QUNO provides support for Quaker work for the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, including promoting dialogue between governments and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of 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.