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Approximately 2,000 representatives of indigenous peoples’ organizations and groups have arrived in New York to attend the session, which continues through the 18th of May.

The theme of the eleventh session is “The Doctrine of Discovery: its enduring impact on indigenous peoples and the right to redress for past conquests,” based on Articles 28 and 37 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The official process will address this theme, and its regional focus will emphasize Eastern and Central Europe, the Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia.
Over fifty side events, to be held at UN Headquarters and at the nearby Church Center, will complement the official deliberations of Permanent Forum members, indigenous representatives, UN agencies, and Member States. Important themes for the 11th session include food sovereignty, indigenous peoples’ human rights, violence against indigenous women (in the follow-up to the Expert Group Meeting on this subject held in January 2012), the upcoming Conference on Sustainable Development (“Rio+20”) and the impact of extractive industries on indigenous peoples’ resources, ancestral lands, and self-determination. (...)

The article:
http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article3856

The Forum website:
http://social.un.org/index/IndigenousPeoples.aspx

Sull'argomento:
http://www.agi.it/food/notizie/201205101313-eco-rt10104-alimentare_petrini_a_forum_permanente_dell_onu

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UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues discusses theme - The Doctrine of Discovery:

http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article3866

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Combating Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls:

http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article3882

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Messages of Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations for Rio+20:

http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article3876

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Da leggere:

http://www.lef.firenze.it/index.php?IDS=2&IDSS=11&Collana=C587&IDC=C587&View=1