International: UN Launches First Global Partnership To Advance Rights Of Indigenous Peoples

International: UN Launches First Global Partnership To Advance Rights Of Indigenous Peoples   The first global UN inter-agency initiative to promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples was launched today on the occasion of the 10th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.   The initiative, called the United Nations-Indigenous Peoples’ Partnership (UNIPP), is a commitment to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and calls for its full...

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