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Friday, 06 March 2009 14:04 |
Joint Indigenous Peoples and NGO Statement on the occasion of the presentation of the Report of the Office of the United Nations High Statement to the Human Rights Council,
Agenda item 2
Thursday March 5, 2008 We, the undersigned indigenous peoples' organizations and support NGOs, welcome the report of the OHCHR on the relationship between climate change and human rights. It is a major concern for us that the close relationship between indigenous peoples’ enjoyment of their human rights and the wellbeing health of the ecosystems in which they live has to a very large extent been neglected in the international debate on climate change and strategies to mitigate and address its effects. |
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Thursday, 04 December 2008 11:29 |
 Updates on the Poznan Climate Change Talks, 1 - 12 December 2008
Updates on COP14 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) currently ongoing in Poznan, Poland: - ENBOTS COP14 Final - "Summary of COP14 of the UNFCCC and MOP4 of the Kyoto Protocol," 15 Dec. 2008
- TWN Poznan Update 24 - "Frustration as Parties Fail to Agree on Expanding Sources of Adaptation Fund," 15 Dec. 2008
- TWN Poznan Update 23 - "Poznan Meetings End After Intense 'Mini-Ministerial Talks," 14 Dec. 2008
- TWN Poznan Update 22 - "Blow to EU Climate Policy as Big Concessions Made to Industries," 13 Dec. 2008
- UNFCCC Press Release - "United Nations Climate Change Conference - Poznan, Poland Lays Foundation for Copenhagen Deal," 12 Dec. 2008
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Friday, 19 December 2008 12:42 |
International Human Rights Day - A Sad Day for Indigenous Peoples  It is with great sadness that today, the 60th Anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on Human Rights, some States have denied indigenous peoples of their rights at the 14th Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC. |
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008 11:10 |
NO RIGHTS! NO REDD!!POZNAN, POLAND, 9 DEC. - At around 12:30 noon, a few of us indigenous peoples were standing in front of the Elk Room where the informal meeting of the Contact Group of the UNFCCC's SBSTA (Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technological Advice) Working Group on REDD (Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries) were meeting. |
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Thursday, 04 December 2008 11:08 |
Indicators Relevant for Indigenous Peoples: A Resource Book Launched in November 2008 in time for the International Technical Workshop on Indicators Relevant for Indigenous Peoples held in Baguio City, Philippines on 17-19 November, this resource book hopes to encourage more people to contribute to the work of developing indicators relevant to indigenous peoples.
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