Indigenous intergenerational knowledge exchange for food security at the CFS44
17/10/2017
On the occasion of the 44th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), FAO and its partners organized the side event “An intergenerational knowledge exchange...
FAO launches campaign to empower indigenous women
15/01/2018
On January 12 and 13 during the celebration of the High Level Forum Empowering indigenous women to eradicate hunger and malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean, FAO launched the advocacy campaign "
Indigenous and Afro-descendant communicators report from the Forum for the empowerment of indigenous women
24/01/2018
Twelve indigenous and afro-descendant communicators from Mexico and Nicaragua reported live from Mexico City on the issues discussed during the High-Level Forum: Empower indigenous women to eradicate hunger and malnutrition in Lat...
FAO campaign to empower indigenous women presented in Asia and Pacific
18/04/2018
Asia is home to the largest number of indigenous peoples on Earth, with an estimated 260 million of a total of 370 million original inhabitants worldwide, yet Asian indigenous peoples are among the poorest of the poor, often facing denial of rights, discrimination, marginalization and loss of ...
FAO calls to respect indigenous peoples’ collective rights to lands, territories and natural resources
23/04/2018
From 16-27 April 2018, the Seventeenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is taking place under the theme: “Indigenous peoples’ collective rights to lands, territor...
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz message for the #IndigenousWomen campaign
30/04/2018
Indigenous women and men should have equal rights to lands and territories. In some communities indigenous women are marginalize and do not have access to land. Increase the visi...
Comunidades indígenas se suman a trabajo para la conservación de especies amenazadas en Chile
02/05/2018
Representantes de Las Veguillas y San Fabián de Alico conocieron iniciativa que busca estabilizar las poblaciones del huemul, zorro de Darwin y ...
Indigenous women from Mexico, Guatemala and Peru won the first places of a photography contest in Latin-America and the Caribbean
09/05/2018
Open call for indigenous women leaders!
06/07/2018
Making the contributions of women to food security visible: workshop in Bolivia
11/07/2018
Within the framework of the Global Campaign for the Empowerment of Indigenous Women for Zero Hunger, the workshop "Visibilizing the contributions of indigenous women for food security through information technol...
An urgent call to guarantee the participation of indigenous women in decision-making processes
18/07/2018
Photo contest “Indigenous women and food security in Asia”
26/07/2018
A new generation of indigenous leaders for the #ZeroHunger
08/08/2018
Listen to the podcast "Shining a light on Indigenous rights"
09/08/2018
There are 185 million indigenous women worldwide. They are fisherwomen, pastoralists, hunter-gatherers and defenders of their lands and natural resources. Despite their economic and social contribution, indigenous women are often excluded from decision-making processes. Their work is often und...
Listen to FAO Director General message on International Day of Indigenous Peoples
09/08/2018
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Photo contest “Indigenous women and food security in Asia”
30/08/2018
Today is #IndigenousWomenDay!
05/09/2018
It’s has already been 9 months that we are promoting the #IndigenousWomen Campaign with the support of more than 90 organizations.
We would really like to thank our supporters and invite you to continue spreading the word and making #Indigenous Women #VisibleWomen!
Today we ha...
Mujeres indígenas de América del Sur participan en la Escuela de Derechos Humanos y Seguridad Alimentaria
05/09/2018
Santiago de Chile - En el marco del