"INDIGENOUS PEOPLES"

Marking the International Mother Earth Day, the President of the General Assembly said, “As humans, we are latecomers, new tenants of this world. Tenants with short term leases but with particular responsibilities.” UNIFEED

Speaking at a press briefing, Rose Anne Archibald, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations said, “we're taking the microphone to amplify our priorities of decolonizing, decarbonizing and calling out the systems that undermine and harm Mother Earth and our mother tongue, and matriarchy.” UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Addressing the opening of the 22nd session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the UN Secretary-General said that Indigenous Peoples live on the frontlines of the climate emergency but also hold many of the solutions to the climate crisis and are the guardians of the world’s biodiversity. UNIFEED

New agenda sets sail with bold action as UN Water Conference closes. UNIFEED