ue diligence including free, prior and informed consent”. Date: 25 April-6 May 2022.
Location: United Nations Headquarters, New York.
Final Report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
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Attendance at the twenty-first session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
International Expert Group Meeting on Indigenous Peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence, including free, prior and informed consent, 6-10 December 2021
The Indigenous Peoples in Development Branch within the Division of Inclusive Social Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs organized the international expert group meeting on a theme “Indigenous Peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence, including free, prior and informed consent” recommended by the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and endorsed by the Economic and Social Council.
Questionnaires:
In 2021, the Permanent Forum committed to facilitating informal online regional dialogues on autonomy and self-governance to support the development of guiding principles for the realization of the rights of indigenous peoples to autonomy and self-government. The Permanent Forum also invited the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous People’s Issues to participate in the organization of these regional dialogues and in the preparation of a discussion paper on this matter to be presented at the twenty-first session of the Forum. The Forum invited the cooperation of the Group of Friends of Indigenous Peoples to encourage the active participation of Member States in this endeavor.
This initiative builds upon the work and concepts explored at an international expert meeting organized by UNDESA in January 2018 on the theme of sustainable development in the territories of indigenous peoples in the context of Article 4 of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
In preparation for the 2022 session, the Permanent Forum will organize a series of regional dialogues on this matter in each of the seven socio-cultural regions of the world.
The overarching goal of the regional dialogues is aimed at advancing the development of guiding principles for the implementation of indigenous peoples’ rights to autonomy and self-government
E/C.19/2022/1 Provisional Agenda AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
E/C.19/2022/L.1/Rev.1 Proposed organization of work AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH
Tentative_Programme_Opening_Ceremony_2022, Monday, 25 April 2022, 11 am (NY Time). Follow live via UN Webcast >>>
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FIRST WEEK |
9-11 am |
3-5 pm |
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Monday, 25 April
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11 a.m.: Opening Ceremony, General Assembly Hall Declaration of the opening of the session by Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Ms. Maria-Francesca Spatolisano Ceremonial welcome by Katsenhaienton Lazare, Bear Clan, Mohawk of the Haudenosaunee Election of the Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (Item 1) Statement by the President of the 76th session of the General Assembly, H.E. Abdulla Shahid Statement by the by President of Economic and Social Council, H.E. Collen Vixen Kelapile (Botswana) Election of the Bureau of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (Item 1) Adoption of the Agenda and Programme of Work (Item 2) Statement by the Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Statement of the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Mr. Liu Zhenmin delivered by the Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Ms. Maria-Francesca Spatolisano Watch here *In-person and formal meeting |
Item 5 (f): Thematic dialogues: International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022–2032
*In-person and virtually live Watch here |
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Tuesday, 26 April |
Item 3: Discussion on the theme “Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence, including free, prior and informed consent”. Presentation of E/C.19/2022/6 International Expert Group Meeting on the Theme “Indigenous Peoples, Business, Autonomy and the Human Rights Principles of Due Diligence, including Free, Prior and Informed Consent” · E/C.19/2022/7 Indigenous peoples and resource conflicts in the Sahel and in the Congo Basin by Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim and Vital Bambanze · E/C.19/2022/9 The rights of indigenous peoples in relation to the global energy mix by Darío José Mejía Montalvo [Speaker’s list]Watch here *In-person and virtually live |
Item 3 (continued): Discussion on the theme “Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence, including free, prior and informed consent” · Background paper on autonomy and self-governance dialogues [Speaker’s list]*In-person and virtually live Watch here |
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Wednesday, 27 April |
Closed meeting of the Permanent Forum
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Item 5 (d): Human rights dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Panel: Chair of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Prof. Megan Davis; Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Mr. Francisco Cali Tzay; and the Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights, Dr. Marcos Orellana. [Speaker’s list]*In-person and virtually live Watch here |
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Thursday, 28 April |
Item 5 (d) (continued): Human rights dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [Speaker’s list]
*In-person and virtually live Item 6: Future work of the Permanent Forum, including issues considered by the Economic and Social Council and emerging issues [Speaker’s list]*In-person and virtually live Watch here |
Item 4: Discussion on the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum (economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health and human rights), with reference to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. · E/C.19/2022/8 Collective Intellectual Property and the Appropriation of the Ideas and Creations of Indigenous Peoples by Irma Pineda Santiago and Simón Freddy Condo Riveros · Overview of the findings of the Report on violence against indigenous women and girls by the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Reem Alsalem [Speaker’s list]*In-person and virtually live Watch here |
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Friday, 29 April |
Item 5 (a): Dialogue of the Forum with indigenous peoples [Interactive dialogue]
*In-person and virtually live
