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Statement from the chair on the violence experienced by the Shuar community of Nankints, Ecuador.

Comunicado sobre la violencia suscitada en la comunidad Shuar de Nankints, Ecuador, por el Sr. Álvaro Pop Ac, Presidente del Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas 22 de diciembre de 2016 Como Presidente del Foro Permanente de las Naciones…

Policies and programmes involving youth

On 10 February 2015, the Commission for Social Development adopted resolution 53/1 on policies and programmes involving youth, in which it requested the Secretary-General to submit to the Commission at its fifty-fifth session, a comprehensive report…
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Questionnaire for Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations

The Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues invites all Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations and institutions to complete the following questionnaire on any action, taken or planned, related to the…
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Participation of Indigenous Peoples at the UN 14-15 December 2016

The President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly will organize a consultation on the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions in relevant United Nations meetings on issues affecting them. The two-day…
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General Assembly adopts Third Committee resolution on the rights of Indigenous Peoples – Year of Indigenous Language

The resolution on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (A/C.3/71/L.17/Rev.1) was adopted without a vote on 22 November 2016 at the Third Committee”s 55th Meeting. The negotiations were chaired by Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and …
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UNESCO Consultations to provide input on policy to engage with indigenous peoples

UNESCO policy on engaging with Indigenous Peoples UNESCO is inviting interested organizations and individuals to provide comments to its current draft policy on ‘Engaging with Indigenous Peoples’, which has been under…
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Statement from the Chair and PFII Members Dalee Dorough and Chief Edward John on the Dakota Access Pipeline

Statement on the Dakota Access Pipeline (North Dakota, USA) by  Mr. Alvaro Pop Ac, Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and Dr. Dalee Dorough and Chief Edward John, Expert Members of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues…
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Statement of Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, at the 71st session of the General Assembly

New York, 17 October 2016   Madame Chair, Distinguished delegates, Indigenous Peoples’ representatives Ladies and gentlemen, I have the honor to present today my third annual report to the General Assembly. I would like to start by…
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Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples – Call for Applications

GA consultation process concerning ways to enable the participation of Indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them (14-15 December 2016) Dear all, please note that the…

The Cooperative Sector and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

UNDESA DSPD will organize an expert group meeting (EGM) on "The Cooperative Sector as a Partner in the Implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ". This EGM will contribute to the process of cooperatives…
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Chair at the 43 Session of the Conference on World Food Security (CFS)

The 43rd Session of the Conference on World Food Security (CFS) took place at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 17 to 21 October 2016. For the first time, the Chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous…