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Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Closes File on 2 Applications, Defers 11 Others, Recommends Consultative Status for 9 Groups

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Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Closes File on 2 Applications, Defers 11 Others, Recommends Consultative Status for 9 Groups

Recommending consultative status with the Economic and Social Council for nine entities today, the 2009 resumed session of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations also closed the file on two applications and postponed its consideration of 11 others pending receipt of additional information.

Secretary-General Pledges to Fill Gap in Knowledge about Causes, Effects of Transatlantic Slave Trade

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Secretary-General Pledges to Fill Gap in Knowledge about Causes, Effects of Transatlantic Slave Trade

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the ceremony for the launch of the Trust Fund and the appointment of Russell Simmons as Goodwill Ambassador for the Permanent Memorial at the United Nations to Honour the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, delivered by Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, in New York today, 20 May:

Special Rapporteur Says Optimism for Indigenous Peoples’ Better Future Animated by Positive Developments, but Tempered by Reality of Ongoing Struggles

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Special Rapporteur Says Optimism for Indigenous Peoples’ Better Future Animated by Positive Developments, but Tempered by Reality of Ongoing Struggles

As the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues continued its eighth annual session this afternoon, the United NationsSpecial Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, shed light on his recent efforts to redress their grievances over the deeply-rooted disregard for their values and land rights by Governments and corporations.

Indigenous Groups Call for Halt by Foreign Companies to Land Use for Oil, Mining, Without Their Prior Knowledge, Consent, as Permanent Forum Continues

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Indigenous Groups Call for Halt by Foreign Companies to Land Use for Oil, Mining, Without Their Prior Knowledge, Consent, as Permanent Forum Continues

The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues continued its discussion of human rights today amid calls for Governments tostrictly carry out their obligations under international human rights accords, notably in the Amazon where protests by native inhabitants recently erupted after moves to open the region to oil and mining by foreign companies without their consultation.
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