Del 15 al 26 de abril de 2024 se llevará a cabo la 23.ª sesión del Foro Permanente de las Naciones Unidas para las Cuestiones Indígenas (UNPFII) en la Sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York.

Por Carlos Mamani Condori (Aymara)

Los días 4 y 5 de abril, 2024, en la comunidad Indígena de Ita Guasu, Amambay, los líderes, lideresas y referentes de diversas comunidades del Pueblo Guaraní Paĩ Tavyterã realizaron una sesión preparatoria para su participación en la “23° Sesión del Foro Permanente de las Naciones Unidas para las Cuestiones Indígenas”, que se llevará a cabo del 15 al 26 de abril en su sede de Nueva York, Estados Unidos.

By Reynaldo A. Morales

In Peru and Latin America, Indigeneity remains troubled by radical politics of recognition that complicate the already untenable relations with Indigenous Nations and displaced societies that existed prior to the new Nation-States’ independences some 200 years ago. Urgent reform of constitutional frameworks that affect the lives of millions of citizens with unique and distinctive political and social identities is necessary to decolonize and establish a legitimate representational democracy.

Statement by Securing Indigenous Rights in the Green Economy Coalition

March 15 marked the EU Council's adoption of the long-awaited Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) that aims to protect the environment and human rights across supply chains. 

Update:  On May 24, 2024, European Council approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

By Edson Krenak (Krenak, CS Staff)

By MJ McCarron

By CS Staff

In February 2024, Cultural Survival and partners, Tsilinkalli: Ediciones de la Casa Sonora and Tsilinkalli Radio, submitted a joint alternative stakeholder report on the situation of Indigenous rights in Mexico for the 112th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which will take place in Geneva from April 8-29, 2024.

By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff)

The 16th World Social Forum, held under the banner "Another World is Possible," concluded on February 19, 2024, with a resounding message that Indigenous voices cannot be silenced in the fight for global justice and sustainability. While the five-day conference, the first of its kind to be hosted in Nepal, tackled a spectrum of social issues, a distinct theme emerged: the urgent need to address the unique struggles and aspirations of Indigenous communities worldwide.

Joint Statement by the SIRGE COALITION