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By resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year during the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People. The date marks the day of the first meeting, in 1982, of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights.
The UN General Assembly had proclaimed 1993 the International Year of the World’s Indigenous People, and the same year, the Assembly proclaimed the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People, starting on 10 December 1994 (resolution 48/163). The goal of the First International Decade was to strengthen international cooperation for solving problems faced by indigenous people in such areas as human rights, the environment, development, education and health.
Source: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples | United Nations For Indigenous Peoples
Address: https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples.html
Date Visited: Tue Jun 21 2016 18:53:05 GMT+0200 (CEST)
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Published on May 23, 2016
United Nations- How do the SDGs affect indigenous peoples? We asked indigenous representatives at a recent United Nations forum why the Global Goals matter.
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Source: Indigenous Peoples and the Sustainable Development Goals – YouTube
Address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swy0boCxEgY#t=15
Date Visited: Tue Jun 21 2016 18:58:13 GMT+0200 (CEST)
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