Third Session New York, 10 - 21 May 2004 "International Day of the World's Indigenous People" 9 August Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

 Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
     Third Session - New York, 10 - 21 May 2004

The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues will hold its third session from 10 to 21 May 2004 at United Nations Headquarters. The session will be opened by the Secretary-General, the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council, together with an indigenous elder and an indigenous woman, on Monday, 10 May 2004, at 12 noon in Conference Room 2.

A high-level panel and dialogue on Indigenous women, to be held on Monday, 10 May 2004, at 3 p.m. in Conference Room 2, will be addressed by Mrs. Njuma Ekundanayo, Vice-Chairperson of the Permanent Forum; Mrs. Kyung-wha Kang, Chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Women; Mrs. Noeli Pocaterra, the Second Vice-President of the National Assembly of Venezuela; Mrs. Mary Robinson, Chairperson of the Council of Women World Leaders, Executive Director of the Ethical Globalization Initiative, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and former President of Ireland; and Ms. Stella Tamang, Chairperson of the International Indigenous Women.s Caucus. The panel will be chaired by Mr. Ole Henrik Magga.

The provisional agenda is contained in document E/C.19/2004/1 and the proposed organization of work is contained in document E/C.19/2004/L.1.

• Report on the third session (10-21 May 2004) - [E/C.19/2004/23]
• Documents
• Members
• Press Releases

 Brochure - DPI

• World’s Indigenous Peoples to Meet at United Nations 10-21 May [Press release]
• Indigenous Women Today: at Risk and a Force for Change [Backgrounder]
• Pumped up for Peace at Cyberschoolbus
• Guidelines for a competition for Indigenous children and youth
  to design of a logo for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
• Entry form

 From the UN News Centre

• Indigenous education boosts women’s health and education prospects – UN [12/May/2004]
• Annan calls for solidarity and respect as UN indigenous peoples forum opens [10/May/2004]

 Past sessions

• First Session, New York, 13-24 May 2002
• Second Session, New York, 12-23 May 2003

 Reports of Past Sessions

• Report on the first session (13-24 May 2002) + Corrigendum
• Report on the second session (12-23 May 2003)

 Press releases

• Secretariat of Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues established by Department of Economic and Social Affairs [3/February/2003]

 UNHCHR

• United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
• International Decade of the World's Indigenous People 1995 - 2004

 More documents

• Economic and Social Council Resolution 2000/22 - Establishment of a Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
• Resolution adopted by the General Assembly 57/191 - Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
• Resolution adopted by the General Assembly 58/158 - International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People

 More links

• Exhibition: "Celebrating Indigenous People"
• United Nations Cyberschoolbus - Indigenous Peoples
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• UN News Centre
• UN Home Page

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