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3 October: Informal Launch Briefing on participation of indigenous peoples in relevant UN meetings

September 28, 2016

election - broddi SThe President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly has issued the below letter to invite participants to join the Informal Launch Briefing on the next steps of the consultation on the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in relevant United Nations meetings on issues affecting them.

The briefing will take place in Conference Room UN Headquarters in New York on 3 October 2016 from 4-6 PM.

To register, please follow the steps mentioned in the letter by the President of the General Assembly.

Invitation to the First Informal Briefing 28-09-16.

Previous consultations, process and drafts.

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Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples: Call for applications to 16th Session of UNPFII and 10th Session of EMRIP

September 16, 2016

A wide view of the General Assembly Hall, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening of the high-level plenary meeting of the Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples. UN Photo/Cia PakVOLUNTARY FUND FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Call for Applications

16th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (24 April – 5 May 2017)

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10th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (19 – 23 June 2017)

 

Please note that the deadline to submit applications to attend the 16th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the 10th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is: 30 November 2016.

The application forms for these meetings are available on the following web link: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/IPeoples/IPeoplesFund/Pages/ApplicationsForms.aspx

For any other additional information, you can consult the Voluntary Fund’s website: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/IPeoples/IPeoplesFund/Pages/IPeoplesFundIndex.aspx

 

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9th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – Film Night

August 31, 2016

Photo: Mushkeg Media, Inc.

Photo: Mushkeg Media, Inc.

On the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,

The United Nations Department of Public Information and the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Division of Social Policy and Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs screened two films to pay tribute to the indigenous peoples living in cities far from their ancestral homes

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Statement from the Chair and PFII Members Dalee Dorough and Chief Edward John on the Protests on the Dakota Access Pipeline

August 31, 2016

Senior Guatemalan officials held a press conference today on a new era in Mayan culture known as B’aktun, to begin on 21 December 2012, according to the Mayan calendar. The date, which also holds astrological significance, coincides with when the UN will begin making preparations for its 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples. UN Photo/Eskinder DebebeStatement from Mr. Alvaro Pop Ac, Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and Ms. Dalee Dorough and Chief Edward John, Members of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on the Protests on the Dakota Access Pipeline (North Dakota, USA).

On August 25, 2016, the Standing Rock Sioux and hundreds of people gathered in Washington D.C. in opposition to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Judge delayed his ruling,  until September 9, on the lawsuit submitted by the Sioux against the Army Corps of Engineers for lack of consultation. Read more

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Statement by the Chair of the PFII with reference to the call made by Pope Francis to “Respect indigenous peoples”.

August 12, 2016

Statement by the Chair of the PFII with reference to the call made by Pope Francis to “Respect indigenous peoples”.12 August 2016 – New York – United Nations Headquarters

From the time of conquest, indigenous peoples have had tragic encounters with representatives of the Catholic Church. As a result, our traditions and beliefs were threatened, our territories taken away, and our identity undermined with inhumane forms of oppression. However, indigenous peoples resisted, and we continue our struggle. Read more

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