Areas of Work

Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Quaker work on at the international level on the rights of Indigenous Peoples is led by Canadian Friends Service Committee. CFSC's work is guided by the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and we actively engage with advocacy efforts for the implementation at various international fora.

QUNO supports this work at the UN in New York and Geneva. In Geneva this includes encouraging dialogue amongst States and with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
 

Recent Timeline Events

July 2014

Open Letter regarding the Outcome Document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples

QUNO partners, Amnesty International and the Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC), have written an open letter regarding the Outcome Document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples to be held in New York in September. The letter expresses concern at developments in the run-up to the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples that appear to run against this principle of participation of representatives of Indigenous Peoples.

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