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The President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly has issued the below letter to invite participants to join the Informal Launch Briefing on the next steps of the consultation on the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and…
The 2016 Social Forum will take place from 3 to 5 October 2016 in Room XX, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, in accordance with paragraph 6 of Human Rights Council resolution 29/19 entitled “The Social Forum.”
The Social Forum is an annual…
Central African Republic ratified the Convention on 11 October 2016, bringing the total number of States Parties to the CRPD to 168.
Working towards universal ratification and implementation of the CRPD:
Ratifications and…
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VOLUNTARY FUND FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Call for Applications
16th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (24 April – 5 May 2017)
&
10th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (19 – 23 June 2017)
Please…
The 71st Session of the General Assembly opened on 13 September 2016.
During this session, the Assembly will have before it the following Reports directly related to disability:
Report of the Secretary-General on Realization of…
On 19 September 2016, the UN General Assembly will host a High-level Meeting at UN Headquarters to address large movements of refugees and migrants, with the aim of bringing countries together behind a more humane and coordinated approach. UN Member…
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Statement from Mr. Alvaro Pop Ac, Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and Ms. Dalee Dorough and Chief Edward John, Members of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on the Protests on the Dakota Access Pipeline (North…
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On the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
The United Nations Department of Public Information and the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues,…
CRPD Committee’s 16th Session: 15 August – 2 September 2016
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adopts General Comment on Article 6: Women and Girls with Disabilities (adopted 26 August 2016)
Committee on the Rights of Persons…
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12 August 2016 – New York – United Nations Headquarters
From the time of conquest, Indigenous Peoples have had tragic encounters with representatives of the Catholic Church. As a result, our traditions and beliefs were threatened, our territories…
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Statement from Mr. Alvaro Pop Ac, Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and Professor Megan Davis, Member of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on the Don Dale Youth Detention Center (NT, Australia)
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4 January: World Braille Day*
8 February: International Epilepsy Day*
21 March: World Down…