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Towards the creation of a UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change
worldwide/virtualDear friends and colleagues, As the 47th session of the Human Rights Council (21 June-13 July 2021) is about to end, we would like to invite you to a virtual briefing for civil society and Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, to take stock of the most recent developments on the proposal to establish a new UN Special
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Towards the creation of a UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change
worldwide/virtualDear friends and colleagues, As the 47th session of the Human Rights Council (21 June-13 July 2021) is about to end, we would like to invite you to a virtual briefing for civil society and Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, to take stock of the most recent developments on the proposal to establish a new UN Special
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[monthly meeting] NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
worldwide/virtualFriends; We greet you all as we begin a new year at the United Nations. We hope you have had a good summer break. Please join us at our first regular member meeting to kick off the new term. Click on the link below and respond and then you will get the Zoom link the
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[monthly meeting] NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
worldwide/virtualFriends; We greet you all as we begin a new year at the United Nations. We hope you have had a good summer break. Please join us at our first regular member meeting to kick off the new term. Click on the link below and respond and then you will get the Zoom link the
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Remembering Past Massacres: Honoring the legacy and resilience of the victims
worldwide/virtualThe webinar, part of the ongoing “Remembering Past Massacres” series, will focus on Latin America, with speakers reflecting on the atrocities committed against Indigenous populations in the name of Christianization, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the ruthless military dictatorships in South America during the 1960s-80s, and the 1937 massacre of Haitians in the Dominican Republic. The
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Remembering Past Massacres: Honoring the legacy and resilience of the victims
worldwide/virtualThe webinar, part of the ongoing “Remembering Past Massacres” series, will focus on Latin America, with speakers reflecting on the atrocities committed against Indigenous populations in the name of Christianization, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the ruthless military dictatorships in South America during the 1960s-80s, and the 1937 massacre of Haitians in the Dominican Republic. The
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Women on the Front Line: Healing the Earth, Seeking Justice
worldwide/virtualWomen are on the front line of the climate emergency so therefore they need to be at the forefront of the climate response. This is a critical year both for climate justice and for progressing a just recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. We must seize the opportunity to address these intersecting crises through transformational action
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Women on the Front Line: Healing the Earth, Seeking Justice
worldwide/virtualWomen are on the front line of the climate emergency so therefore they need to be at the forefront of the climate response. This is a critical year both for climate justice and for progressing a just recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. We must seize the opportunity to address these intersecting crises through transformational action
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NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [regular mtg]
worldwide/virtualOn behalf of the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, please consider yourselves cordially invited to attend our next regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 at 1pm EST. AGENDA 1. Moment of Silence in Honor of the Land we are on and the Native Peoples of this land 2. Welcome, Introductions
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NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [regular mtg]
worldwide/virtualOn behalf of the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, please consider yourselves cordially invited to attend our next regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 at 1pm EST. AGENDA 1. Moment of Silence in Honor of the Land we are on and the Native Peoples of this land 2. Welcome, Introductions
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