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News | 17 December 2024
17 December 2024, the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus the resolution on “Rights of Indigenous Peoples” - Item 68 (A/79/455).
The resolution among other issues:
Recognizes that Indigenous individuals have the rights to life, physical…
News | 13 November 2024
Registration is now open for the Expert Group Meeting.
Every year, the Indigenous Peoples and Development Branch within the Division for Inclusive Social Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs organizes an international expert…
News | 12 November 2024
The Permanent Forum is an advisory body to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with a mandate to discuss Indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights. The Permanent…
News | 11 November 2024
On 11 November 2024, the Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee (Third Committee) of the 79th session of the General Assembly discussed and considered the draft resolution, "The Rights of Indigenous Peoples" [item 68 (a)].
The Committee took…
News | 14 October 2024
The Chairperson of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Issues express their deep concern over reports of growing violence against the Indigenous Peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT…
News | 23 July 2024
The report of the 23rd session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2024) was presented by the Chair of the Forum to the Economic and Social Council Management Segment Meeting on 23 July 2024.
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Website of the…
News | 28 June 2024
The President of the 78th session of the General Assembly, H. E. Dennis Francis, has appointed Co-facilitators and Advisers to conduct consultations on possible further measures necessary to enhance the participation of Indigenous Peoples’…
News | 05 June 2024
The President of the 78th session of the General Assembly, H. E. Dennis Francis, has appointed Co-facilitators and Advisers to conduct consultations on possible further measures necessary to enhance the participation of Indigenous Peoples’…
News | 31 May 2024
The President of the 78th session of the General Assembly, H. E. Dennis Francis, has appointed Co-facilitators and Advisers to conduct consultations on possible further measures necessary to enhance the participation of Indigenous Peoples’…
News | 16 April 2024
At Annual Forum, United Nations Issues Call for Closing Financial Gaps for Indigenous Peoples
NEW YORK, 15 April (Department of Global Communications) — The largest global annual gathering of Indigenous Peoples, the United Nations Permanent Forum…
News | 01 April 2024
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples met in Rome on 26-28 February 2024 to…
News | 27 March 2024
On the margins of the 23rd session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, in order to benefit from the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions, and in accordance with General Assembly resolution78/189, the…