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Montevideo, April 19th 2024 - 18:30 UTC

Tag: Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

  • Saturday, August 10th 2013 - 02:17 UTC

    OAS calls for respect and self determination for Indigenous Peoples

    Secretary General Insulza, ‘indigenous peoples among the most vulnerable groups’

    Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza commemorated on Friday the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples with a call for the protection of the all native peoples of the Americas and urged the full implementation of treaties and other agreements that states have adopted internationally and especially in the Inter-American context.

  • Wednesday, August 10th 2011 - 07:20 UTC

    UN reaffirms the rights of the World’s 370 million Indigenous Peoples

    The Aymara people celebrating their ceremonies to the sun in the Bolivian highlands

    On the Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the United Nations reaffirms the rights of indigenous peoples and the shared commitment to advance the values of equity, justice and dignity for all.