Global Statements

EMRIP15: Agenda Item 7 – International Decade of Indigenous Languages
15th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 04–08 July 2022Geneva, Switzerland Agenda Item 7: International Decade of Indigenous Languages Statement on behalf of Asia Indigenous

EMRIP15: Item 3 – Study on Treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, between indigenous peoples and States, including peace accords and reconciliation initiatives, and their constitutional recognition
15th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples04–08 July 2022Geneva, SwitzerlandItem 3: Study on Treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, between indigenous peoples and States, including

PRESS RELEASE: Failure to recognise indigenous rights will derail achievement of global climate pledges: case studies from Asia
A new study reveals that Nationally Determined Contributions, a cornerstone of the international framework aimed at addressing climate change, are likely to fail unless indigenous peoples’ rights to their land,

Statement of the Indigenous Peoples Major Group on the Agenda Item 2b Review of the Regional Progress of the SDGs
Thank you very much Dear Chair for this intervention opportunity Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen I am Prem Singh Tharu from Nepal speaking on behalf of the Indigenous Peoples

A Statement by Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact on International Mother Language Day, 2022
AIPP theme: “Our roots, our languages! Mother tongue-based education for our future!” We begin the statement with the quotes from Assembly of First Nation (AFN) national chief Perry Bellegarde, “The

Statement by Indigenous Peoples Representatives at UNEA 5.2 28 February 2022, Nairobi, Kenya
Thank you Chair for giving the opportunity Excellencies, Distinguished Delegations, and Ladies and Gentlemen I am Prem Singh Tharu from Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact representing Indigenous Peoples Major Group. Indigenous

One Year after the Illegitimate Military Coup in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar: Joint LGBTIQ+ Civil Society Statement
We will never forget. It has been a year since the violent and illegitimate occupation of the democratically elected government by Myanmar’s military junta on 1 February 2021. This was

Joint Statement of Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact Foundation and Network of Indigenous women in Asia (NIWA) on Violence against Indigenous women and girls
16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, 2021 It is evident that Indigenous women around the globe over-represent victims of sexual harassment and gender-based violence with limited access to

Joint Statement Women Leaders and Their Journey to Environmental Justice
September 14th, 2021 Today, the women activists, community members, practitioners, and journalists, representing 4 countries in the Mekong and Asia region are gathered virtually for the Global South Women Forum

Leaving no one behind: Indigenous Peoples and the call for a new social contract
Statement on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9th August 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic and rapid shrinking of democratic space in Asia have exposed the underlying deep fractures

UNESCO World Heritage Committee tramples on human rights
Yesterday, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee passed a decision inscribing the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC) in Thailand on the World Heritage List, ignoring repeated pleas of Indigenous peoples, the

Intervention to the Round Table Discussion on Enhanced Participation of Indigenous Peoples
Thank you Madam. Co-chair Excellencies, Distinguished dignitaries, leaders of Indigenous Peoples! First of all, I endorsed the Quito Outcome Document 2020, outcome document of WCIP 2014, and initiation of EMRIP,