[APWW-Meet] Forums on Indigenous Issues

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(1) International Indigenous Women's Forum (FIMI)

FIMI is a network of strong Indigenous women leaders from Asia, Africa,
and
the Americas, whose purpose is to strengthen Indigenous women's
networks,
increase their participation and visibility in the international arena,
and
build capacity. Individual Human Rights of Indigenous Women Should Be
Understood Within the Context of Collective Rights. The fight for
Indigenous women's rights cannot be separated from the struggles of
Indigenous Peoples. The creation of an Indigenous women's identity
requires
equilibrium between her position within the collectivity of her people
and
her individuality as a woman. Moreover, unless social exclusion and
discrimination of Indigenous Peoples is ended it will be impossible to
ensure the specific rights of Indigenous women.

For further information, please visit
http://www.indigenouswomensforum.org/programs/framework.html

(2) UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Indigenous Women and
Indigenous
Rights - Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples

Source: UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)

[Please note: The information below has been adapted directly from the
source.]

The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is an advisory body to the
Economic and Social Council, with a mandate to discuss indigenous issues
related to economic and social development, culture, the environment,
education, health and human rights.

For further information, please visit
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/

(3) Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples

While climate change affects everyone, it will probably hit the most
vulnerable groups hardest. Indigenous peoples, according to the UN
Development Group Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples Issues, are among the
first to face direct adverse consequences of climate change, partly
owing
to their close relationship with the environment and its resources. The
Permanent Forum, which ran from 21 April to 2 May, brought together more
than 1,000 indigenous representatives, senior UN officials, and
representatives of governments, civil society and academia to address
the
theme: Climate change, bio-cultural diversity and livelihoods: the
stewardship role of indigenous peoples and new challenges.

Emerging evidence suggests that the livelihoods and cultural identities
of
the more than 370 million indigenous peoples of North America, Europe,
Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific are already under threat.

For further information, please visit
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/ClimateChangeIP.aspx
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