Summary Note 17 (December 2024)
This Summary presents the discussions held during the 23rd session of the UNPFII, April 15 to 26, 2024.
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Docip has the pleasure to inform you on the 40th session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC), which will be held at the headquarters of WIPO in Geneva,from June 17 - 21, 2019.Indigenous Peoples' Preparatory MeetingThe Indigenous Peoples' Preparatory Meeting will take place on Sunday, June 16, 2019, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM at "La Pastorale", Maison rose, 106, route de Ferney, Geneva (Bus 5 –...more
Docip has the pleasure to share with you our first publication of this year, the Synthesis on the 18th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) that took place from the 22d of April until the 3rd of May 2019 at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA. The 18th session of this year's Permanent Forum focused on indigenous peoples’ 'traditional knowledge: generation, transmission and protection'.This Synthesis summarizes the statements of the plenary sessions made...more
JUNE 9 - 15, 201925th session of the Working group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practiceJune 10 - 14, 2019, Palais des Nations, Geneva, SwitzerlandWebsiteDEADLINESCall for inputs: Joint Report by OHCHR and IACHR on the situation of Human Rights Defenders in the AmericasDeadline : June 10, 2019Call for applications: The International Fund for Cultural Diversity (UNESCO)Deadline: June 13, 2019Call for submissions: UN report on participation and...more
Dear friends,Docip has the pleasure to inform you on a new call for applications from the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples (UNVFIP). Please forward this call to your indigenous networks.UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples - New Call for applicationsApplications for funding by the UNVFIP are now being accepted to attend the meetings between October and December 2019.The deadline for applying is June 26, 2019.Treaty Body sessions:Application form:...more
JUNE 2 - 8, 201983rd pre-sessional Working group of the Committee on the rights of the childJune 3 - 7, 2019, Palais des Nations, Geneva, SwitzerlandWebsiteRegistrationConsideration of State Reports: Austria, Belarus, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Micronesia, Rwanda, State of Palestine, TuvaluWorld Environment DayJune 5, 2019Website#BeatAirPollutionDEADLINESCall for applications: Keepers of the Earth FundDeadline: June 7, 2019 Call for inputs: Joint Report by OHCHR and...more
MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 201981st session of the Committee on the rights of the childMay 13 - 31, 2019, Palais des Nations, Geneva, SwitzerlandWebsiteProgramme of WorkConsideration of State Reports: Botswana, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Malta, Singapore, Tonga - CRC-OP-SC: Sri LankaDEADLINESCall for contributions: UN report on the right to adequate housing for Indigenous PeoplesDeadline: May 31, 2019Application for consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council...more
MAY 19 - 25, 201981st session of the Committee on the rights of the childMay 13 - 31, 2019, Palais des Nations, Geneva, SwitzerlandWebsiteProgramme of WorkConsideration of State Reports: Botswana, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Malta, Singapore, Tonga - CRC-OP-SC: Sri Lanka118th session of the Working group on enforced or involuntary disappearancesMay 13 - 22, 2019, Palais des Nations, Geneva, SwitzerlandWebsiteMeeting with civil society: May 14, 2019, 10:00-12:00amInternational day...more
MAY 12 - 18, 201966th session of the Committee against tortureApril 23 - May 17, 2019, Palais des Nations, Geneva, SwitzerlandWebsiteProvisional agendaProgramme of workRegistrationConsideration of State Reports: Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - List of issues: Burkina Faso, Uzbekistan - LoIPR: Dominican Republic Dominican Republic, Honduras, Kuwait, Lesotho, Mongolia33rd session of the...more
Dear interpreters, translators and volunteers helping us during the 18th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues,Another session has come to an end and we would like to express our most sincere gratitude for your diligent work. Thanks to your help we provided simultaneous interpretation services during 66 meetings and translated more than 76 documents, for a total of 56.294 words. Time and again, we appreciate your dedication and commitment. Some meetings lasted longer than...more
MAY 5 - 11, 201966th session of the Committee against tortureApril 23 - May 17, 2019, Palais des Nations, Geneva, SwitzerlandWebsiteProvisional agendaProgramme of workRegistrationConsideration of State Reports: Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - List of issues: Burkina Faso, Uzbekistan - LoIPR: Dominican Republic Dominican Republic, Honduras, Kuwait, Lesotho, Mongolia98th session of the Committee...more
