2 July 2018, United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) Chair Ms. Miriam Wallet Aboubakrine presented the report of the 17th session of the Permanent Forum to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) during its…
News | 17 May 2018
The Chairperson of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), Ms. Mariam Wallet Aboubakrine, intervened today via video message at the 27th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
See video…
News | 06 April 2018
With reference to the organization of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages, UNESCO together with a range of different partners prepared an Action Plan which will be presented at the upcoming 17th session of the Permanent Forum on…
News | 13 March 2018
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues expresses its grave concerns about the Philippine government’s accusation against Indigenous human rights defenders as terrorist group affiliates.
The Indigenous human rights defenders include…
News | 12 March 2018
The 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the UNHQ in New York from 12 to 23 March 2018.
Priority theme: Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women…
News | 15 February 2018
17th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
Date: 16-27 April 2018
Location: United Nations Headquarters, New York
Theme: “Indigenous peoples’ collective rights to lands, territories and…
News | 15 February 2018
The UNPFII Forum members have decided on changes to the two-week annual session. The first week will be all open plenary meetings. There will be no closed meetings during the first week. A condensed schedule during the first week will see…