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This side event, to be held at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) 22nd session in New York, discusses how to ensure the full and equitable particip

Endorsement of indigenous peoples’ organizations and networks preliminary comments on the OECD “Consultation Draft: Targeted update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and their Implementation Procedures”

Representatives of Indigenous Peoples-led conservation organisations and networks in Africa convened in Nairobi, Kenya on 15 – 16 June 2022 under the auspices of the Alliance Rights, Inclusion and Social Equity in Conservation (ARISEC), to plan for their meaningful participation in the first IUCN’s Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) schedule

A book originally published in 2014 by Forest Peoples Programme, Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation and the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)

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

Killings, torture, sexual and physical violence and intimidation have no place in conservation

• A report commissioned due to intense media pressure reveals systemic problems resulting in viol

In this compendium, 11 indigenous and human rights rights organisations from across the globe reiterated their calls on the key components that EU lawmakers should address in developing new legal instruments to regulate corporations and supply chains, including the elements it requires to be effective in holding companies and the finance industry to account.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its social and economic consequences are dramatically changing the trajectory towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including for the more than 476 million indigenous and forest peoples throughout the world.

On 19 June 2020, Forest Peoples Programme and partners wrote an open letter to the Colombian Ministry of the Interior and the President of the Republic of Colombia, Mr.

On Human Rights Day, the UN highlights a key message: that the international community must take concrete actions to prevent attacks against human rights and environmental defenders who put their lives at risk to protect those affected by business activities.

Representatives from indigenous, Afro-descendent and peasant communities from 16 countries issued an urgent call for action: the Geneva Declaration. This calls for an end to the violence, killing and deliberate criminalisation of people defending their rights, lands and their communities.

The Zero Tolerance Initiative seeks to address violence, intimidation and killings of indigenous people and other human rights defenders linked to global supply chains.

Taking action together: how we can address the growing threats of violence and criminalization of indigenous peoples & environmental rights defenders Join us at the Global Landscapes Forum 2019 for an inspiring session on Environmental and Human Rights Defenders.

FPP and signatory organisations from around the world have sent an Open Letter to WWF International, calling for thorough, fair and transparent investigations into serious allegations of abuses in WWF projects in Cameroon, Nepal, India and elsewhere.

Du 10 au 12 décembre 2018, s’est tenu dans l’une des salles de conférence du Djeuga Palace Hôtel à Yaoundé, le Dialogue National sur les droits des peuples autochtones des forêts du Cameroun et l’accès à la citoyenneté.

FPP endorses and supports a joint AIPP-IWGIA letter calling for the Indian Central Government to immediately reverse the order of February 13th 2019.

À la fin de trois journées intenses de discussion, d'échanges et de rédaction, des représentantes des peuples ik, tepeth, batwa, benet et ngikarimajong ont rendu public le Mémorandum de Kisoro, une déclaration définitive de leurs droits et de leurs attentes en matière de soutien de la part de leur gouvernement et d’autres acteurs, dont le système des Nations Unies.

Al final de tres intensos días de discusión, intercambio y redacción, representantes de Ik, Tepeth, Batwa, Benet y Ngikarimajong publicaron el Memorando de Kisoro, una declaración definitiva de sus derechos y expectativas de apoyo de su gobierno y de otros actores, incluido el sistema de las Naciones Unidas.

Pada bulan Juni 2018, perwakilan masyarakat Ik, Tepeth, Batwa, Benet, dan Ngikarimajong berkumpul di Kisoro dalam sebuah lokakarya masyarakat adat di Uganda yang diselenggarakan oleh Organisasi Persatuan untuk Pembangunan Batwa di Uganda (United Organisation for Batwa development in Uganda/UOBDU) dan didukung oleh Forest