International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples: 10 August 2015

The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples will be celebrated on 10 August 2015 in the ECOSOCC Chamber from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the Department of Public Information, and the NGO Committee on the International Decade of the World's Issues are organizing an event that will bring together indigenous peoples organizations, UN agencies, Member States, and the general public.

The theme of this year's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples will be on "Post 2015 Agenda: Ensuring indigenous peoples health and well-being."

For more information on the event and details on how to register, please click here.

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