United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, United Nations, NY

Press releases, background Information and other materials from the UN meeting, April - May 2008.

Submission presented by FoEI to the meeting — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-04-29 21:46

Joint submission by Friends of the Earth International on behalf of Akali Tange Association Inc. Pogera Enga Province, Papua New Guinea in a joint intervention with Lake Cowal Mooka and Kalara United Families within the Wiradjuri Nation, Murray Darling Basin, Central new South Wales, Australia Western Shoshone Defence Project, Nevada, USA Laura Calm Wind, Kitchenuhmay Koosib Inninuwug, Canada Indigenous Peoples Links Centre for Organization Research and Education (CORE) Land is Life, Indigenous Environment Network (IEN)

FoE submission on human rights — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-04-29 21:48

AGENDA ITEM 5 on human rights: dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people and other special rapporteurs

Submission on the Pacific — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-04-29 21:50

Agenda Item 4.2: Pacific/Sustainable Development

Indigenous people's action outside NY State Controller's office — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-04-29 21:55

An international delegation of Indigenous peoples has gathered in front of the offices of the NY State Controller's office to deliver a formal complaint to the office's investigation Division. The delegation, which includes representatives from Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the United States, claims that Barrick Gold, in which the New York State Pension Fund holds almost $100 million in shares, is responsible for human rights abuses and the environmental devastation of their land.

Indigenous Caucus of the Abya Yala submission on carbon trading — by CamWalker — last modified 2008-05-03 05:24