Summary Note 17 (December 2024)
This Summary presents the discussions held during the 23rd session of the UNPFII, April 15 to 26, 2024.
To be a Docip volunteer involves putting one’s skills at the service of indigenous delegates during their participation in the UN arena.
Over the past 30+ years, 5,000 Indigenous Peoples, representing 370 million people, or 5% of the world's population (more than 90 countries), have advanced from a situation in which their existence was denied to one in which their rights are recognized at the international level. Certain key moments mark this path to international recognition where Indigenous Peoples have become international actors and important subjects of rights. Read more...
Two Symposiums were held in Geneva whose purpose was to collect the testimonials of the elders who launched the UN process of recognition of Indigenous Peoples' rights. This history has been archived and disseminated among the younger generations so that they may become, in turn, the standard bearers of their culture. Read more ...
In conjunction with the Symposiums, the intention here is for indigenous youth to carry out an oral history project in their local community and to produce documentaries. Read more...
