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UNPFII to Consider Climate Change Policies and Projects’ Adherence to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ Standards

During its eighth session, scheduled to convene from 18-29 May 2009, at the UN Headquarters in New York, US, the UN Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) will consider a concept note on the extent to which climate change policies and projects adhere to the standards set forth in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Forum will also consider the response from the UNFCCC Secretariat regarding two recommendations on indigenous peoples and climate change adopted during the seventh session of the UNPFII (E/C.19/2008/13), which was held from 21 April-2 May 2008. (...).

The news:

http://climate-l.org/2009/05/05/unpfii-to-consider-climate-change-policies-and-projects%E2%80%99-adherence-to-the-un-declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples%E2%80%99-standards/

The Concept Note:

http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/E_C_19_2009_5_en.pdf

UNPFII website:

http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/en/session_eighth.html