Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Fifth Session
9th & 10th Meetings (AM & PM)
Representatives of indigenous and tribal communities today urged the United Nations panel charged with drawing attention to their plight to press Member States to rapidly adopt a long-negotiated draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, as the surest way to promote the human rights of 370 million people worldwide and to protect the fragile traditional lands and resources on which they depended for survival...
The speaker for the Indigenous Peoples of the Greater Caribbean recommended that there be a permanent forum on indigenous issues for several reasons. First, to strengthen cooperation, coordination and capacity-building among indigenous peoples to the greater Caribbean. Second, to facilitate a regional special consultative session to focus on the situation of Caribbean indigenous peoples. Third, to ensure the regional meeting and special consultative session is open to representatives of indigenous organizations from throughout the greater Caribbean region. And finally, to pay particular attention to ensuring access to include equal funding to representatives from the Island of Borike (the Free Associated State of Puerto Rico) to ensure their participation at the regional and special consultative session.
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News Source: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/hr4894.doc.htm
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Links to Caribbean Indigenous Organizations and other Relevant Information
- 3rd ILSA Plan of Action 2009 ENG
- Declaration of the 3rd ILSA 2009 ENG
- Plan de accion III CLIA 2009 espanol -- OEA
- United Confederation of Taino People
- La Confederacion Unida del Pueblo Taino Oficina de Enlace en Boriken
- Caribbean Organization of Indigenous Peoples
- Carib Territory Guest House
- Guyanese Organization of Indigenous Peoples
- Caney del Quinto Mundo
- Eagle Clan Arawaks of Barbados & Guyana
- The Voice of the Taino People Online
- INDIGENOUS CARIBBEAN MUSIC
- International Indigenous Portal
- CARICOM
Caribbean Organization of Indigenous Peoples
Consejo General de Tainos Borincanos
The Voice of the Taino People Online
La Confederacion Unida del Pueblo Taino
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