UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues focuses on Human Rights
On 15 May, the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) focused on indigenous peoples’ human rights as it discussed the state of implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
[More...]Indigenous Peoples in Central and Eastern Europe, the Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia
The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) concluded its first week with a half-day session on the situation of indigenous peoples in Central and Eastern Europe, the Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia. The session highlighted the numerous socio-economic challenges faced by indigenous peoples in these regions, as well as remaining challenges in the (...)
[More...]NGLS e-Roundup on the 56th Session of CSW: Rural Women – Agents of Change Indispensable for Sustainable Development
With “the empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges” as the priority theme, the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW56), held from 27 February to 9 March 2012 at UN Headquarters in New York, turned its attention to rural women. This NGLS e-Roundup, the largest ever (...)
[More...]Summary Reports of Civil Society Engagements with the High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All
Combating Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
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OHCHR: 2012 Social Forum on “People-centred Development and Globalization”– NGO input requested. Deadline 31 May 2012
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RIO+20 Dialogues on Sustainable Development: Participate now!
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Pre-registration is now open for the 11th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities calls for civil society inputs on the implementation of measures of accessibility for persons with disabilities
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Social Watch: Sustainable development is the right to a future
