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Calendar of international meetings in 2008

International meetings dealing with indigenous issues

IWGIA has compiled a list of international meetings in 2008 dealing with indigenous peoples' human rights. Most of the meetings listed here are organized by international human rights bodies, but other kinds of international meetings  focusing on policies with implications for indigenous peoples' rights situation will be included as well. For example meetings on environmental issues, climate change, etc.

Meetings and seminars organized by IWGIA are also included in the list. 




Month

Name of the meeting
Place
JANUARY8 - 10 January
International Expert Group Meeting on Indigenous Languages (UNPFII)
Read more
UN Headquarters, Conference room 7



FEBRUARY4 February
IWGIA Invites: Meet Annie Ross - 14.30 - 16.00
Read more (doc)
21 - 22 February
IWGIA Forum on climate change
Copenhagen


Copenhagen

MARCH

Copenhagen



Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Washington, DC

APRIL

2 - 4 April
International Expert Group Meeting on Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change (UNPFII)
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19-20 April
The Indigenous Peoples' Caucus at the Permanent Forum
See flyer 

21 April - 2 May
Seventh Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
Read more
22 April
IWGIA launches The Indigenous World 2008 at the UN Headquarters
See invitation

Darwin, Australia



New York, UN HQ


New York, UN HQ



New York, UN HQ

MAY






7 -22 May
43rd ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR)
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19-30 May
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - COP 9
Read more


Ezulwini, Kingdom of Swaziland


Bonn, Germany


JUNE

Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
JULY
AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

OCTOBER

1 - 3 October

Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

 

Geneva


NOVEMBER10 - 24 November
44th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR)
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Abuja - Nigeria

DECEMBER

1-12 December

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - COP 14
Read more

Poznañ, Poland
















































































You can also go to the following websites to get more information about events and meetings:
    www.un.org/events/calendar
    www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/Meetings.aspx
   
www.achpr.org/english/_info/news_en.html
    scm.oas.org/oascal/queryweekly.asp