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Combating Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Within the main theme of the Doctrine of Discovery and its enduring impacts on indigenous peoples, the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues devoted several sessions to the particular situation of indigenous women and girls.

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Moving forward on the Right to Development: Highlights from the 13th session of the Working Group on the Right to Development

Within the context of promoting the implementation of the Right to Development (R2D), the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development, created by the former Commission of Human Rights and the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1998, met for its 13th session (from 7-11 May 2012) in (...)

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Summary Reports of Civil Society Engagements with the High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All

During March and April, civil society organizations participated in calls and meetings with members of the Secretary-General’s High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All. Summary reports from these engagements are available on a new NGLS website about SE4ALL: www.un-ngls.org/se4all.

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Messages of Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations for Rio+20

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues discusses theme: The Doctrine of Discovery

Second Round of Rio+20 Informal-Informal Negotiations concludes: A step closer to reaching consensus?

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Opens 11th Session in New York

ECOSOC’s First Youth Forum addresses Empowerment and Employment

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