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- At Headquarters, Secretary-General Praises Indigenous Filmmakers for Enriching World’s Understanding of ‘What Binds Us Together as a Human Family’ - 9 August 2010
- Indigenous Peoples’ Issues More Prominent than Ever on Global Agenda, but Some Statistics Alarming, Says Secretary-General in Message for International Day - 6 August 2010
- Australia Boasts Strides in Women’s Empowerment, But Admits Durable Challenges, Especially Facing Indigenous Women, Girls, Anti-Discrimination Committee Told - 20 July 2010
- Permanent Forum Calls for Development Model Based on Concepts Underpinned by Indigenous ‘Values, Cultures and Identities’, as It Concludes Session - 30 April 2010
- Indigenous Peoples Excluded from Political Power, Ejected from Lands, Faced Corporations Bent on Destroying Life-Giving Forests, Permanent Forum Told - 29 April 2010
- Painful History of State Control Over Forests Traced by ‘Heavily Deforested Footprints’ of Colonizers on Indigenous Lands, Permanent Forum Told - 28 April 2010
- Preliminary Study Shows ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ Legal Construct Historical Root for Ongoing Violations of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Permanent Forum Told - 27 April 2010
UN conference for civil society hears calls for greater support for marginalized groups
31 August 2010 - Marginalized groups such as indigenous communities deserve special attention from policy-makers if the world is to achieve the social and economic targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the annual United Nations conference with civil society groups heard today.
UN expert urges Russia to pick up pace of protecting rights of indigenous people
24 August 2010 - Although the Russian Government has made important steps to protect the rights of its indigenous people, a United Nations independent human rights expert today urged the country to accelerate progress.
UN urges greater protection of the world’s indigenous communities
9 August 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the world to step up efforts to improve living conditions of the planet’s indigenous communities and to protect them, saying they continued to suffer discrimination and poverty despite a United Nations declaration that aims to promote their rights.
New Zealand must forge ahead with efforts to improve indigenous people’s rights UN
23 July 2010 - As troubling inequalities persist between Maori and non-Maori, New Zealand must press ahead with efforts to improve the human rights of its indigenous people, a United Nations independent expert said today.
Dialogue crucial to boosting understanding of indigenous justice in Ecuador UN expert
8 June 2010 - A United Nations independent human rights expert today called for dialogue in Ecuador in the wake of the controversy surrounding the punishment doled out to an accused man by a local indigenous group.