International Work Group on Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)

International Work Group on Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) a global human rights organisation dedicated to promoting, protecting and defending Indigenous Peoples’ rights.

IWGIA was founded in 1968 with the aim of supporting indigenous peoples in their struggles for the recognition of their human rights, self-determination, right to territory, control of land and resources, cultural integrity, and the right to self-determined development.

IWGIA supports indigenous peoples at the global level i.e. at the United Nations within e.g. the Permanent Forum of Indigenous Issues under the ECOSOC, the UN Special Rapporteur of the rights of the indigenous peoples and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.