UN Expert Commemorates International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples GENEVA -- “Since assuming my mandate over a year ago, I have witnessed that indigenous peoples continue to face many...

GENEVA -- The International Day of the World's Indigenous People is an opportunity to underline the importance of the rights of indigenous peoples and to pay tribute to the value and resilience of...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 10 August 2009 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined tenth to thirteenth report of China with...

GENEVA / KATHMANDU – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, is “encouraged by the Government’s stated...

10 August 2009 The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, James Anaya, will visit Australia from 17 to 28 August 2009, at the invitation of...

Lusaka, 10 August 2009 Excellencies Heads of State and Government of the Great Lakes Region, Honorable Ministers, Madame Executive Secretary of the ICGLR, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me first thank ours...

10 August 2009 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific Your excellencies, honourable members of Parliaments, honourable ministers, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, First...

Human Rights Council Advisory Committee ROUNDUP 7 August 2009 The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this afternoon concluded its third session during which it adopted six recommendations and its...

9 August 2009 The estimated 370 million indigenous peoples need and deserve more than just symbolic celebrations on August 9, when they commemorate everywhere the International Day devoted to the...