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UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues,15-26 April 2024

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The theme of the 2024 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is "Improving the self-determination rights of Indigenous Peoples within the framework of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, with a focus on the perspectives of Indigenous youth.”

The Forum will be held in person from April 15 to April 26, 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Provisional Agenda for the twenty-third session (E/C.19/2024/1)

For more information, please visit: https://social.desa.un.org/issues/indigenous-peoples/unpfii/23rd-session

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