LATEST
PRESS RELEASES ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
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| 17 October, 2011 | | GA/SHC/4013 | Special Rapporteur Highlights ‘Negative, Even Catastrophic’ Impact of Extractive Industries on Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in Third Committee Statement |
| 28 July, 2011 | | SG/SM/13728-HR/5067-OBV/1016 | Secretary-General Urges Strengthening of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Support for Their Aspirations, in Message for International Day |
| 27 May, 2011 | | HR/5064 | Concluding Session, Permanent Forum Stresses Need for Equal, Direct Participation of Indigenous Communities at All Stages of Preparation for 2014 World Conference |
| 26 May, 2011 | | HR/5063 | Permanent Indigenous Forum Discusses Provisional Agenda for 2011 Session, Including Proposed Special Theme ‘The Doctrine of Discovery’ |
| 25 May, 2011 | | HR/5062 | Forum Should Consider What Role It Can Play in Support of Indigenous Communities Trying to Resolve Land, Rights Conflicts, Says Chair, Opening Day-Long Debate |
| 24 May, 2011 | | HR/5061 | As with So Many Other Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples Suffer Disproportionate Violations of Right to Safe Water, Sanitation, Permanent Forum Told |
| 23 May, 2011 | | HR/5060 | With Indigenous Children Facing ‘Lifetime of Exclusion’, UN Children’s Fund Developing Framework Strategy to Address Challenges, Permanent Forum Told |
| 20 May, 2011 | | DSG/SM/550-HR/5059 | Deputy Secretary-General, at Launch of UN Indigenous Peoples’ Partnership, Says It Offers Partners Chance to Bring Expertise under One ‘Umbrella’ |
| HR/5058 | Underdevelopment, Poverty of Latin America’s Indigenous Peoples Stem from Historic Wrongs; Strategic Means for Correction Needs ‘Urgent Revision’, Forum Told |
| 19 May, 2011 | | HR/5057 | Global Consensus on Indigenous Rights Declaration Should Be Celebrated, but Strong Effort Needed to Make Principles Alive ‘on the Ground’, Permanent Forum Told |
| 18 May, 2011 | | HR/5056 | Despite Progress in Recognizing Rights, Indigenous Peoples Continue to Face Serious Human Rights Violations on Daily Basis, Permanent Forum Told |
| 17 May, 2011 | | HR/5053 | Continued Obstructions to – and Denial of – Rights of Indigenous Peoples to Land, Forests Resulting in Ongoing Marginalization, Poverty Permanent Forum Told |
| 16 May, 2011 | | Note No. 6308 | ‘Right to Water and Indigenous Peoples’ Exhibition at United Nations |
| HR/5051 | As Permanent Forum Opens, Secretary-General Highlights Body’s 10 Years of Pushing for Indigenous Rights, Says: ‘The Road Has Been Tough, but the Rewards Are Real’ |
| SG/SM/13575-HR/5052 | Permanent Forum Can Play Dynamic Role in Changing Deplorable Situation of Indigenous People, Secretary-General Says at Opening of Session |
| 13 May, 2011 | | HR/5050 | Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to Review Progress, at Headquarters 16-27 May; Implementation of Recommendations on Development, Environment, Consent to Be Focus |
| 16 November, 2010 | | GA/SHC/3997 | General Assembly Will Hold ‘World Conference on Indigenous Peoples’ in 2014, under Terms of Resolution Recommended by Third Committee |
| 18 October, 2010 | | GA/SHC/3982 | Implementation of Indigenous Rights Declaration Should Be Regarded as Political, Moral, Legal Imperative without Qualification, Third Committee Told |
| 9 August, 2010 | | SG/SM/13052-HR/5028-OBV/900 | At Headquarters, Secretary-General Praises Indigenous Filmmakers for Enriching World’s Understanding of ‘What Binds Us Together as a Human Family’ |
| 6 August, 2010 | | SG/SM/13049-HR/5027-OBV/899 | Indigenous Peoples’ Issues More Prominent than Ever on Global Agenda, but Some Statistics Alarming, Says Secretary-General in Message for International Day |
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