{"id":17250,"date":"2016-05-09T19:17:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T19:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=17250"},"modified":"2018-04-22T12:00:13","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T16:00:13","slug":"un-forum-on-indigenous-issues-opens-2016-session-with-focus-on-conflict-peace-and-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2016\/05\/un-forum-on-indigenous-issues-opens-2016-session-with-focus-on-conflict-peace-and-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Forum on indigenous issues opens 2016 session with focus on conflict, peace and resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"

United Nations Secretary-General<\/a> Ban Ki-moon today announced the launch of a plan to realize the full rights of indigenous peoples who are increasingly being drawn into conflicts over their lands and resources.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am pleased to send greetings to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues,\u201d Mr. Ban said<\/a> via video message at the opening of the forum’s 15th session<\/a>, held in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly Hall in New York. \u201cI welcome your focus on conflict, peace and resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than 1,000 indigenous participants from all regions of the world are expected to attend the annual two-week Forum<\/a>, this year held from 9 to 20 May. The issues of peace and conflict, often relating to indigenous peoples’ lands, territories and resources, and to their rights and distinct identities, will be at the forefront of this year’s discussions.<\/p>\n

\u201cLasting peace requires that indigenous peoples have access to cultural, social and economic justice,\u201d the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ chief highlighted. \u201cThe 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples<\/a> called on the United Nations to ensure a coherent approach. In response, we have developed a System-Wide Action Plan, which we will launch today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Noting that it is essential for the global community work as one to realize the full rights of indigenous peoples, Mr. Ban commended the President of the General Assembly for beginning consultations on the further participation of indigenous peoples at the United Nations.<\/p>\n

\u201cMember States are beginning implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development<\/a>, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda<\/a>, the Sendia Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction<\/a> and the Paris Agreement<\/a> on climate change,\u201d the Secretary-General underlined. \u201cWe must ensure that indigenous peoples, including women, participate and benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following a ceremonial welcome by the traditional Chief of the Onondaga Nation, Todadaho Sid Hill, today’s opening session<\/a> of the Forum is also set to feature remarks from Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft and the Vice-President of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Sven J\u00fcrgenson.<\/p>\n

Via Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ News Centre<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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