There are 476 million indigenous inhabitants in the world, out of which 240 million are indigenous women.   Indigenous women are very diverse, they live in rural and urban areas in more than 90 countries across seven socio cultural regions, belonging to more than 5 000 different peoples, and speaking more than...

The FAO Liaison Office for North America published a special issue of their newsletter “Now from North America” dedicated to North American indigenous peoples and their food systems in commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples which is observed on August 9.

En el link a continuación http://www.fao.org/3/ca9294es/CA9294ES.pdf, encontrarán la publicación “Guía para fortalecer la gobernanza de la pesca indígena en los territorios indígenas de Centroamérica”. Esta guía está dirigida a la hacia  la  revitalización  de las diversas formas de pesca indígena para la afirmación de la gestión territorial, como instrumento facilitador para la articulación de políticas y acciones en materia de desarrollo pesquero indígena a lo interno (dentro del territorio indígena) y externo (gobiernos nacionales, las ONG, universidades, organismos internacionales, entre otros) de los pueblos indígenas en función del crecimiento económico, la inclusión social y...

In commemoration of International Day for the Worlds’ Indigenous Peoples, FAO Director- General issued a video-message celebrating and thanking indigenous peoples for their role in safeguarding our planet. Within the framework of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, highlighted the importance of indigenous food systems in combatting the pandemic.   The Video-message can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjQwWObVfe0

Within the framework of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, today, FAO has launched a Policy brief on the impact of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples, which includes policy recommendations and actions that should be considered by governments and stakeholders to ensure the cultural and physical survival of indigenous peoples in face of this pandemic. Every 9th of August, the United Nations commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This year the main theme is “COVID-19 and indigenous peoples resilience”. Accounting for 476 million living in more than 90 countries, regardless of...