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Message Sticks
A Message Stick is a traditional Australian Aboriginal method of correspondence whereby runners would deliver messages carved in symbols on a piece of wood to inform other indigenous peoples of upcoming events. The Message Stick is a quarterly newsletter that highlights the efforts and activities of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Please send any feedback you may have to indigenous_un@un.org.
2015
MESSAGE STICK - March 2015
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MESSAGE STICK - December 2014
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MESSAGE STICK - October 2014
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SG Reports:
GA70 SG Report: Progress made in the implementation of the outcome document of the WCIP
Resolutions:
General Assembly Resolutions
A/RES/70/232 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2015
A/RES/69/159 Rights of Indigenous Peoples (18 December 2014)
A/RES/68/149 Rights of Indigenous Peoples (18 December 2013) RA/ES/67/153 Rights of indigenous peoples (20 December 2012)
Press release: GA/SHC/4063A/RES/66/296 Organization of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly, to be known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (17 September 2012)
Press release: GA/11283.
Adopted without vote.A/RES/66/142…
A/RES/69/159 Rights of Indigenous Peoples (18 December 2014)
A/RES/68/149 Rights of Indigenous Peoples (18 December 2013) RA/ES/67/153 Rights of indigenous peoples (20 December 2012)
Press release: GA/SHC/4063A/RES/66/296 Organization of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly, to be known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (17 September 2012)
Press release: GA/11283.
Adopted without vote.A/RES/66/142…
A/75/255 Report of the Secretary-General: Enhancing the participation of indigenous peoples' representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them (27 July 2020).
A/70/84–E/2015/76 Report of the Secretary-General: Progress made in the implementation of the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (18 May 2015)
A/69/271 Report of the Secretary-General: Achievement of the goal and objectives of the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (6 August 2014)
A/HRC/21/24 Report of the Secretary-General:…
A/RES/78/328 Enhancing the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them (11 September 2024)
A/77/460 Rights of Indigenous Peoples (15 December 2022)
A/RES/76/148 Rights of indigenous peoples (16 December 2021)
A/RES/75/475 Rights of indigenous peoples (16 December 2020)
A/RES/74/135 Rights of indigenous peoples (18 December 2019)
A/RES/73/156 Rights of indigenous peoples (18 December 2018)
A/RES/72/155 Rights of indigenous peoples (19 December 2017)
A/RES/71/178 Rights of Indigenous Peoples (19 December 2016)
A/RES/70/232 Rights of indigenous…
Anual Reports
The Special Rapporteur is requested by the Human Rights Council to present every year an annual report at one of its regular sessions in Geneva. The Special Rapporteur’s annual reports include a description of the activities carried out during the year in the framework of the mandate, and will also normally include discussion of specific themes or issues of particular relevance for the rights of indigenous peoples.
Reports to the Human Rights Council
Reports to the Commission on Human Rights
Reports to the General Assembly
Special Reports
Extensive observations on specific cases.
Country Reports
Reports on the overall human rights situations of indigenous peoples in selected…
Expert Mechanism Documentation
The Expert Mechanism provides the Human Rights Council with expertise and advice on the rights of indigenous peoples as set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and assists Member States, upon request, in achieving the ends of the Declaration through the promotion, protection and fulfilment of the rights of indigenous peoples.
Click here to view the studies and reports of the Expert Mechanism.
The Report of the Secretary-General, entitled Progress made in the implementation of the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly, known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples is now available in all official UN languages.
The report (A/70/84) provides an overview of the implementation of the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, held in September 2014 (General Assembly resolution 69/2); an update on the development of a system-wide action plan to ensure a coherent approach to achieving the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of…
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2018
A/RES/73/156 General Assembly Resolution (18 December 2018)
2017
A/RES/72/155 General Assembly Resolution (19 December 2017)
2016
A/RES/71/481 General Assembly Resolution (19 December 2016)
2015
A/RES/70/232 General Assemby Resolution (23 December 2015)
Meeting record: A/70/PV.82
Press release: GA/11747 (without a vote)
Statements
Statement by Ecuador on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)
Statement by Trinidad and Tobago on behalf the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Statement by the European Union
Statement by Sweden on behalf…
The “Definitions of Empowerment” represents a collaborative effort, made possible by the answers received from people all over the world on the Empowerment theme. Their invaluable contributions were essential for the preparation of the Empowerment Publication.
In order to collect people’s ideas and experiences, the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of UNDESA launched an on-line survey on “Promoting Empowerment of People”.
We were glad to receive tens and tens of responses from young individuals, persons with disabilities, older persons, and people working for various institutions and organizations committed to social development issues. Their keen interest on Empowerment…