The Communication Development (CD) Programme aims to empower indigenous peoples in Asia to have greater knowledge of their rights and related issues and advocate for their rights, interest and welfare through various media. The programme focus on strengthening the media skills and capacity of indigenous media practitioners, rights activists and community members; building and strengthening Media Network for indigenous peoples; sharing indigenous peoples related information through various media platforms; and production of educational multi-media materials on indigenous peoples’ rights and issues for indigenous communities. |
Indigenous Peoples in Asia to Celebrate the International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples
The UN General Assembly first marked 9 August as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in 1994, as part of the first year celebration of the first UN Decade for Indigenous Peoples. For 21 years, the indigenous peoples have been gaining landmark achievements at the global level with the establishments of the establishment of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in 2000, the appointment of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in September 2007, the establishment of the UN Expert Mechanism on the ...