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Item 4 (continued): Discussion on the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum (economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health and human rights), with reference to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. · Statement by the Chair of the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples, Ms. Marjolaine Etienne [Speakers’ list]*In-person and virtually live Watch here |
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SECOND WEEK |
9 -11 a.m. |
3 – 5 p.m. |
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Monday, 2 May |
UN Holiday |
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Tuesday, 3 May |
Item 5 (c): Dialogue of the Forum with United Nations agencies, funds and programmes. [Interactive dialogue]
*In-person and virtually live
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Item 5 (e): Regional dialogues: Indigenous peoples and pandemic recovery (simultaneous): · Central and South America and the Caribbean (hybrid) Concept Note · North America (virtual) Concept Note |
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Wednesday, 4 May |
Item 5 (e) (continued): Regional dialogues: Indigenous peoples and pandemic recovery (simultaneous): • Africa Concept Note 8 – 10pm NY Time: • Pacific (virtual) Concept Note |
Item 5 (e) (continued): Regional dialogues: Indigenous peoples and pandemic recovery (simultaneous): • The Arctic Concept Note |
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Thursday, 5 May |
Item 5 (e) (continued): Regional dialogues: Indigenous peoples and pandemic recovery (simultaneous): · Central and Eastern Europe, the Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia · Asia (virtual) |
Item 5 (b): Dialogue of the Forum with Member States. [Interactive dialogue]
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Friday, 6 May |
Closed meeting of the Permanent Forum |
Item 7: Provisional agenda for the twenty-second session of the Permanent Forum Item 8: Adoption of the report of the Permanent Forum on its twenty-first session Closing of the session
*in-person formal meeting Watch here |
Speaker’s Lists
Most of the substantive meetings of the 2022 session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues will take place in a hybrid format, in person and online, except the opening and closing of the session that will be fully in person. Each meeting will last for only two hours. Therefore, there will be very limited opportunities to make presentations or statements at this year’s session of the Permanent Forum.
Registration for the speaker’s list is closed.
The deadline to sign up for the speakers lists is two working days before each item on the agenda.
Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations, UN entities, NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC, and academia are invited to submit written statements to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Please access the form below to submit your statement: 2022 Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Written Statements (google.com)
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Most sessions will be hybrid. Some speakers will present from the room and others online. Statements should be limited to 3 minutes.
For speakers participating online:
To help the Chair identify participants on the virtual platform, upon joining the meeting, participants are asked to follow the naming convention format, ie: [ORGANIZATION] [FIRST NAME] [LAST NAME].
Please check your internet connection and camera before joining the meeting.
All participants registered for the sessions received the zoom link to the session through the INDICO system.
The following list of speakers only includes indigenous peoples organizations and non-governmental organizations
Submitted by Members of the UNPFII:
Contribution to agenda item 5(f) Thematic dialogues: International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-2032 by Indigenous Peoples:
Contribution to agenda item 3 Thematic dialogues: Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence, including free, prior and informed consent:
Contribution to agenda item 4: Discussion on the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum (economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health and human rights), with reference to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Responses to the questionnaire submitted by the UN system and other Inter-governmental organizations:
The 2022 session of the Permanent Forum is open to in-person and online participation. Each organization may register a maximum of three individuals. Pre-registration is required for all in-person and online participants. Note that all open meetings of the Forum will be streamed at webtv.un.org. Viewing the live stream will not require any registration.
Online pre-registration is now closed.
In person registration is required for all those who will be attending the 2022 session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in person, where participants will pick up their grounds passes that will grant them access to UN Headquarters.
In person registration is only open to those who have already registered online via the Indico system.
Registration will take place at the UN Pass and ID office at 320 E 45th St, between 1st and 2nd Avenues.
Registration will be open during the following times:
Sunday 24 April: 12-4PM
Monday 25 April: 8 AM – 4 PM
All other days: 9 AM – 4 PM
Participants must bring:
COVID-19 Related Measures
The COVID-19 case, hospitalization and transmission rates have significantly improved in New York City and the tri-state area. New York State and local authorities have recently lifted or revised their pandemic mitigation measures.
The re-opening of the United Nations Headquarters has therefore been closely guided by the United States Centers for Disease Control and New York City and State health guidelines. As such, please note that:
Side Event List – Updated 4 May
The organizations of the United Nations system are committed to enabling events at which everyone can participate in an inclusive, respectful and safe environment. All participants of the session of the Forum, and any contributions they make, must comply with the United Nations Code of Conduct.
Interpretation requests can be submitted in advance through Docip’s interpretation request form.
Translation requests can be submitted through Docip’s translation request form at any time from now until the end of the session. Please note that they will be processed only during the session (April – May 6)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the 2022 session of the Permanent Forum is scheduled to take place in a hybrid format (2 hours) with meetings taking place both in-person and in a virtual live format. This format takes into account the constraints and opportunities in the changing and evolving environment of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related safety and health guidelines implemented at the United Nations Headquarters.
