Mar 08, 2017

UNPO Celebrates International Women’s Day

On International Women’s Day, UNPO reaffirms its commitment to help forge a more inclusive world, one in which women from all walks of life are safe from gender-based and sexual violence, have the same access to employment opportunities and are given a voice in the public sphere. For women from indigenous or minority communities there are multifaceted and intersecting factors that limit their...

Mar 08, 2017

UNPO Celebrates International Women’s Day

On International Women’s Day, UNPO reaffirms its commitment to help forge a more inclusive world, one in which women from all walks of life are safe from gender-based and sexual violence, have the...

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Mar 08, 2017

Hmong: Community’s Vietnam War Veterans Receive...

Photo courtesy of Nelia Dempsey @WMC Action News 5 On 4 March 2017, the city of Bolivar, Tennessee, USA, held a Vietnam War Veterans parade, especially honouring the contribution of the Hmong to America’s...

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Mar 08, 2017

Crimean Tatars: Traditional Dress Tells Story...

Photo courtesy of Tasya Kudryk @Vogue While most original pieces of Crimean Tatar traditional clothing were already lost or destroyed during the ethnic cleansing and deportation ordered by Stalin between...

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Mar 08, 2017

West Papua: Pacific Islanders Defy Indonesia’s...

Photo courtesy of Axel Drainville @flickr.com Ms Emele Duituturaga, Executive Director of the Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO), called the Indonesian Government’s attack on remarks by...

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Mar 08, 2017

Ogaden: More than 300 People Killed by Cholera...

  Photo courtesy of UNICEF Ethiopia @Flickr The population of Ethiopia’s Ogaden region is facing a devastating wave of deaths due to a cholera epidemic. Despite the seriousness of the situation...

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Mar 07, 2017

Brazil: “Suicide Crisis” for Indigenous A...

Photo Courtesy of the Globe and Mail Suicide rates of indigenous Brazilians adolescents are 22 times higher than those of non-indigenous Brazilian. The Globe and Mail travelled to Mato Grosso do Sul and...

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Mar 07, 2017

Talysh: Journalist Underlines Violation of Linguistic...

Photo Courtesy of Armenpress Shahin Mirzoev, participant of Talysh Freedom Movement and journalist for the Tolishi Sado, has called out how the Azerbaijani leadership systematically violates the rights...

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Mar 07, 2017

Somaliland: The Devastating Effects of Desertification...

Photo Courtesy of YoTuT @Flickr Somaliland Representative to the European Union and UNPO Member Mohamoud Abdi Daar sheds a light on the drastic social and financial impact of desertification in Somaliland....

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