INDIGENOUS FORUM OPENS WITH UN OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "UNNews" <UNNews@un.org>
Date: May 12, 2014 4:01 PM
Subject: INDIGENOUS FORUM OPENS WITH UN OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
To: <news11@ny-mail-p-lb-028.ptc.un.org>
Cc:

Web version   New York May 12 2014 4:00PM   UN News Centre with breaking news from the UN News Service  UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opens its 2014 session at UN Headquarters. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe INDIGENOUS FORUM OPENS WITH UN OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA Indigenous peoples must be a part of the ongoing process to define a global development agenda beyond 2015, United Nations officials said today, calling for explicit assertion of their collective rights as well as the promotion of traditional knowledge to tackle issues such as climate change, as the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opened its 2014 session. Read more TOPICS Peace and Security -  Economic Development -  Humanitarian Aid -  Environment -  Human Rights -  UN Affais, Secretary-General -  Women, Children, Population -  Law, Crime Prevention -  Health, Poverty -  Culture, Education United Nations News Center mailing system If you have problems reading this, please consult the web version Click here to unsubscribe from the UN mailing list. UN News Service Contact Radio News and Media