United Nations, NY (UCTP Taino News) – The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, a UN body mandated to discuss indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights ended its first week of work today. Government representatives, UN agencies, and indigenous representatives from around the world presented reports and statements on key areas of concern.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Bolivian vote a win for natives
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian voters embraced a new constitution Sunday that promises more power for the long-suffering indigenous majority and grants leftist President Evo Morales a shot at remaining in office through 2014.
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Sunday, April 20, 2008
Caribbean Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations
UCTP Taino News (United Nations) - The Seventh Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 21 April to 2 May 2008. The special theme will be "Climate change, bio-cultural diversity and livelihoods: the stewardship role of indigenous peoples and new challenges." This year’s PFII theme is especially relevant to Caribbean Indigenous Peoples, many of whom are from Small Island Developing States increasingly affected by the global climate crises.
In an effort to ensure Caribbean voices at the session, the United Confederation of Taino People (UCTP) is again facilitating administrative services and program coordination for delegates planning to participate within the Indigenous Peoples Caucus of the Greater Caribbean (IPCGC) at UN Forum.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Appointment of new Special Rapporteur
The new Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people is expected to be appointed by the HRC during its 7th session in March 2008. Candidatures may be submitted by Governments, regional groups, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, other human rights bodies, and individuals to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). For further information and a standardized form for candidates go to the OHCHR website.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Report highlights damaging effects of climate change on Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): The Human Development Report of 2007/08 has revealed that climate change will have devastating effects on the Caribbean that will, in the long run, lead to "low human development traps."
The report, done by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and entitled `Fighting Climate Change: Human solidarity in a divided world', which was launched on December 11 in Kingston, warns that the world should focus on the developmental impact of climate change that could lead to unprecedented reversals in poverty reduction, nutrition, health and education.
Resident Representative of the UNDP, Minh Pham said that the report has shown that the tourism industries of Jamaica and the Caribbean at large, would be severely affected as climate change would also lead to serious beach erosion and a disruption and possible extinction of marine life.
"Temperature rising will affect also marine life leading to coral reef bleaching, leading to extinction of marine animals and the combined consequence of that will affect the tourism sector, loss of employment and revenues, loss of livelihoods and employment within the fisheries sector as well," he outlined.
"In fact, the report pointed out that an increase in 50 centimetres in sea level will wipe out roughly one third of the Caribbean beaches," he added.
Pham noted that a rise in temperature would also lead to a rise in sea level, thereby creating more intensive and frequent hurricanes. "As temperature rises the sea level will rise as well, creating an increased energy of the ocean and the water mass which will lead to tremendous tropical cyclones, more intensive, more
frequent hurricanes," he explained.
He said that since water is a fundamental source of life and livelihood, water scarcity would impact food production, agriculture, nutrition and Jamaica's export earnings from agricultural products, coffee, coffee beans and bananas. He is therefore urging Jamaicans to see climate change as a "real, manmade" issue and also as a matter of national and regional importance.
He pointed out that the health issues that we are currently experiencing with dengue and malaria result from the change in climate.
Highlighting the link between climate change and human development, Pham said that a rise in temperature would severely affect the climate of the island. "As temperature rises and we see increased evaporation, we will see more droughts, but also we will see severe flooding and we will see a higher concentration of natural disasters in developing countries because of the global pattern," he reasoned.
Looking towards the future, Pham issued a word of caution, arguing that future generations would "judge us harshly, if we look at the evidence today and do nothing about it."
"In essence, we could condemn future generations to severe poverty, to diminishing opportunities for education, health, employment, for a meaningful and productive life, and we are condemning future societies as well to an ecological disaster," he said.
Source: www.caribbeannetnews.com/
The report, done by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and entitled `Fighting Climate Change: Human solidarity in a divided world', which was launched on December 11 in Kingston, warns that the world should focus on the developmental impact of climate change that could lead to unprecedented reversals in poverty reduction, nutrition, health and education.
Resident Representative of the UNDP, Minh Pham said that the report has shown that the tourism industries of Jamaica and the Caribbean at large, would be severely affected as climate change would also lead to serious beach erosion and a disruption and possible extinction of marine life.
"Temperature rising will affect also marine life leading to coral reef bleaching, leading to extinction of marine animals and the combined consequence of that will affect the tourism sector, loss of employment and revenues, loss of livelihoods and employment within the fisheries sector as well," he outlined.
"In fact, the report pointed out that an increase in 50 centimetres in sea level will wipe out roughly one third of the Caribbean beaches," he added.
Pham noted that a rise in temperature would also lead to a rise in sea level, thereby creating more intensive and frequent hurricanes. "As temperature rises the sea level will rise as well, creating an increased energy of the ocean and the water mass which will lead to tremendous tropical cyclones, more intensive, more
frequent hurricanes," he explained.
He said that since water is a fundamental source of life and livelihood, water scarcity would impact food production, agriculture, nutrition and Jamaica's export earnings from agricultural products, coffee, coffee beans and bananas. He is therefore urging Jamaicans to see climate change as a "real, manmade" issue and also as a matter of national and regional importance.
He pointed out that the health issues that we are currently experiencing with dengue and malaria result from the change in climate.
Highlighting the link between climate change and human development, Pham said that a rise in temperature would severely affect the climate of the island. "As temperature rises and we see increased evaporation, we will see more droughts, but also we will see severe flooding and we will see a higher concentration of natural disasters in developing countries because of the global pattern," he reasoned.
Looking towards the future, Pham issued a word of caution, arguing that future generations would "judge us harshly, if we look at the evidence today and do nothing about it."
"In essence, we could condemn future generations to severe poverty, to diminishing opportunities for education, health, employment, for a meaningful and productive life, and we are condemning future societies as well to an ecological disaster," he said.
Source: www.caribbeannetnews.com/
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