In progress at UNHQ

24th session of the Indigenous Forum 21 April-2 May 2025

#UNPFII2025

21 April 2025

HR/5488

Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Not Negotiable, Secretary-General Says, Stressing Importance of Their Leadership in Biodiversity Decision-Making, as Permanent Forum Begins Session

The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opened its 2025 annual session today, with speakers united in their call to protect and promote the rights of Indigenous Peoples worldwide.

21 April 2025

HR/5489

At Annual United Nations Forum, Participants Call on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights to Be Upheld

Representing the largest international annual gathering of Indigenous Peoples with around 1,000 participants, the twenty-fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opened today at UN Headquarters in New York, putting a spotlight on some of the most urgent and interconnected issues facing Indigenous Peoples today.

21 April 2025

SG/SM/22628

‘Individual, Collective Rights of Indigenous Peoples Are Non-negotiable’, Says Secretary-General, Opening Permanent Forum

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening ceremony of the twenty-fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, in New York today:

Daily Noon Briefing

21 April 2025

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that escalating violence continue to harm civilians there. In North Kivu province, partners estimate that more than 2,300 people fled clashes between armed groups in the Kibua area of Walikale Territory on 15 April.