Adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: 13 years later
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on 13 September 2007, with 144 countries voting in support, 4 voting against and 11 abstaining. Thirteen years have passed since the UN Declaration was adopted by the General Assembly. Since then, the four countries voting against have reversed […]
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2020
On 23 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided, in its resolution 49/214, that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year. The date marks the first meeting, in 1982, of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations. The International Day observance will take place on Monday, 10 August 2020 from 9 […]
HLPF 2020: Indigenous Peoples’ participation
The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2020 will be held from Tuesday, 7 July, to Thursday, 16 July 2020, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. This will include the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Tuesday, 14 July, to Thursday, 16 July 2020. The theme will be “Accelerated action and […]
Indigenous peoples and COVID-19
The COVID-19 global pandemic poses a grave health threat to Indigenous peoples around the world who face disproportionate risk in public health emergencies. Click here to access useful resources and to learn more.
Statement by the Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on COVID-19
On 6 April 2020, the Chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), Anne Nuorgam, issued a statement calling on Member States to ensure that indigenous peoples are informed, protected and prioritized during the global COVID-19 pandemic. In the statement, she stresses the need to make information available in indigenous languages, protect indigenous […]
2020 UNPFII session has been postponed
The Members of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues have decided to postpone its forthcoming 19th session, originally scheduled to take place on 13-24 April 2020, until a later date to be determined. Registration for participants is closed until further notice. All side event registrations are also closed. The Members of the Permanent Forum noted […]
Accreditation for IPOs and Academics participating for the 1st time at Permanent Forum session (NOW CLOSED)
19th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) Date: 13–24 April 2020 Location: United Nations Headquarters, New York Theme: “Peace, justice and strong institutions: the role of indigenous peoples in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16” More information about the session here >>> On 5 March 2020, the Members of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues decided to postpone its […]
Membership of Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2020-2022
The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues consists of sixteen members: ‘Eight members to be nominated by Governments and elected by the Council, and eight members to be appointed by the President of the Council following formal consultation with the Bureau and the regional groups through their coordinators, on the basis of broad consultations with indigenous […]
