UNPO at the UN

May 20, 2005

Poverty: A Danger for Indigenous Peoples

PFII will develop approaches informed by indigenous knowledge to eradicating extreme poverty and hunger and achieving universal primary education, the first and second Millennium Development Goals

May 20, 2005

Poverty: A Danger for Indigenous Peoples

PFII will develop approaches informed by indigenous knowledge to eradicating extreme poverty and hunger and achieving universal primary education, the first and second Millennium Development Goals

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May 18, 2005

UN Opens Two-week Forum on Indigenous Issues to...

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette said the failure of Member States to negotiate an acceptable declaration on their rights is one of the major challenges facing the UN Permanent...

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May 18, 2005

Khmer Krom Representative Addresses Indigenous...

On 17 May 2005 Hoang Duong, representative of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation said the Vietnamese government's continuing cruel policy towards the Khmer Krom people is the major reason for their extreme...

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May 18, 2005

PFII Discusses Link Between Indigenous Peoples...

Governments that recognize ancestral rights and forestry rights create new opportunities to improve indigenous livelihoods and reduce poverty, said Forest Forum Chairman Manuel Rodriguez-Becerra

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May 17, 2005

Indigenous Leaders Plan Anti-Poverty Strategies...

Some 1,500 indigenous leaders and their supporters will hold a meeting at the United Nations starting next week to create strategies to meet the first two Millennium Development Goals

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May 05, 2005

Indonesia Opposes UN Human Rights Council

Indonesia is opposing United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan's proposal to abolish the UN Human Rights Commission and replace it with a smaller Human Rights Council

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Apr 27, 2005

Report on the UNCHR Session on Indigenous Iss...

A summary of the proceedings of the UNCHR resolutions on Indigenous Issues by Mr. Les Malezer

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Apr 20, 2005

UN Commission Debates Draft Declaration on Indigenous...

Oral Statement of Sanchay Chakma of Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network under Agenda Item 15 of the 61st Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights: Indigenous Issues

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