13th Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Speeches and statements

  1. UNIPP Statement to the 13th Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

    Moving beyond the aspirational to making concrete changes on the ground

    20 May 2014

    UNIPP is taking recommendations issued by the UN mechanisms to support legal and policy reform and access to justice for indigenous peoples’ within local and national systems.

  2. UNIPP Statement to the 13th Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

    Sharing perspectives and best practices on the rights of indigenous peoples

    19 May 2014

    The UN Indigenous Peoples Partnership (UNIPP) calls for the full and effective participation of all indigenous peoples at the World Conference

  3. ILO Statement to the 13th Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

    Partnerships for legal reform, capacity-building and awareness-raising

    15 May 2014

    In Asia, with the highest concentration of indigenous and tribal peoples in the world, many are facing rapid and far-reaching changes in their societies and livelihood strategies.

  4. ILO Statement to the 13th Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

    A strong legal framework for conflict resolution, social cohesion and inclusiveness

    15 May 2014

    The ILO’s Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (No. 169) and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples form the cornerstone of the international framework for the promotion and protection of indigenous people’s rights.

Focus on: Indigenous peoples and governance

  1. Report

    UNIPP Success Stories: Cooperating to promote and protect indigenous peoples' rights

    The United Nations-Indigenous Peoples’ Partnership (UNIPP, or the Partnership) works to promote progress as regards indigenous peoples’ rights and development at country level.

  2. Guide

    Indigenous & Tribal People's Rights in Practice - A Guide to ILO Convention No. 169

    This publication is a result of collaborative efforts of a wide group of ILO staff, indigenous organizations, experts and researchers on the main aspects of indigenous and tribal peoples’ rights. It hopes to provide governments, indigenous and tribal peoples and workers’ and employers’ organizations.

UN reports

  1. Report of the expert group to the 13th Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

    Sexual health and reproductive rights in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

    03 March 2014

  2. Note by the secretariat of the 13th Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

    Study of the challenges in Africa to protect traditional knowledge, genetic resources and folklore

    27 February 2014

  3. Note by the secretariat of the 13th Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

    Examination of the situation of indigenous peoples and participation in Latin America under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

    26 February 2014

  4. Note by the secretariat of the 13th Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

    Study on impacts of the Doctrine of Discovery on indigenous peoples, including mechanisms, processes and instruments of redress

    20 February 2014