7th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum being held in NY from 21 April - 2 May 2008.
Special Theme of the Session: Climate change, bio-cultural diversity and livelihoods: the stewardship role of indigenous peoples and new challenges
- News and agenda updates
- UNPFII - News from the Seventh Session
- How the UNPFII works
- Mandate of the UNPFII
- 6th Session of the Permanent Forum
News
updated 3 October, 2008
- Final Report of the Seventh Session (PDF)
- Interventions from the Seventh Session
- Draft outcome of the UN PFII on climate change issues - PDF
- Photos from the Permanent Forum
- Daily Bulletin, Day Six - by Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia Compiled by FAIRA on behalf of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Caucus at the UNPFII, 29 April 2008
- Daily Bulletin, Day Five - by Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia Compiled by FAIRA on behalf of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Caucus at the UNPFII, 28 April 2008
- Daily Bulletin, Day Four - by Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia Compiled by FAIRA on behalf of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Caucus at the UNPFII, 24 April 2008
- Round Table Discussion: ‘Indigenous Peoples and the private sector and the issue of Indigenous entrepreneurship and how it is supported on the local, regional and global fora’, 24 April 2008
- Daily Bulletin, Day Three - by Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia Compiled by FAIRA on behalf of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Caucus at the UNPFII, 23 April 2008
- Panel Discussion: ‘Managing Indigenous Local Governments: balancing traditions with emerging challenges’, 23 April 2008
- Daily Bulletin, Day two - by Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia Compiled by FAIRA on behalf of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Caucus at the UNPFII, 22 April 2008
- Agenda Item 7: Report of the “International Expert Group Meeting on Indigenous Languages”
- Agenda item 3: Climate Change joint statement.
- Daily Bulletin, Day One - by FAIRA for the Indigenous Peoples Organisations of Australia Network, 21 April 2008
- Aboriginal media company Carbon Media in conjunction with National Indigenous Television (NITV) is providing full coverage of the seventh session of the UN’s Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.Around 3,000 delegates have arrived in New York for the meeting from 70 countries around the world. You can observe the proceedings by going to http://nitv.org.au/blacktracks/
- Agenda item 6: Half day discussion on the Pacific Statement by Tom Calma, 23 April 2008
- News item - "Aborigines to go to UN over Intervention" - article from The Australian, 18 April 2008
Provisional agenda and documentation for the seventh session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
- Proposed Agenda for the 7th Session - PDF - this link is to the proposed organisation of work which is a more detailed version of the agenda below.
1. Election of officers.
2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work.
3. Special theme: “Climate change, bio-cultural diversity and livelihoods: the stewardship role of indigenous peoples and new challenges”.
4. Implementation of the recommendations on the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum and on the Millennium Development Goals:
(a) Economic and social development;
(b) Environment;
(c) Health;
(d) Education;
(e) Culture;
(f) Human rights.
5. Human rights: dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people and other special rapporteurs.
6. Half-day discussion on the Pacific.
7. Half-day discussion on indigenous languages.
8. Ongoing priorities and themes and follow-up:
(a) Indigenous children and youth;
(b) Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People;
(c) Urban indigenous peoples and migration.
9. Future work of the Permanent Forum, including emerging issues.
10. Draft agenda for the eighth session of the Permanent Forum.
11. Adoption of the report of the Permanent Forum on its seventh session.
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples:
History of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples:
- Australian Government Declaration - PDF
- Statement by Regional Steering Committee of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus - 4 September 2007
Background Information on Climate change and indigenous peoples:
- Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples
- Background Paper - Human Rights and Climate Change - HREOC, 2008
- CBD Secretariat on Climate Change - PDF
- International Expert Group Meeting on Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change, 2 -4 April 2008, Darwin, Australia:
Australian Human Rights Commission
Information for Participants:
- Delegates funded to attend the 7th Session
- Participants Handbook - PDF
- Accommodation, Transportation and other useful information
- Final Report on the sixth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues - PDF
- Interventions from the sixth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
