A man-made flood derived from the opening of Dez Dam obliged families to flee from their homes in Rofayyeh, in the Ahwaz region. In 2016 a similar situation destroyed thousands of farmers’ livelihoods, who still have not been compensated for their loss. The UNPO reiterates the need for the international community to address man-induced environmental adversities in the Ahwaz region and its consequent...
A man-made flood derived from the opening of Dez Dam obliged families to flee from their homes in Rofayyeh, in the Ahwaz region. In 2016 a similar situation destroyed thousands of farmers’ livelihoods,...
“It died at 9am in the morning of Saturday [26 January 2019]”, says one member of the indigenous community Nao Xohã in reference to the river Paraopeba. The community composed of 18...
The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) has previously discussed the possible consequences of Bolsonaro’s victory for the Indigenous Communities in Brazil. In the period between...
Fyneface Dumnamene, spokesman for the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has debunked the claims of the organisation being succeeded by the Ogoni Central Indigenous Authority (OCIA)....
In the second most “water rich” country in the world, the mismanagement and poor quality of this vital resource is an obstacle that negatively impacts people in Nepal, especially those living...
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor's: Assessing the Environmental Consequences of CPEC December 11, 2018 12:00pm to 02:00 pm The University Club of Washington, D.C 1135 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036,...
On Tuesday, 11 December 2018, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) and the World Sindhi Congress (WSC) hosted a conference entitled “The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Assessing...
During the second annual summit on the Niger Delta Cleanup, experts discussed the connection between development, social wellbeing and environmental protection. They concluded that the cleanup of the Ogoniland...
The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is an international, nonviolent and democratic membership organisation. Its Members are indigenous peoples, minorities, unrecognised States and occupied territories that have joined together to defend their political, social and cultural rights, to preserve their environments and to promote their right to self-determination.