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This spot outlines the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, a UN committee made up of sixteen people that advises the UN on issues such as economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights. At these meetings important issues facing Indigenous People are discussed and, if pre-registered, people outside the committee can attend and even present on specific issues.

This spot outlines the importance of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. It is a forum made up of sixteen members that meets yearly to write reports and recommendations to advise states and UN agencies on important issues facing Indigenous Peoples. The forum focuses on general issues that are common to Indigenous Peoples such as health, violence against women and food sovereignty.

This spot outlines the recommendations made by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issue in 2013 on the importance of drawing attention to Indigenous issues in the media through journalism and other modes of communication. The UNPFII is a UN body responsible for bringing international attention to specific issues related to Indigenous Peoples’ health, human rights, economic and social development, environment, education and culture by making recommendations to UN member states and agencies.

This spot talks about Victoria Tauli Corpuz, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous whose role is to investigate the situation of Indigenous Peoples around the world and promote their rights. It highlights the importance of Indigenous People getting in touch with her to bring specific issues to her awareness.

This spot talks about the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, or EMRIP, which is a UN body dedicated to studying and reporting on issues affecting Indigenous Peoples around the world. The studies that the EMRIP produces go in depth on issues affecting Indigenous Peoples across the world, such as a recent study it carried out on access to justice.

This spot outlines the ways in which Indigenous Peoples can use the three main UN mechanisms that are dedicated to Indigenous Peoples rights, the Special Rapporteur, the Expert Mechanism of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, to help their causes locally. Indigenous Peoples can use official recommendations and reports from these mechanisms for support at meetings with governments officials and also to spread the word about what is happening through the media.

¿Le gustaría aprender sobre los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible conocidos como ODS? En esta ocasión le compartimos información específica sobre el objetivo 15, enfocado a la Vida de los Ecosistemas Terrestres, un tema que está estrechamente vinculado a los virus, y pandemias. Debido al reciente brote del Covid-19 se resalta la necesidad de abordar las amenazas a las que se enfrentan las especies silvestres y los ecosistemas.

¿Qué sabe sobre los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible conocidos como ODS? En este programa le compartimos información sobre el objetivo 8 enfocado al tema de economía mundial. Un crecimiento económico inclusivo y sostenido puede impulsar el progreso, crear empleos decentes para todos y mejorar los estándares de vida.

La igualdad de género no solo es un derecho humano fundamental, sino que es uno de los fundamentos esenciales para construir un mundo pacífico, próspero y sostenible. Este derecho está específicamente estipulado dentro de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible u ODS establecido por Naciones Unida

Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible establecidos por Naciones Unidas están estrechamente vinculados con los aportes Pueblos Indígenas y ahora que sufrimos la amenaza de la actual crisis sanitaria.

¿Ha escuchado sobre los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible? Cultural Survival pone a su disposición este programa en idioma Bribri específicamente sobre el objetivo de número 1 enfocado a ponerle fin a la pobreza para el año 2030, considerando la suma importancia de que los pueblos Indígenas se mantengan informados en sus propios idiomas para poder involucrarse en alcanzar esta meta para el año 2030.

En noviembre del 2013, un equipo de Cultural Survival visitó a la comunidad de Nuevo Andoas en Loreto, Perú, para conocer la situación de grave contaminación medioambiental causado por la explotación petrolera en la región.