News on ILO's work

November 2011

1. United Nations-Indigenous Peoples Partnership approves six country projects and one regional program to advance indigenous peoples’ rights.

   10 November 2011

   The United Nations-Indigenous Peoples Partnership (UNIPP) held its second Policy Board meeting in New York on 27-28 October 2011 to review and approve proposals for UN country programs designed in partnership with indigenous peoples.

July 2011

1. New UN partnership for Indigenous Peoples begins work

   20 July 2011

   The newly-established UN Indigenous Peoples Partnership has moved to reinvigorate international action on Indigenous Peoples Right, through establishing criticial priorities at its first meeting here. The UNIPP Policy Board also appointed the ILO as host organization for its technical secretariat.

2. New UN partnership for Indigenous Peoples begins work

   20 July 2011

   The newly-established UN Indigenous Peoples Partnership has moved to reinvigorate international action on Indigenous Peoples Right, through establishing criticial priorities at its first meeting here. The UNIPP Policy Board also appointed the ILO as host organization for its technical secretariat.

April 2010

1. 

   Central African Republic ratifies ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169)

   20 April 2010

   ILO Convention No. 169 is based on the recognition of indigenous and tribal peoples’ aspirations to exercise control over their own institutions, ways of life and economic development and to maintain and develop their identities, languages and religions, within the framework of the States in which they live. The Central African Republic will become the first African Member State of the ILO to ratify this Convention.

May 2009

1. Africa Regional Good Practice Seminar

   26 May 2009

February 2008

1. ILO Regional Training on Indigenous Issues in Asia

   25 February 2008

   The training brought together indigenous resource persons, internationla experts, governments, donors and agency staff working at the level of policy dialogue and development as well as field of implementation.

2. Workshop on Logical Framework on the Implementation of ILO Convention No. 169

   25 February 2008

3. ILO Seminar on PRSP & Indigenous Peoples

   18 February 2008