Update on SIDS Conference: Indigenous Peoples Major Group Nominations

The participation of stakeholders from civil society and other non-state actors is organized according to the major groups structure articulated in Agenda 21. Representatives from major groups interested in participating as observers in the SIDS Conference and its preparatory process are required to be accredited to the United Nations and register accordingly. Accredited? Pre-register by 1 August 2014

Indigenous Peoples interested in attending the Conference should send nominations to Major Group focal point Roberto Borrero at roberto@treatycouncil.org before July 7. 

For more information visit http://www.sids2014.org

New Sustainable Development Listserve created...

The International Indian Treaty Council, Tebtebba Foundation, and the Indigenous Information Network invite you to join the a new listserve group focusing on Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals//post-2015 Development Agenda. Please join the list to receive relevant information on this topic. 

LINK TO JOIN: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/indigenous-peoples-major-group

One of the main outcomes of the United Nations (UN) Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012, was the agreement by UN Member States to launch a process to develop Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  The SDGs are the basis for the UN’s development agenda post-2015.  Indigenous Peoples are actively involved in this process seeking to ensure that their concerns are reflected and their rights are protected. The International Indian Treaty Council based in the U.S, Tebtebba Foundation based in the Philippines, and the Indigenous Information Network (IIN) based in Kenya are the three Organizing Partners for the Indigenous Peoples Major Group on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the post-2015 Development Agenda.