The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is the largest global gathering of Indigenous Peoples, taking place from 17-28 April 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The Forum was established in 2000 with the mandate to deal with indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights.

The theme of the 22^nd session is “Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach”. We invite you to follow the official programme here: https://media.un.org/en/webtv

A FAO delegation from FAO’s Indigenous Peoples Unit and the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division will participate in the Forum to participate in the official programme, several side events and bilateral meetings.

Sign up for the online side events here: 

• April 25, 2023 - 1:15 PM EDT - The Covid-19 Observatories: How Covid-19 and climate risks have impacted Indigenous Peoples’ food & knowledge systems worldwide. Review and lessons learnt for the future: https://bit.ly/40gT83C 

• April 25, 2023 - 6:00 PM EDT - Securing Indigenous Peoples' fisheries for sustainable livelihoods and well-being: https://bit.ly/3GIDoPN

 In-person side-events:

• 19 April, 2023 - 1:15 PM EDT - Reforming of the International Code of Conduct on Pesticides Management: Including Indigenous Peoples’ perspectives and rights

• 24 April, 2023 - 1:15 PM EDT - Indigenous Peoples' food and knowledge systems: game-changers for sustainability. Moving towards the upcoming UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment