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Declaración del Centro sobre Políticas de Salvaguarda de REDD+ Recomendaciones del Centro sobre Políticas de Salvaguarda de REDD+ - Foro Permanent para Cuestiones Indígenas (Mayo 24, 2013) Nuevos comentarios del Centro sobre propuestas de Políticas REDD+ del Banco Mundial y el ONU-REDD Fondo para Reducir las Emisiones de Carbono mediante la Protección de los Bosques (FCPF) Marco para la evaluación...
Novos comentários do Centro sobre propostas de Políticas para REDD+ do Banco Mundial y o UN-REDD Fundo para Redução de Emissões de Carbono por Proteção Florestal Framework ( FCPF ) para a avaliação do pacote de prontidão , fevereiro de 2012 ( disponível apenas em Inglês) O que é a REDD+ e por que ela é importante para os povos...
James Anaya, UN Special Rapporteur (third from left), listens to questions from the audience during a conference with held April 26-27 2012 at University of Arizona. James Anaya, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Special Rapporteur), recently conducted his first official mission to the United States to examine the situation of indigenous peoples. The Special Rapporteur...
June 26, 2012 Washington, D.C. -- Today, over 500 advocates gathered on Capitol Hill to rally in support of reauthorization of the “Real” Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Organized by the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, the rally is one of several being hosted today across the country, and part of the larger National 10 Days...
My two daughters and I are beating the odds. I'm not talking about breast cancer. I'm talking about the harsh fact that one in three Native women will be raped in her lifetime. Violence against Native women is a human rights crisis and has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Native women are twice as likely to be sexually...
Heads of state from around the world met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June to address the critical issues of sustainability and development as part of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20. Thousands of indigenous leaders, some traveling for two weeks just to get to the conference from their communities, also converged to put forward their...
After 30 years of seeking support and adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, our efforts now focus on implementation. The Center has launched a series of sessions to brief tribal leaders on the content and value of the Declaration and the ways it can be used to correct current injustices. As noted by Center Executive...
Times Herald-Record article. The St. Regis Mohawks in New York State signs an agreement with Governor George Pataki, from which they will receive money as well as the ability to build more casinos.
Commentary by Karla E. General* The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples presents a unique and timely opportunity for Native nations to redefine or reaffirm their relationships with the United States. Though the federal government ended treaty-making with Native nations in 1871, this should not limit how Native nations relate to the federal government today. The UN...