GENEVA (7 August 2019) – In a statement to mark International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, UN human rights experts* are calling for a decade of action to protect and promote the use of...

High-level commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 17 May 2012, New York Excellencies, Esteemed representatives of indigenous...

NEW YORK – 20 May 2011 – The first global UN inter-agency initiative to promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples was launched today on the occasion of the 10th Session of the United...

19 May 2011 New York Madam Chairperson, Distinguished members of the Permanent Forum, Representatives of Indigenous Peoples and Members States, Friends and colleagues It is a great pleasure to be able...

25 July 2003 morning ECOSOC Suspends 2003 Substantive Session The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) this morning suspended its 2003 substantive session after adopting five resolutions and 13...

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Second Session 23 May 2003 18th & 19th Meetings (AM & PM) Urges United Nations Bodies to Address Matters Related to Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation of Indigenous...

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Second Session 22 May 2003 17th Meeting (PM) The need for formal complaints procedures, effective communication strategies and increased funding were among the...