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Dear friends,The UN General Assembly during its 69th session, on 22-23 September  this year, will convene a high-level plenary meeting - the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples  – to review the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) since its adoption in 2007, and to identify outstanding issues and actions pertaining to indigenous peoples and development.

Dear Friends,What are the prospects for securing the land rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, and women in the foreseeable future?Significantly, the report of the United Nations Secretary-General’s High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, under Goal 1 to “End Poverty”, sets a target to “Increase by x% the share of women and men, communities, and businesses with secure rights to land, property, and other assets”.

Chers amis,

Queridos amigos:¿Qué perspectivas hay de proteger los derechos territoriales de los pueblos indígenas, las comunidades locales y las mujeres en un futuro cercano?

Teman-teman yang baik,Bagaimana prospek untuk menjamin hak atas tanah masyarakat adat, komunitas lokal, dan perempuan di masa mendatang?

“To address the specific situations faced by indigenous women, the collective rights of indigenous peoples must be recognized as part of protecting the individual rights of indigenous persons. Interpretation and application of human rights treaties concerned with individual rights, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), should happen with reference to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”Recommendation made to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee) by AIPP, NIWF and FPP

«Para abordar las situaciones concretas a las que se enfrentan las mujeres indígenas, los derechos colectivos de los pueblos indígenas deben ser reconocidos como parte de la protección de los derechos individuales de los indígenas. A la hora de interpretar y aplicar los tratados de derechos humanos que cubren los derechos individuales, entre ellos la Convención sobre la eliminación de todas las formas de discriminación contra la mujer (CEDAW), se debería tomar como referencia la Declaración de las Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos de los pueblos indígenas».

Recommandation adressée au Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination à l’égard des femmes (Comité CEDEF) par l’AIPP, la NIWF ET le FPP

"Untuk menangani situasi-situasi khusus yang dihadapi oleh perempuan adat, hak-hak kolektif masyarakat adat harus diakui sebagai bagian dari tindakan untuk melindungi hak-hak individu masyarakat adat. Interpretasi dan penerapan perjanjian-perjanjian hak asasi manusia yang berkaitan dengan hak-hak individu, termasuk Konvensi Penghapusan Segala Bentuk Diskriminasi terhadap Perempuan (CEDAW), harus dilakukan dengan mengacu pada Deklarasi PBB tentang Hak-hak Masyarakat Adat "Rekomendasi yang dibuat untuk Komite Penghapusan Diskriminasi terhadap Perempuan (Komite CEDAW) oleh AIPP, FPP dan NIWF

A formal submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to contribute to the elaboration of a General Recommendation on Rural Women under the Convention. The submission highlights the specific circumstances of indigenous women and the need to focus on achieving coherence between CEDAW and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 

FPP and Natural Justice organised a joint submission to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in response to a request for contributions from Parties and stakeholders about the CBD’s programme of work that deals with traditional knowledge about biodiversity (Article 8j). 

En abril de 2013 el FPP y Natural Justice organizaron una propuesta  conjunta ante la Secretaría del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica (CDB) en respuesta a una solicitud de contribuciones de las Partes y los interesados directos sobre el programa de trabajo del CDB relacionado con los conocimientos tradicionales de la diversidad biológica (artículo 8j]). 

En avril 2013, le FPP et Natural Justice ont rédigé un mémoire conjoint à l’intention du Secrétariat de la Convention sur la diversité biologique (CDB), en réponse à une demande de contributions des Parties et des parties prenantes au sujet du programme de travail de la CDB portant sur les connaissances traditionnelles et la biodiversité (article 8j). 

Pada April 2013 FPP dan Natural Justice membuat sebuah usulan bersama kepada Sekretariat Konvensi Keanekaragaman Hayati (CBD) dalam menanggapi sebuah permintaan untuk berperan serta dari para Pihak dan stakeholder tentang program kerja CBD yang berhubungan dengan pengetahuan tradisional tentang keanekaragaman hayati (Pasal 8j).

Source: MyRepublicaThe contours of “New Nepal” we all dream of cannot be shaped without appropriately addressing the concerns being raised by the indigenous women, who comprise half the female population. Traditionally, these women enjoyed greater degree of freedom and socioeconomic status than those from the so-called high caste Hindu groups such as Bahun, Chhetri, and Thakuri, who were restricted by pervasive patriarchy and religious orthodoxy. Unlike these women of the Indo-Aryan origin, the indigenous women were adept in handicrafts and other enterprises and freely participated in socio-cultural events. They faced no restriction during menstruation and were even free to choose their life partner and to remarry if they became single. They were also less affected by the dowry system.

Read the submission in English, French or Spanish. 

La propuesta está disponible en español, ingl

La notification est disponible en français, anglais et espagnol. 

Dear Friends,The importance of ensuring respect for the rights of forest peoples’ to control their forests, lands and livelihoods, becomes ever clearer and yet more contested. As the articles in this edition of our newsletter starkly reveal, land and resource grabs are not just being imposed by commercial developers but are being actively promoted by governments, whose principle responsibility should be to protect the rights of citizens. Yet these same impositions are also being resisted, sometimes at great personal cost, by local communities and indigenous peoples.

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