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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
JANUARY	8 - 10 January International Expert Group Meeting on Indigenous Languages (UNPFII) Read more	UN Headquarters, Conference room 7

FEBRUARY	4 February IWGIA Invites: Meet Annie Ross - 14.30 - 16.00 Read more (doc) 21 - 22 February IWGIA Forum on climate change	Copenhagen Copenhagen
MARCH	3 March IWGIA Invites: Meet Jesper Trier who will give a presentation on the Mlabri people - 14.30 - 16.00 Read more 3 - 28 March 7th session of the Human Rights Council 7, 10 and 12 March 131th Regular Session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Read more	Copenhagen Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland Washington, DC
APRIL	2 - 4 April International Expert Group Meeting on Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change (UNPFII) Read more 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) Read more 19-30 May Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - COP 9 Read more	Ezulwini, Kingdom of Swaziland Bonn, Germany
JUNE	2 - 13 June 8th session of the Human Rights Council	Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER	8 - 26 September 9th session of the Human Rights Council	Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
OCTOBER	1 - 3 October Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples	Geneva
NOVEMBER	10 - 24 November 44th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) Read more	Abuja - Nigeria
DECEMBER	1-12 December United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - COP 14 Read more	Poznañ, Poland

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