Sixth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Special theme: Territories, Lands and Natural Resources

14-25 May, 2007

Provisional agenda

Organization of Work

Accreditation and FAQs

Resource guide and more helpful information for participants

Information note to Indigenous Peoples' Organizations

Press Kit

UN Press Releases & Meetings Coverage

Official Documents

Special Events

Information Note for Organizers of Special Events

Report on the Sixth Session >>>AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH

Opening Ceremony and Cultural Event

Monday 14 May 11;00 am: Programme of the Opening Ceremony of the Sixth Session of UNPFII

Tuesday 15 May 6:15 pm: Programme for Cultural Event, Exhibition Opening and Reception

In December, the Economic and Social Council decided that the Sixth Session of the UNPFII will take place from 14 to 25 May 2007 in New York. The draft agenda for the Sixth Session is available in the Report of the fifth session, and is also available here below.

Provisional agenda and documentation for the sixth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

1. Election of officers.

2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work.

3. Special theme: territories, lands and natural resources.

4. Implementation of recommendations on the six mandated areas of the
Permanent Forum and on the Millennium Development Goals:
(a) Economic and social development;
(b) Environment;
(c) Health;
(d) Education;
(e) Culture;
(f) Human rights;
(g) Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People.

5. Human rights: dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of
human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people.

6. Half-day discussion on Asia.

7. Half-day discussion on urban indigenous peoples and migration.

8. Ongoing priorities and themes, and follow-up: Data collection and disaggregation (2004).

9. Future work of the Permanent Forum including emerging issues.

10. Draft agenda for the seventh session of the Permanent Forum.

11. Adoption of the report of the Permanent Forum on its sixth session.

Accreditation for the Sixth Session of UNPFII

Please be advised you must be pre-registered in order to attend the Forum. You must also bring your confirmation letter and photo ID to the Registration desk. The Registration Desk will be open Friday 11 May between 10am to 3.45pm and Saturday 12 May between 12 noon to 4pm and Monday 14th May between 8am to 3.45pm. During the session, the Registration desk will be open between 9am and 4pm but closed from 12:30 to 2:00 pm.

Practical Information for Participants

Frequently asked questions on NGO participation:
[Accreditation and Pre-registration]
[Participation]
[Submission of written statements]

Handbook for Participants at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

The handbook is available in English, Spanish, French and Russian.

Information Note for Indigenous Peoples' Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations on the Sixth Session

Logistical information (accommodation, transportation and other useful information)

For further information about UNPFII´s Sixth Session, contact Sonia Smallacombe at smallacombe[at]un.org

Press Kit

Press release: Indigenous peoples’ rights to lands, territories and natural resources focus of UN forum opening 14 May in New York

Media Advisory for the sixth Session (only English)

Backgrounder 1: Indigenous Peoples - Lands, Territories and Natural Resources

Backgrounder 2: Urban Indigenous Peoples and Migration

Press release: UN’s Indigenous Forum issues recommendations regarding lands, territories and natural resources as two week meeting concludes

DOCUMENTS

Submitted by the Secretariat of UNPFII

CRP.8 Report of the International Expert Group Meeting on Urban Indigenous Peoples and Migration	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Microsoft Word (doc)
CRP.6 Oil Palm and Other Commercial Tree Plantations, Monocropping: Impacts on Indigenous Peoples' Land Tenure and Resource Management Systems and Livelihoods	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Microsoft Word (doc)
Methods of work: developing a questionnaire to enhance the reporting of intergovernmental organizations to the Permanent Forum	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
Report of the International Expert Group Meeting on the Convention on Biological Diversity's International Regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing and Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Microsoft Word (doc)
Report on Indigenous Traditional Knowledge	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
Report of the Secretariat of the UNPFII on ongoing priorities and themes	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
Analysis of the Recommendations and state of implementation from the Fourth session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
Implementation of the Human Rights Mandate of the UNPFII Without Duplicating the Work of Other Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
Proposed Organization of Work	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
Provisional agenda	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)

From the UN system and other intergovernmental organizations

Documents of the Sixth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH
Attendance at the sixth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
CRP.11 General considerations on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples in Asia	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Microsoft Word (doc)
CRP.1 Report of the Regional Seminar on Indigenous Peoples in Isolation and Initial Contact in the Amazon and Gran Chaco Region	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Microsoft Word (doc)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
Report of the Annual Session of IASG - Addendum	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF)	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
International Labour Organization (ILO)	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Adcancement of Women (INSTRAW)	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
Secretariat of the Conveintion on Biological Diversity (SCBD)	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
UNFPA and the UN System in Ecuador	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH
WFP, IOM, UNITAR, UNDPA	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
Report of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
Report of the annual Session of the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues (IASG) to the Sixth Session	AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Adobe Acrobat (pdf)

From Governments

Submitted by NGOs

Other

STATEMENTS AND SPEECHES

	Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, President of the General Assembly of the United Nations Statement at the Opening of the Sixth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues May 14 , 2007 >>> AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Microsoft Word (doc)
	José Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary General of Economic and Social Affairs Statement to the Sixth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues May 14 , 2007 >>> AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Microsoft Word (doc)
	Victoria Tauli Corpuz, Chairperson, United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Address to the Opening of the Sixth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues May 14 , 2007 >>> AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Microsoft Word (doc)
	Dalius Čekuolis, President of ECOSOC Statement to the Opening Ceremony of the sixth session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues May 14 , 2007 >>> AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Microsoft Word (doc)
	Rodolfo Stavenhagen, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples Item 5 on the Agenda: Human Rights May 18, 2007 >>> AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Microsoft Word (doc)
	Rodolfo Stavenhagen, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples Item 6 on the Agenda: Half-day discussion on Asia May 21, 2007 >>> AR \| EN \| ES \| FR \| RU \| ZH Microsoft Word (doc)