Indigenous peoples
7th Session of UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 21 April - 2 May 2008
The 7th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) was held from 21 April to 2 May. This year's theme was "Climate Change, bio-cultural diversity and livelihoods: the stewardship of indigenous peoples and new challenges".
See the website of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for a complete overview of the sessions.
Click here for a short film about Indigenous Perspectives on climate change, filmed at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Isues 2008.
UNDP Statement to the 7th session of the Permanent Forum | Spanish | Russian |
UNDP's Regional Bureau for Asia-Pacific and the Regional Centre in Bangkok organized a side-event titled Global Dialogue on Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples's bio-culturual diversity.
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the General Assembly on 13 September 2007.
UNDP report to the 7th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
The UNDP report to the 7th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) highlights initiatives and activities undertaken with reference to indigenous peoples by the United Nations development Programme (UNDP) in 2007, with special focus on the implementation of the recommendations of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at its sixth session. The adoption of
the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has provided a
fresh impetus to UNDP engagement with indigenous peoples. UNDP report to 7th session of the UNPFII | French | Spanish | Arabic | Russian | Chinese |
RIPP Newsletter
The Regional Initiative on Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Development (RIPP) has issued a newsletter. The newsletter highlights RIPPs work and partnerships with government, indigenous peoples' organizations and UNDP country offices in Asia Pacific.
Desk Review on MDG Reports and Indigenous Peoples
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples requires specific methods of inclusion of indigenous peoples into development processes, such as ensuring that their right to free, prior, and informed consent applies to development initiatives that concern them. Therefore, including indigenous peoples in the MDG context requires a culturally sensitive approach, based on respect for and inclusion of indigenous peoples’ world-views, perspectives, experiences, and concepts of development. This desk review aims to analyze recent achievements and challenges of indigenous peoples by examining available data contained in a diverse selection of Millennium Development Goals (MDG) country reports. MDG Reports and Indigenous Peoples: A Desk Review. No. 3, February 2008.
Case study of indigenous tradititional legal systems in Cambodia
Indigenous peoples of Cambodia are a marginalised group with poor access
to justice through the formal legal system. A major factor causing
this marginalisation is the almost total absence of formal legal services
and institutions where indigenous peoples might be able to have their cases fairly adjudicated. This case study discusses some of the main policy issues that need to
be dealt with as part of a reform process to enhance access to justice for indigenous peoples. A case study of indigenous traditional legal systems and conflict resolution in Rattanakiri and Mondulkiri Provinces, Cambodia (UNDP, 2007)
Publication on human development of indigenous peoples in Mexico
UNDP Mexico has sought to produce a comprehensive analysis that sheds light on ancestral inequalities among social groups. This report (in Spanish, 2006) aims at setting the foundations for dialogue beyond specialized audience to reach a broader range of stakeholders. The report contains a unique indigenous peoples’ human development index that portrays the lights and shadows still existing in many regions of Mexico.
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