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UN declaration on rights of indigenous peoples inspired changes – Al-Nasser
17 May 2012 - The President of the General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, today hailed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted five years ago, as a landmark document that has inspired positive changes in the protection of the rights of indigenous communities.
Work remains to realize rights of indigenous peoples, says deputy UN chief
7 May 2012 - Five years after the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted, a great deal remains to be done to realize the objectives contained in that landmark document, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said today.
UN expert urges US to take more robust measures to tackle indigenous issues
4 May 2012 - The United States needs to adopt more robust measures to address the issues affecting its indigenous peoples, an independent United Nations expert said today, stressing that such policies must be developed in partnership with Native American, Alaskan Native and Hawaiian peoples in the country.
Panama: UN expert calls for dialogue between Government and indigenous people
UN expert concerned at poor living conditions of Canada's indigenous
Press releases
- Concluding Session, Permanent Forum Says Impact of Racist ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ Endures Today, but Indigenous Rights Declaration Offers Framework for Redress - 18 May 2012
- Indigenous Rights Declaration ‘Living Document Holding Dreams and Hopes of All Indigenous Peoples’, Permanent Forum Told at Event Marking 5th Anniversary - 17 May 2012
- Secretary-General Says 2007 Declaration on Indigenous Rights Historic Step, but ‘Our Work Is Not Done,’ in Message to Permanent Forum Event - 17 May 2012
- Permanent Indigenous Forum Takes Up Range of Issues Related to Working Methods, Including Report on Ways to Enhance Implementation of Recommendations - 16 May 2012
- Despite Declaration, Reality for Indigenous Peoples One of Unacceptable Conditions That Requires Urgent Action by Governments across the Globe, Permanent Forum Told - 15 May 2012
- Indigenous Peoples' Right to Food Crucially Dependent on Control of Resources in Land, Territories They Inhabit, Permanent Forum Told - 14 May 2012
- Forum Concludes First Week with Discussion on Indigenous Peoples in Central, Eastern Europe, Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia - 11 May 2012
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