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High-level commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was held on 17 May 2012. Click here to view more information on this commemoration.

On September 13, 2007, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the General Assembly. This decision comes as a result of more than twenty years of work by indigenous peoples and the United Nations system.


	Twelfth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues United Nations Headquarters, New York City, 20-31 May 2013

The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is an advisory body to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), with a mandate to discuss indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights.

Twelfth Session of the Permanent Forum
20 - 31 May 2013
Trusteeship Council Chamber
Conference Building
UN Headquarters, New York
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Preparatory Meeting in Norway Declares Common Position for 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, to Be Held at Headquarters, 22-23 September

June 13, 2013

ALTA, NORWAY, 12 June — Indigenous peoples from around the world today issued a common position for the high-level plenary meeting of the United Na...

Global Indigenous Preparatory Conference for the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (Alta, Norway, 8-13 June 2013)

June 12, 2013

The Sámi Parliament of Norway is hosting the Global Indigenous Preparatory Conference for the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples in Alta, Norway (...

Members of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2014-2016

May 06, 2013

On 6 May the President of Economic and Social Council announced the appointment of eight Members of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the t...

Global Indigenous Preparatory Conference on the WCIP in Alta, June 10-12, 2013

April 26, 2013

All those who would like to participate in the Global Indigenous Preparatory Conference must register using the following link: http://viaregi.revio.n...

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