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The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, Dr. David Boyd, is preparing a report on “Women, Girls and the Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment,” a right recognized in 2021 by UN Human Rights Council Resolution 48/13.

El Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos humanos y el medio ambiente, el Dr.

The UNFCCC Climate Conference (COP27) begins on November 6 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. COP27 comes at a critical point in the fight against climate change, and many Indigenous Peoples and Local Community representatives will be attending.

Immaculata Casimero is a Wapichan woman and is a member of the Wapichan Wiizi Women’s Movement, as well as being Communications Officer at the South Rupununi District Council. She spoke to us about her work carrying out women’s rights workshops in communities, how the Wapichan peoples are affected by climate change, and how indigenous voices were represented at COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021.

The  UNFCCC Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow last month came at a critical point in the fight against climate change and the ecological and humanitarian crisis facing humanity and the planet. Despite the pandemic, hundreds of Indigenous Peoples and Local Community leaders and activists made it to Glasgow.  

The UNFCCC Climate Conference (COP26) begins next week in Glasgow. COP26 comes at a critical point in the fight against climate change, and many Indigenous Peoples and Local Community (IPLC) representatives will be attending.

In the lead-up to historic agreements on climate and nature being made in Glasgow at COP26, more than 180 civil society and indigenous organisations, and academics, from more than 50 countries, have signed an open letter that that calls on world leaders to put human rights at the centre of climate and environmental policy.

Over 150 civil society organisations and academics sign open letter calling on world leaders to integrate human rights into global and national environmental policy and practice

Marutu Tao (Marudi Mountain) is one of a network of mountains in Guyana, that are a core component of Wapichan cultural heritage, but mining activities on it are threatening the environment, the cultural heritage and way of life of the Wapichan.

Collaborating with the district hospital and the police, the SRDC embarked on several activities to protect their communities. They worked with communities to educate and raise awareness to ensure that Wapichan people across the 21 villages have up-to-date and accurate information about the pandemic; they blocked 15 illegal border crossings between Guyana and Brazil; and they monitored checkpoints and gates into Wapichan territory.

El SRDC se embarcó en varias actividades destinadas a proteger nuestras comunidades. Trabajaron con las comunidades para educar y concienciar a fin de garantizar que los habitantes de Wapichan de las 21 aldeas dispusieran de información actualizada y precisa sobre la pandemia; bloquearon 15 cruces fronterizos ilegales entre Guyana y el Brasil; y vigilaron los puestos de control y las puertas de entrada al territorio Wapichan.

Le SRDC a développé plusieurs activités pour protéger ses communautés. Le conseil a travaillé avec les communautés pour éduquer et sensibiliser les habitants des 21 villages Wapichan afin qu’ils disposent d’informations précises et à jour sur la pandémie. Il a bloqué 15 passages frontaliers illégaux entre la Guyane et le Brésil, et a surveillé les points de contrôle et d’entrée sur le territoire Wapichan.

As news of vaccines begins to emerge, signalling at least the beginning of the end of the pandemic that has so altered our ways of living this year, we offer this report as a contribution to understanding the impact of COVID-19 on indigenous and tribal peoples.

A medida que se difunde la noticia de la creación de vacunas, indicando el principio del fin de la pandemia que tanto ha alterado nuestras formas de vida este año, ofrecemos este informe como una contribución a la comprensión del impacto del COVID-19 sobre los pueblos indígenas y tribales.

Alors que la nouvelle de vaccins commençait à se répandre, signalant au moins le début de la fin de la pandémie qui a chamboulé nos modes de vie cette année, ce rapport a pour but de mieux comprendre les effets de la COVID-19 sur les peuples autochtones et tribaux.

​​​​​​The National Toshaos Council -- the body of leaders of the indigenous villages in Guyana – held its annual conference in October 2019.

Press release from our partners, South Rupununi District Council in Guyana, who welcome the Concluding Observations on Guyana by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The Observations incorporate many of the SRDC’s recommendations.

South Rupununi District Council chairman says Marudi is a ‘hell hole’ as small miners return

South Rupununi District Council presents the Wapichan Environmental Monitoring Report, which details the work of their Monitoring Programme in relation to the mining at Marudi Mountain; and presents their recommendations and requests.

Delegates from the 'Closing the Gap' forum on human rights, deforestation and supply chains are visiting Paris to call on governments and companies to put in place strong rights protections for communities and their forests, and share a set of technical recommendation they have developed for achieving this.