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The Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues visited El Salvador in order to follow up the development of a National Plan on Indigenous Peoples as part of a policy dialogue project with the International Fund for Agricultural…
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A two-day expert group meeting on “Indigenous Peoples and Agenda 2030,” organized by the Division for Social Policy and Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at United Nations Headquarters on 22-23 October, focused on…
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In a relation with a two-day expert group meeting on “Indigenous Peoples and Agenda 2030,” organized by the Division for Social Policy and Development of DESA at United Nations Headquarters on 22-23 October, a press conference was organised…
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On 19 October, the Third Committee of the General Assembly, focused on human rights, considered its agenda item on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, including follow up to the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples.
The Assistant-Secretary-General…
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By Professor Megan Davis, Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Indigenous women in rural areas can become drivers of change and poverty eradication. Today on the International Day of Rural Women, we would like to pay tribute to the…
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On 13 October, the UN Secretary-General spoke on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Security Council’s resolution 1325, declaring his commitment to the inclusion of women in peace-building processes. The Secretary-General noted that any…
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On 13 October, the United Nations Secretary-General issued a message for the International Day for Disaster Reduction, emphasizing that “traditional and Indigenous knowledge is the indispensable information base for many societies seeking to live in…
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On 10 October, the UN Secretary-General participated at the Peoples’ World Conference on Climate Change and the Defence of Life in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He emphasized that climate change is at the top of the international agenda this year. In his…
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The United Nations Secretary-General was in Peru on 8 and 9 October to attend the annual meeting of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.
While in the country, the Secretary-General met with the agencies, funds and programmes of…
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Member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Ms. Joan Carling, delivered a strong statement on Indigenous Peoples’ rights, participation and institutions during the interactive dialogue on “Building effective, accountable and inclusive…
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2030 Development Agenda key for reducing inequality for Indigenous Peoples, says UN expert body on Indigenous issues
NEW YORK (25 September 2015) – A preeminent expert body of the United Nations on Indigenous Peoples, the Permanent Forum on…
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Statement by the Chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Professor Megan Davis
Today marks the eighth anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the UN General Assembly on 13…