The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is taking place from 25 April - 6 May 2022 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and online.

The theme of the 21st session is “Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence including free, prior and informed consent”.

Join us for the following side events:

Tuesday, 26 April | 12:00 - 1:00pm (New York) |  6:00-7:00pm (Rome)
"FPIC for climate action: Acknowledging Indigenous Peoples as guardians for biodiversity"

 Co-organized by: FAO, UNEP, and McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism

 Visit the dedicated UNPFII21 website | Watch the recording | Read the writeup

 Thursday, 28 April | 12:00- 1:00pm (New York)  6:00-7:00pm (Rome)
"Indigenous Peoples' biocentric restoration: How Indigenous Peoples' food and knowledge systems inform cosmogonic restoration processes"

 Co-organized by: FAO, Inter Mountain Peoples Education and Culture in Thailand (IMPECT), Indigenous Partnership on Agrobiodiversity and Food Sovereignty, Ărramăt project, and Global Hub on Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems

 Visit the dedicated UNPFII21 website | Watch the recording | Read the writeup

 Friday, 29 April | 7:45-8:45 am (New York) 1:45-2:45 pm (Rome)
"Addressing the human rights of Indigenous Peoples in SDG 14 and the Blue Economy"

 Co-organized by: The Danish Institute for Human Rights, International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), Indigenous Peoples' Major Group for Sustainable Development, and the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA) 2022

 Visit the dedicated UNPFII21 website | More information | Watch the Recording

 Wednesday, 4 May | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
"Launch of the 'Sustainable and Resilient Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems for Improved Nutrition' digital toolbox"

 Organized by: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

 Visit the dedicated UNPFII21 website |  More information

Thursday, 5 May | 12:00 PM - 1:00pm (New York)  6:00-7:00pm (Rome)
"Collective and tenure rights for sustainable Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems in the context of the 10th anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGGT) and the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA) 2022"

 Co-organized by: FAO, Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO), Ekta Parishad, and the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA) 2022

 Visit the dedicated UNPFII21 website | Watch the recording | Read the writeup

Thursday 5 May | 11:30 AM NYC | 5:30 PM Rome

"Los pueblos indígenas y la Gobernanza de los Bosques para un mundo saludable, próspero y pacífico"

Co-organized by: FILAC & FAO | Register