Media Alert: Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

MEDIA ALERT: Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
MEDIA ADVISORYMr Les Malezer, Chairperson, Global Indigenous Caucus Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Chairperson, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Mr Joseph Ole Simel, Coordinator, African Regional Indigenous Caucus Will hold a press conference in Room S-226 Thursday, 6 September at 11.15 a.m.Representatives of the Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus and the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues will respond to amendments proposed by Member States to the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which is due be brought before the General Assembly before the end of this session.WEBCAST: The press conference will be webcast live on www.un.org/webcast For more information on the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, please see:
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/index.html
For media enquiries, please contact: Renata Sivacolundhu, Department of Public Information, tel: 212.963.2932, e-mail: sivacolundhu@ un.org For Secretariat of the Permanent Forum, please contact: Mirian Masaquiza, Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, tel: 917.367.6006, e-mail: Indigenous Permanent Forum@un.org