Ressources

When Thailand’s nationwide lockdown was imposed on 26 March 2020, the highland communities were less anxious than those in urban areas. The Inter-Mountain Peoples Education and Culture in Thailand Association, an indigenous organisation based in Chiang Mai province, shares how the abundance of food in these communities made them self-sufficient, and even with a surplus for sharing. 

Cuando se impuso la cuarentena nacional en Tailandia, las comunidades de las tierras altas estaban menos ansiosas que las de las zonas urbanas. La Asociación de Educación y Cultura de los Pueblos de las Montañas de Tailandia compartió cómo la abundancia de alimentos en estas comunidades las hacía autosuficientes, e incluso tenían un excedente para compartir. 

À l’annonce d’un confinement obligatoire sur tout le territoire de la Thaïlande, les communautés des hauts plateaux étaient moins inquiètes que celles des zones urbaines. Selon l’Association intermontagnes pour l’éducation et la culture des peuples en Thaïlande, l’abondance de nourriture dans ces communautés a favorisé leur autosuffisance et leur a même permis de dégager des surplus qui pouvaient être partagés. 

From 6-9 June 2019, a regional workshop in Community Based Monitoring and Information System (CBMIS) was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was organised with the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and Forest Peoples Programme.

The report, Mining, the Aluminium Industry and Indigenous Peoples: Enhancing Corporate Respect for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, provides a global overview of the challenges facing indigenous peoples, and presents five case studies from Australia, Cambodia, Guinea, India and Suriname.  The case studies reveal that indigenous communities are affected by primary production activities, such as mining and associated infrastructure (Australia, India, Guine

Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) position on the Safeguards Information System (SIS).The submission was made to the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 24 Sept. 2014. The submission includes the list of 37 endorsements from indigenous peoples organisations and civil society organisations.

This report issued by SAVE Rivers, a Sarawak Indigenous Peoples Network, details violations of Dayak peoples’ rights by both the government and companies planning to build a huge dam across Sarawak’s second largest river, the Baram.

‘The indigenous women’s voices and “her stories”, as an integral part of the women’s movement and indigenous peoples’ movement, remain faint. This reflects the overall conditions of indigenous women as relatively more marginalized, discriminated against and dis-empowered at all levels. It also illustrates the urgent need to strengthen indigenous women’s organizations and institutions, as well as their leadership and effective participation, in all matters that concern them as women and as indigenous peoples.’ Joan Carling, Secretary General, AIPP.

This publication, published by AIPP, is a collection of stories of struggle of some indigenous women in Asia who directly face the negative impacts of mining. This publication is part of the Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders Network (IPHRD Net) efforts to inform actors and stakeholders of the efforts of indigenous women and their communities to address violations of their rights, particularly their collective rights as indigenous peoples. The IPHRD Net is supported by the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR).

While indigenous peoples are five percent of the global population, they comprise fifteen percent of the poorest of the poor. Throughout centuries, indigenous peoples have been asserting and defending their lands, territories and resources as the source of their distinct identities, cultures and ways of life. They continue to voice and demand the recognition of their collective rights as a matter of attaining equality and dignity for all.

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. 

The Asia Indigenous Peoples’ Pact (AIPP) is proud to offer this community guide as a response to the continuing need to produce resource materials useful for advocacy work and community actions. In addition, the materials can contribute in strengthening the capacity of member-organizations for local, national and regional engagements. The Guide also hopes to contribute in building a fully-informed network of indigenous communities and advocates that actively addresses the multi-faceted challenges confronting the world’s indigenous peoples, particularly in Asia where majority of indigenous communities are found.

Click here to read AIPP's A Year of Growth and Consolidation: 2012 Annual Report.Message from AIPP:

Priority theme of 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women: Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girlsStatement by Indigenous Women from Asia-Pacific and the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)

SUMMARY OF INPUTS FROM INDIGENOUS PEOPLESA.  Substantive inputs for the content of the IP Policy in particular and safeguard policies in general

Click here to read the submission. 

Click here to read the training manual (in English only).

In response to a specific request by the Green Climate Fund Secretariat, Indigenous Peoples and support organisations have submitted their comments and recommendations on the modalities for selection, activities and role of observers and active observers in the Board of the Green Climate Fund.