August 9 - International Day of the World's Indigenous People - how are you celebrating
From http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/indigenous/
International Day of the
World's Indigenous People
9 August
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By resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994, the General Assembly decided to celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous People on 9 August every year during the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People. In 2004 the Assembly proclaimed a Second International Decade by resolution 59/174. The goal of this Decade is to further strengthen international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by indigenous people in such areas as culture, education, health, human rights, the environment, and social and economic development. In April 2000, the Commission on Human Rights adopted a resolution to establish the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues which was endorsed by the Economic and Social Council in resolution 2000/22 of 28 July 2000. The mandate of the Permanent Forum is to discuss indigenous issues related to culture, economic and social development, education, the environment, health and human rights. |
Links to UN and UN System sites:
United Nations
- International Day of the World's Indigenous People
- Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
- Global Issues on the UN Agenda - Indigenous people
- Task Force on Indigenous Women (IANWGE)
- Indigenous peoples (UN Cyberschoolbus)
- Indigenous children in Australia (UN Works)
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Indigenous Peoples
- Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations
- Voluntary Fund for the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People
- Working Group on Indigenous Populations
International Fund for Agricultural Development
International Labour Organization
United Nations Development Programme
Unesco:
World Intellectual Property Organization
World Bank Group
- Indigenous Peoples - a partnership for development
- Global Fund for Indigenous Peoples
- Indigenous Knowledge Program
Additional resources: The additional resources links on this page are provided for information purposes only and do not necessarily represent an endorsement by the United Nations.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Center for World Indigenous Studies
Development Gateway - Indigenous Issues
Fundación Rigoberta Menchú Tum
Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee
Indigenous Peoples' Restoration Network
Inter-American Development Bank - Indigenous Peoples and Community Development
International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Latin American Network Information Center - Resources on Indigenous Peoples