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Cultural Survival anuncia la iniciativa de Subvenciones de Radio Comunitaria Indígena
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Agnes Portalewska
agnes@cs.org
(617) 441-5400 Ext. 14
Cultural Survival anuncia la iniciativa de Subvenciones de Radio Comunitaria Indígena
His Excellency Oh Joon
President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
United Nations
June 30, 2016
His Excellency,
Cultural Survival wishes to express our concern over this year’s election process for the current slate of members of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. More specifically, we are concerned with the non-appointment of Joan Carling as the Indigenous-nominated member from Asia, despite her nomination by Indigenous Peoples organizations in the region.
A joint intervention by the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, Consejo de Todas las Tierras, National Congress of American Indians, Native American Rights Fund, Cultural Survival, Alifuru Council, the Global Caucus of Indigenous Persons with Disabilities, Indigenous Bar Association of Canada, La Fundacion Paso A Paso and the Indigenous World Association was presented by Andrea Carmen of IITC at the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples' 9
A joint intervention by the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, Consejo de Todas las Tierras, National Congress of American Indians, Native American Rights Fund, Cultural Survival, Alifuru Council, the Global Caucus of Indigenous Persons with Disabilities, Indigenous Bar Association of Canada, La Fundacion Paso A Paso and the Indigenous World Association was presented by Andrea Carmen of IITC at the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples' 9
On June 28th, 2016, the President of Canada, Justin Trudeau, and the President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, issued a joint statement declaring that they have reached an accord regarding Indigenous Peoples.
By Daniel Hernandez, Winaq
On July 12, 2016, Dev Kumar Sunuwar delivered the following intervention under Agenda item 6: Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Relation to Business Enterprises during the 9th Session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva.
Mr. Chair, distinguished representatives, Indigenous brothers and sisters.
I am Dev Kumar Sunuwar, pleased to make this intervention on behalf of indigenous peoples of Nepal.
By Madeline Black
By Giulia McDonnell
On June 28, 2016, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand) appealed to the United Nations and the UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights for recognition and acknowledgment of their sovereign rights of self-determination, self-government, and political autonomy.
On July 12, 2016, Cultural Survival Executive Director Suzanne Benally delivered the following intervention for the Right to Health and Indigenous Peoples, with a Focus on Children and Youth during the 9th Session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva.
Mr. Chair, Distinguished representatives, Indigenous brothers and sisters.
Reconocimiento de tierra
Reconocemos que nuestra sede está en la tierra de Massachusetts, en Cambridge, MA, y agradecemos a los administradores Indígenas pasados, actuales y futuros de este territorio.