First Peoples Worldwide - High Level United Nations Conference Focuses on World’s Indigenous Peoples on September 22-23

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First Peoples Worldwide » High Level United Nations Conference Focuses on World’s Indigenous Peoples on September 22-23 - On September 22-23, 2014 the first World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (WCIP), a high-level plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), will be held at the UN Headquarters in New York City. Over a thousand Indigenous and non-Indigenous delegates will have the opportunity to share perspectives and best practices on the realization of the rights of Indigenous Peoples, including pursuing the objectives of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration sets out minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of Indigenous Peoples of the world and was adopted by the UNGA on September 13, 2007. Meeting participants will include a wide range of parties and stakeholders, including the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Heads of State or Government and high-level representatives of Member States, high-level representatives of entities of the UN system, Indigenous Peoples, civil society organizations and national human rights institutions. It is expected that the WCIP will result in a concise, action-oriented outcome document on the implementation the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the promotion of the achievement of internationally agreed development goals, prepared by the President of the General Assembly on the basis of inclusive and open consultations with Member States and Indigenous Peoples.