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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with…
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Every year, the Indigenous Peoples and Development Branch / Secretariat for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues within the Division for Inclusive Social Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs organizes an international…
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Today, the world population is over 7 billion people and more than one billion people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability; 80 per cent live in developing countries.
The annual observance of the…
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On Wednesday 20 October, the Permanent Forum will organize an regional dialogue on Indigenous Peoples’ autonomy and self-governance in the Eastern Europe, Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia region.
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On Tuesday 19 October at 9 AM (EST), the Permanent Forum will organize a regional dialogue on Indigenous Peoples’ autonomy and self-governance in the Latin America and Caribbean region.
There will be interpretation available from Spanish to…
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The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on 13 September 2007, with 144 countries voting in support, 4 voting against and 11 abstaining.
Fourteen years have passed…
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On 23 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided, in its resolution 49/214, that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year. The date marks the first meeting, in 1982, of…
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The report of the 20th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2021) was presented by the Chair of the Forum to the Economic and Social Council Management Meeting on 9 June 2021.
Click here to read the report.
Website of the 20th…
Given the situation on COVID-19, after careful consideration, The 14th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP14) will be held largely online.
The opening of the conference, matters related to the implementation of…
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20th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
Date: 19-30 April 2021
Location: United Nations Headquarters, New York (online)
Theme: “Peace, justice and strong institutions: the role of indigenous…
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The COVID-19 global pandemic poses a grave health threat to Indigenous Peoples around the world who face disproportionate risk in public health emergencies.
Click here to access useful resources and to learn more.
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To mark the official launch of The State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (SOWIP), Volume V, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) will hold two launch events with SOWIP V authors and Indigenous experts on…