Activities

Dec 07, 2005

UN: Humanitarian Crisis Looming in Impoverished Myanmar

The United Nations warned Tuesday that worsening economic conditions and rising rates of disease in Myanmar could eventually lead to a "humanitarian crisis" in the impoverished country

Dec 07, 2005

UN: Humanitarian Crisis Looming in Impoverished...

The United Nations warned Tuesday that worsening economic conditions and rising rates of disease in Myanmar could eventually lead to a "humanitarian crisis" in the impoverished country

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Dec 05, 2005

Urgent Need to Improve Current U.N. Standard-Setting...

During the past few years, it has become increasingly clear that there is an urgent need to improve the U.N. Standard-Setting Process Importance of Criteria of Consistent with International Law and its...

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Dec 05, 2005

Indigenous Peoples Right to Restitution

In the context of lands, territories and resources, the right to restitution is critical to Indigenous peoples. In addressing reparation or redress, restitution is the primary form of reparation

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Nov 30, 2005

WGDD on Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The eleventh session of the inter-sessional Working Group on the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (WGDD) will take place from 5 16 December 2005, at the United Nations Office at ...

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Nov 30, 2005

The WGDD: A Critical View by ACHR

According to an independent indigenous support group activist who has observed all the sessions of the WGDD since 1995, the eleventh session will witness "the big fire works". For last one decade, the...

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Nov 24, 2005

Assembly President Says Human Rights Council Negotiations...

UN-GA President Jan Eliasson today expressed the hope that consultations on a new and strengthened human rights body, will be wound up by the end of next month to allow a seamless transition from the existing...

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