The Indigenous Peoples Unit of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) expresses its condolences to the Khasi people and the family of Professor Aurelius Kyrham Nongkynrih. Belonging to the Khasi society, one of the oldest indigenous peoples in North-East India, Professor Kyrham was a renowned sociologist who taught sociology at the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India. His main areas...

El equipo de pueblos indigenas de la FAO expresa sus condolencias a las comunidades y pueblos de la Organización Nacional Indígena de Colombia - ONIC , a las organizaciones étnicas y de la sociedad civil, por el fallecimiento del Consejero Mayor Luis Fernando Arias Arias (Q.E.P.D). Reciban nuestras sinceras condolencias.

Science, gender equality, and the inclusion and participation of indigenous peoples and especially indigenous women are vital for the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Indigenous women are food providers, custodians of seeds, keepers of medicinal plants, and guardians of biodiversity. The indigenous traditional knowledge they...

The need of recognizing indigenous peoples' food systems as game-changing solutions towards transforming more sustainable food systems is the main conclusion of the CFS47 side-event Indigenous Peoples roadmap towards the UN Food Systems Summit. "There is a critical need for indigenous peoples' leadership and perspectives to be included at the UN Food System Summit", expressed Máximo Torero, Chief Economist of FAO.