Summary The present report on the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 40/131 . It provides updated information on the...

Pursuant to resolution 42/20 of the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples dedicated his annual report to the General Assembly the impact of the COVID-19 on the rights of indigenous peoples. The report reviews existing initiatives undertaken by States, indigenous peoples and others to ensure that the rights and specific needs of indigenous peoples are considered and addressed in the fight against the pandemic. It also identifies protection gaps which require Member States and their partners’ attention.

Summary The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is the only international human rights legal instrument with a specific focus on the all-encompassing significance of lands...

Summary The Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, visited the Congo from 14 to 24 October 2019. Since the visit of the previous Special Rapporteur in 2010, the...

GENEVA (9 July 2020) – The practice of wealthy States exporting their banned toxic chemicals to poorer nations lacking the capacity to control the risks is deplorable and must end, a UN expert said...

10 January 2003 United Nations human rights experts today condemned the assassinations of two prominent Guatemalan indigenous leaders whose bodies were found in December. Hina Jilani, Special...