United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

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The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is a high-level advisory body within the UN system that focuses on indigenous peoples’ rights, development, culture, and well-being worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations body
advisory body
permanent forum
cooperatesWith Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
International Labour Organization
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
surface form: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Special Rapporteurs
surface form: Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples

UNICEF
surface form: United Nations Children’s Fund

United Nations Development Programme
country United States of America
establishedBy United Nations Economic and Social Council resolution 2000/22
firstSessionHeldIn 2002
focusesOn culture
education
environment
health
human rights of indigenous peoples
indigenous peoples
sustainable development
hasAcronym United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues self-linksurface differs
surface form: UNPFII
hasMandate coordination of UN activities on indigenous issues
dissemination of information on indigenous issues
indigenous peoples’ cultural development
indigenous peoples’ economic development
indigenous peoples’ environmental development
indigenous peoples’ social development
promotion of indigenous peoples’ rights
promotion of indigenous peoples’ well-being
providing expert advice to ECOSOC
providing expert advice to UN programmes and funds
raising awareness of indigenous issues within the UN system
hasMemberType government-nominated experts
independent experts
indigenous experts
headquartersLocation New York City
inception 2000
legalStatus subsidiary body of ECOSOC
meetsAt United Nations Headquarters
meetsFrequency annually
memberCount 16
parentOrganization United Nations Economic and Social Council
partOf United Nations Economic and Social Council
United Nations system
primaryLanguage English
renewableTerms yes
reportsTo United Nations Economic and Social Council
sessionDuration two weeks
shortName United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues self-linksurface differs
surface form: UNPFII
termLength three years
usesOfficialLanguages United Nations official languages
website https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/unpfii.html

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Megan Davis memberOf United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
DESA hasUnit United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
subject surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
this entity surface form: Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples followUpMechanism United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
this entity surface form: UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues shortName United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: UNPFII
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues hasAcronym United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: UNPFII
International Indian Treaty Council recognizedAs United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
this entity surface form: Indigenous Peoples' Organization at the United Nations
International Indian Treaty Council participatesIn United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues