FAO published the VGGTs in Karbi, an indigenous language, today. In the framework of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, the FAO Indigenous Peoples Unit, the FAO Land and Tenure Unit and FAO India coordinated efforts with indigenous organizations to translate the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests into different indigenous languages. These Guidelines promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests, with respect to all forms of tenure: public, private, communal, indigenous, customary, and informal.  Section nine of the VGGT calls upon...

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“Ignoring indigenous peoples in this situation would be the worst mistake we can make.” Máximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist and ADG of the Economic and Social Development Department at FAO The webinar on Indigenous Peoples and COVID-19 hosted by FAO brought together a panel of distinguished experts and almost 300 participants including FAO Member Country representatives, indigenous organizations, institutions and universities. The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically affected the world. The health crisis coupled by the socioeconomic effects derived from the confinement affecting, mobility, livelihoods, income generation, and access to food...