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01 December 2016
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10th Anniversary of the adoption of the CRPD
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IDPD Poster (English, French, Spanish)
UN Enable Film Festival
Final…
News | 23 November 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…
News | 22 November 2016
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 …
21 November 2016
What does the International Day of Persons with Disabilities mean to people around the world?
The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize…
News | 14 November 2016
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…
News | 04 November 2016
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.
Grand…
News | 28 October 2016
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…
News | 28 October 2016
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…
27 October 2016
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 aligning…
21 October 2016
On Wednesday 26 October 2016 from 3 to 4.30 p.m., a side-event titled "The CRPD turns 10: How can we move towards a full realization of the purpose and objectives of the Convention?" will be held in Conference Room 12 at UN Headquarters in New York…
News | 21 October 2016
Brussels – European Commission – High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Joint Staff Working Document: Implementing the EU External Policy on Indigenous Peoples
In the last few decades, there has been…
News | 21 October 2016
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 Issues (UNPFII) …