The Indigenous World 2024: Papua New Guinea

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 25 March 2024.

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a country in Oceania that covers an area of 462,840 km² and the eastern half of the Island of New Guinea and nearby islands. According to the National Statistics Office, it has a population of approximately 11.78 million across 22 provinces as of

The Indigenous World 2024: Sápmi 

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 25 March 2024.

Sápmi is the Sámi people’s own name for their traditional territory. The Sámi people are the Indigenous people of the northern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula and large parts of the Kola Peninsula and they live in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Russia. Traditionally, livelihoods such as

The Indigenous World 2024: Suriname

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 22 March 2024.

The Indigenous people of Suriname number approximately 20,344 people, or 3.8% of the total population of 541,638^[1] (census 2012). The four most numerous Indigenous Peoples are the Kaliña (Carib), Lokono (Arawak), Trio (Tirio, Tareno) and Wayana. In

The Indigenous World 2024: Peru

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 22 March 2024.

The Peruvian State recognizes 47 Indigenous languages spoken by 55 different peoples in the country. In the 2017 National Population Census, almost six million people (5,972,603) self-identified as belonging to an Indigenous or native people, representing slightly more than a quarter of the

The Indigenous World 2024: Paraguay

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 22 March 2024.

According to the preliminary results of the National Population and Housing Census conducted in 2022, the Indigenous population comprises some 140,206 people who state that they belong to one of 19 Indigenous Peoples. This represents 2.29% of Paraguay’s total population....

The Indigenous World 2023: Venezuela

Written by Morgane Jaouen on 29 March 2023.

Of a total population of 27,227,930, 724,592 are Indigenous (2.8%) and belong to 51 different peoples, mostly concentrated (85%) in the state of Zulia and the Amazon region.

In 1999, the constitutional process ensured that the fundamental rights of Indigenous Peoples and communities

Global Civil Society Statement Urging Arms Embargo on Myanmar

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 10 May 2021.

We, the undersigned organizations, call on the United Nations Security Council to urgently impose a comprehensive global arms embargo on Myanmar to help prevent further violations of human rights against peaceful protesters and others opposing military rule. In recent weeks, Myanmar security