Indigenous Peoples

Happy International Day of Indigenous Peoples!

By / April 6, 2017

The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of the World’s Indigenous People is observed on August 9 each year to promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population. Symbol for the Indigenous People of the World was created by Rebang Dewan, a Chakma boy from Bangladesh. This year’s theme “Post 2015 Agenda: Ensuring indigenous …

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Permanent forum on indigenous issues in the UN

By / April 10, 2017

‎Today, The fourteenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opens its annual meeting in New York. This year’s Forum will focus on the economic, social and cultural rights of indigenous peoples. The UN Declaration affirms the rights of indigenous peoples to health, education, clean drinking water and sanitation, it also states that such …

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