Only the opening and closing of the session will be in person.
Regional dialogues on North America, the Pacific and Asia will be virtual. Links to access the dialogues can be find in the INDICO system.
Regional dialogues on Central and South America and the Caribbean; Africa and the Arctic will be in a hybrid format.
All side events, take place online/virtually.
Please check the Programme of work for detailed information.
Participation in Permanent Forum sessions is open to indigenous peoples’ organizations, NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC, academic institutions and human rights institutions.
Organizations that have not participated in previous sessions need to create a profile in the integrated Civil Society Organizations (iCSO) System to seek accreditation. Accreditation for new organizations is open prior to general pre-registration for individual participants. All participants need to pre-register for the sessions of the Permanent Forum in the INDICO system. Deadline for on-line registration for 2022 session for new indigenous peoples’ organizations and academia was 1 April 2022. All relevant information about registration is posted on this website.
Yes. All accredited organizations interested in attending the next session of the Forum are invited to register online (3 per organization) to be provided access to participate in the virtual session. Indigenous peoples’ organizations must designate up to two Conference Focal Points, who will review the individual registrations of members of their organization that use the platform. Please find the instructions on the participation guide. Please note that for the 2022 session, three delegates can be registered under each organization.
Deadline for on-line registration for 2022 session in INDICO system is 11 April 2022.
All participants, including those from organizations enjoying consultative status with ECOSOC must register online to attend the session of the Forum. The NGO in consultative status must designate up to two Conference Focal Points, who will review the individual registrations of members of their organization that use the platform. Please see instructions on the participation guide. Please note, that for the 2022 session, three delegates can be registered under each NGO in consultative status.
All substantive meetings of the 2022 session will last two hours. Therefore, the speaking time amounts to three minutes per registered organization.
If you wish to speak at the session you will need to register online. This online speakers’ lists are open to indigenous peoples’ organizations and non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status. Member States and UN entities have their registration process for the speakers list.
All statements delivered in the Forum must be sent to estatements@un.org a day before of delivery in order to ensure proper interpretation. Interpretation for statements not sent in advance may be impacted or suspended given the additional difficulties related to remote simultaneous interpretation.
The order of speakers is determined by the Chair of the Permanent Forum.
The deadline to register as speaker is 20 April. 2022 UNPFII Speakers lists (google.com)
Indigenous peoples’ organizations, UN entities, NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC, and academia are invited to submit written statements to the Permanent Forum. Only statements from organizations that are registered to attend the 2022 session through the INDICO platform will be accepted. Please ensure that at least one person from your organization is registered.
Participants inscribed on the lists of speakers under items 4, 5(d), 6 and 7 and who are unable to make their intervention due to the lack of time at a meeting will have the option of submitting their statement to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues through the following link: 2022 Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Written Statements (google.com)
UN Web TV will webcast the meetings with the exception of the closed meeting of the Permanent Forum on Wednesday, 27 April (AM). In the second week, only the formal in-person meeting on Friday, 6 May (PM) will be webcast. http://webtv.un.org/
There will be a dialogue with observers in agenda items indicated. Please note that Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations, NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC are invited to register for dialogue under item 5 (a) on Friday, 29 April, 9 am – 11 am.
Discussions are intended to be interactive in nature and there will be no pre-established list of speakers. For the hybrid meetings, intention to speak will be expressed by pressing the microphone button on the console before the delegation in the conference room and by using the raise hands function in the virtual platform.
Given the limited time available and to allow the maximum number of participants to intervene, interventions should be limited to no more than three minutes each, or shorter if there is a large number of requests. The time limit will be strictly implemented, including through the muting of microphones once the time limit is reached.
If you wish to make a statement at the Permanent Forum, you need to register.
If you wish to present a written statement, you need to register.
If you wish to organize a side event that is included in the official list of side events, you need to register.
If you wish to have the participation of your organization reflected in the official documentation of the United Nations, you need to register.
Monday 25 April, Indigenous Women: Coordination Meeting within the Framework of UNPFII – 12:00pm – 2pm – 10th Floor Conference Room, Church Center of the United Nations
Important information regarding Media Accreditation
Media access may be restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check for updates at www.un.org/malu
Journalists without UN credentials who wish to attend the UNPFII sessions with professional equipment should submit an online application on the Web site of the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit: http://www.un.org/en/media/accreditation/request.shtml. They will need to upload a letter of assignment on official letterhead from a bone fide media organization, signed by publisher, assignment editor or bureau chief, saying that the journalist is assigned to cover the UNPFII session. Approved applicants will receive an email confirmation with instructions for picking up the credentials.
Individuals with NGO accreditation will not be issued press credentials. Letters of assignment from NGOs will not be accepted for press credentials.
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