‘Colombia’s Amazon peoples provide solutions’: Interview with José Homero Mutumbajoy

‘Colombia’s Amazon peoples provide solutions’: Interview with José Homero Mutumbajoy

This is the second of three interviews with Indigenous representatives attending the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues about the latest issues in their country’s Amazon forests. Read the interview about the Peruvian Amazon here. The interview about the Brazilian Amazon is coming soon. Mongabay caught up with José Homero Mutumbajoy, an Indigenous rights defender in Colombia, to get his view on some of the latest and biggest issu…

Indigenous youth from around the world demand action for climate justice at UN summit

Young Indigenous leaders from six continents gathered at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to confront climate change, land rights violations, and government inaction.Taylar Dawn Stagner reports for Grist.In short:Indigenous youth from Greenland to Ghana highlighted the urgent threats facing their communities, including climate change, deforestation, and political disenfranchisement, at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.Sever…

Jungles in Dispute | Camilo Andrés Garzón

The Amazon rainforest is one of the most sensitive ecosystems in the world, as its deforestation could trigger a chain reaction leading to a warmer and more unstable global climate. Preserving the Amazon has become a top priority for both climate finance and the countries that share this ecosystem, including Colombia. This year’s Climate Summit will be held in the Amazon itself, in Belém, Pará. Upon winning the Colombian presidency, Gustavo Petr…

Nieves Cancela Advocates For Naga People At UN Indigenous Forum

Ukhrul, May 1: Nieves Cancela, the Global Advocacy Officer at the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), addressed the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York on April 25. Representing the Naga people and the Global Naga Forum, Cancela brought international attention to the concerns and aspirations of the Indigenous Naga community. Speaking at the high-level session, Nieves Cancela spoke on the hi…

UNPO Raises Concerns Over Human Rights Violations Against the Naga People at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

UNPO participated in the 24th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) representing the Naga people, who have been members of UNPO since 1993. Under Agenda Item 4, “Discussion on the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum with reference to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Impact of colonization and armed conflicts on Indigenous P…

Item 5(d): Human Rights Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

INTERVENTION by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council. Thank you, Madam/Mister Chairperson, We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors, past and present, and acknowledge the Indigenous experts and participants here today. I speak on behalf of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council. While we welcome this dialogue, we must stress the urgency