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Home   About   Activities   Publications and Documents   Information Materials   News and Events   Archive   Related Links   Contact Us   Back to Civil Society   Facts and Information     Select an option Biodiversity Forests Mountains Protected Areas Tourism Water	United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples On Thursday 29 June 2006, the new UN Human Rights Council adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and recommended its adoption by the General Assembly in September 2006. On behalf of African nations, Namibia proposed consideration of the declaration to allow further consultations to be concluded by the end of the current General Assembly session in September 2007. Read more on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Resolution 2006/2 - Working group of the Commission on Human Rights to elaborate a draft declaration in accordance with paragraph 5 of the General Assembly resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994. More>> IPACC Statement on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Adopted - Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, September 13, 2007 The General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples today, Thursday September 13, by a vote of 144 in favour, 4 against and 11 abstensions.
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