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.
We have the pleasure to announce you Docip’s presence at the 16th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) at the UN Headquarters in New York, April 24 - May 5, 2017. We will offer the following support services for all indigenous delegates attending the conference.
Docip will set up a technical secretariat for Indigenous delegates in Conference Room D, on level B1 of the Conference Building. Our office is open from 9am to 6.30pm.
Thanks to our vast network of volunteers Docip offers the following free services to all Indigenous delegates attending the meeting:
In order to support the Indigenous delegates’ work, our technical secretariat offers the following facilities:
On our website you can find more information on the UNPFII and on our technical secretariat. An excellent source of information is our "Welcome" guide which will also be distributed as hard-copy during the Forum.
For questions about the technical secretariat please contact Karen Pfefferli: karen(at)docip.org.
Docip gathers the statements read during the Permanent Forum and makes them available as fast as possible in our online Documentation Center at cendoc.docip.org. You will also find there references and related documents, as well as our training documentation. The official documents of the 16th session of the UNPFII can also be found on the Permanent Forum’s website.
We thank you in advance for handing a copy of your statements to our staff or send it to documentation(at)docip.orgdocumentation(at)docip.org to make sure it will be integrated in our Documentation and thus preserved in the long term.
For questions about our Documentation Center its head officer John Miller is at your service in the technical secretariat or by e-mail: john(at)docip.org
In the framework of the 16th session of the UNPFII Docip offers a support service to indigenous delegates and organizations interested in UN mechanisms. For further information please contact Josée Daris: josee(at)docip.org.
In cooperation with the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples, Docip is organizing two training sessions open and free for all indigenous delegates. Interpretation is provided in English, Spanish, French and Russian.
Monday, April 24, 2017, 1:15 – 2:30pm, Conference Room 4:
“About the UNPFII and the UNPFII Sixteenth Session”
Monday, May 1, 2017, 1:15 – 2:30pm, Conference Room 4:
“Using the UN Treaty Bodies to Advance the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”
For further information please contact Ellen Walker: ellen(at)docip.org.
The preparatory meeting of the Indigenous Caucus will take place on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23, 2017 from 9:00am to 3:30pm in the UN Church Center, 1st Av./44th St., 2nd floor. Docip's conference services and technical secretariat for Indigenous delegates will be available in the "Boss Room" on the 8th floor. For further information please read the announcement on our website.
We wish you a safe trip to New York and hope to meet you at the Permanent Forum!!
