Joint Asia Caucus Statement to the 21st Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
Agenda Item 6: Discussion: Future work of the Permanent Forum, including issues considered by the Economic and Social Council and emerging issues
Statement on behalf of the Asia Indigenous People’s Caucus, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)
Presented by Chanchana Chakma on April 28, 2022.
A la luz de la celebración de la 21ª sesión del Foro Permanente de las Naciones Unidas para las Cuestiones Indígenas, el 28 de abril de 2022, con referencia a la discusión sobre las seis áreas de mandato del Foro Permanente (desarrollo económico y social, cultura, medio ambiente, educación, salud y derechos humanos), en referencia a la UNDRIP, el documento final de la Conferencia Mundial sobre los Pueblos Indígenas y la Agenda 2030 sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, el Movimiento Nacional de Tejedoras (Guatemala), destacó la necesidad del reconocimiento y protección jurídica a la autoría c
In March 2022, Jharkhand Indigenous and Tribal Peoples for Action, KAT News Channel, and Cultural Survival submitted a joint stakeholder report on the observations of Indigenous rights and human rights generally in India. It was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review of India at the 41st Session of the Human Rights Council.
KOEF Grant Partner Spotlight
The Karão Jaguaribaras Peoples live in the state of Ceará in eastern Brazil, especially in Ybatrytê, Sierra de Baturité, and adjacent areas. They are a community that has been living in under a continuous threat to their territories. The sustainable management of the environment, which includes the practice of agriculture, is fundamental to their way of life.
El Pueblo Indígena Karão Jaguaribaras habita en el estado de Ceará al este de Brasil, especialmente en Ybatrytê o Sierra de Baturité y sus áreas adyacentes. Es un pueblo que se ha caracterizado por vivir en un contexto de movilizaciones y defensa de su territorio. Para ellos la gestión sustentable del medio ambiente que incluye la práctica de la agricultura, es trascendental.
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar, CS Staff)
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar, CS Staff)
With COVID-19 cases decreasing, everyday life has finally resumed in Nepal. Just seven years ago, Nepal was reeling from a massive earthquake that killed and injured thousands. One of the worst-hit areas after the earthquake and its aftershocks was Rasuwa, home to a community of pastoralist Tamang Indigenous Peoples.
By Monica Coc Magnusson (Q’eqchi Maya, CS Staff)
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on Massachusett land, in Cambridge, MA, and we thank the past, current, and future Indigenous stewards of this territory.
