Special Events and other Parallel Events at the Ninth Session of the
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
19-30 April 2010
Friday 16 April 2010
Time / Title of Event / Organizer / Location10.00 – 16.00 / Global Indigenous Women's Caucus / Global Indigenous Women's Caucus / American Indian Community House, 11 Broadway, New York
Monday, 19 April 2010
Time / Title of Event / Organizer / Location13.15 - 14.30
Interpretation: E/S / The International Years of Biological Diversity - and the Rapprochement of Cultures, Community Education and Public Awareness / SCBD, UNESCO and Tebtebba Foundations / Conference Room 1
13.15 - 14.30 / Indigenous Representation
and Self-determination / Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations / Conference Room B
13.15 - 14.45 / Monitoring, Reporting and Verifying Traditional Knowledge / International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests / Conference Room
DC2-12th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / Incidencia Política, Pueblos Indígenas, Prevención Intercultural / Organizacion Indigena Kelwo Chiloe / Conference Room
DC2-13th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / UN Youth Development: The Way Forward / DESA Youth Unit / UNICEF Conference Room,
UNICEF HOUSE 4th floor
3 UN Plaza, 44th Street
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Time / Title of Event / Organizer / Location13.15 - 14.30
Interpretation: E/S / Pueblos Indigenas y Cambio Climatico / Permanent Mission of PlurinationalState of Bolivia to the United Nations and Permanent Mission of Nicaragua to the United Nations / Conference Room 1
13.15 - 14.30 / UN Trust Funds on Indigenous Issues / SPFII / Conference Room 2
13.15 - 14.45 / Inter-American Development and Indigenous Peoples / Inter-American Development Bank / Conference Room
DC1-19th floor
1 UN Plaza, 1st Avenue
13.15 - 14.45 / Monitoring the Implementation of Indigenous Peoples' Rights. / Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues ( IASG) / UNEP Conference Room
DC2-8th floor,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / Crimean Tatar Movement towards Self-Determination / Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People / Conference Room
DC2-12th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / Culture and Heritage in New South Wales - Lessons Learned / New South WalesAboriginalLand Council / Conference Room
DC2-13th floor
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / “Indigenous Peoples’ Food Sovereignty: Cultural Rights and Sustainable Development in Action?” / International Indian Treaty Council,CADPI, FAO, SPFII / Conference Room
DC2-19th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / Interactive Dialogue on Indigenous Peoples' Development: Development Challenges in Asia / UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok / RIO Conference Room ,
FF building-9th floor
304 east 45th Street
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Time / Title of Event / Organizer / Location18.15 – 21.00 / Opening of the Exhibit and Cultural Event – Indigenous People, Development with Culture and Identity / SPFII, NGO Committee, Tribal Link, SCBD, UNESCO, UNDP Equator Initiative / Visitors Lobby, UNHQ
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Time / Title of Event / Organizer / Location10.00 -11.30 Interpretation: E/S / Promoting Inclusive Parliaments: The Effective Participation of Indigenous Peoples in Decision-Making / Inter-Parliamentary Union, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations, UNDP / Conference Room 1
10.00 -11.30 / The Struggle for the Rights, Survival and Identity of Indigenous Peoples in Colombia / National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC) & Amnesty International UK / Conference Room A
10.00 -11.30 / The Effects of the Privatization of Indigenous Peoples Traditional Territory / Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group / CDG Conference Room ,
FF building- 6th floor
304 east 45th Street
11.30 -13.00 / Sami Self-determination in Education, Research and Culture / Galdu - Resource Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples / UNESCO Conference Room
DC2-9th floor,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
11.30 -13.00
Interpretation: E/S / Indigenous Women and Climate Change / Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations and Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the United Nations / Conference Room 1
11.30 -13.00 / Revisiting the UN Study on Treaties, Agreements and other Constructive Arrangements / Indigenous World Association, American Indian Movement-WEST / Conference Room A
13.15 - 14.30
Interpretation: E/S / Protecting Indigenous Children from Child Labor: The Power of Education / Tribal Link Foundation / Conference Room 1
13.15 - 14.30
Interpretation: E/S / UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues of Latin American and Caribbean Region
(IASG-LAC) / Conference Room 2
13.15 - 14.30 / Indigenous Children in State Custody: Discussion of the Expert Seminar Report and Next Steps / International Indian Treaty Council; First Nations Summit; Native Women’s Association of Canada; SPFII / Conference Room B
13.15 - 14.45 / Cultural heritage and identity as assets. IFAD Policy on Engagement with Indigenous Peoples / International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD / UNEP Conference Room
DC2-8th floor,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / Yurta Mira Exhibit and Discussion on Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues / Yurta Mira / UNESCO Conference Room
DC2-9th floor,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / Human Rights and Industrial Development in the Inuit Homeland / Inuit Circumpolar Council, Greenland / Conference Room
DC2-13th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / Multilateral Development Banks and the Complaints Mechanisms - Opportunities and Challenges for Indigenous Peoples / Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples' International Centre for Policy Research and Education) / Conference Room
DC2-19th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Time / Title of Event / Organizer / Location18.00 - 21.00 / A Celebration Honoring the Life of Ingrid Washinawatok El-Issa Opeqtaw Metamoh- Flying Eagle Woman" / Flying Eagle Woman Fund for Peace Justice and Sovereignty / 777 Un Plaza 2nd floor
13.15 - 14.45
Interpretation: E/S / Delivering as One for Indigenous Peoples: Strengthening UN Engagement with Indigenous Peoples at the Country Level / United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) / Bah’ai International Community Conference Room, 866 United Nations Plaza, corner of 48th street and 1st avenue
13.15 - 14.30
Interpretation: E/S / Joint Launch of the State of the World's Indigenous Peoples & The Indigenous World 2010 / SPFII & IWGIA / Conference Room 1
13.15 - 14.30 / Canada’s Federal Framework for Aboriginal Economic Development / Government of Canada / Indian and Northern Affairs Canada / Lands and Economic Development / Conference Room B
13.15 - 14.45 / During the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity: “Biodiversity and Spirituality in the High Andes” / Yachay Wasi / UNEP Conference Room
DC2-8th floor,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / Seguimiento a Recomendaciones Foro Permanente / FORDECAPI / COSUDE / UNESCO Conference Room
DC2-9th floor,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / Indigenous Health in Australia – Is Exploration Bringing to Self determination or Human Movement? / National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organization / Conference Room
DC2-12th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.30
Interpretation: E/S / Indian Residential Schooling in Canada and the Canadian Apology / Assembly of First Nations / Conference Room
DC2-19th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / Persuading the US, New Zealand & Canada to Adopt the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Cultural Survival / RIO Conference Room ,
FF building-9th floor
304 east 45th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / Réseau Documentaire Autochtone / Réseau Dcumentaire Autochtone / UNICEF Conference Room,
UNICEF HOUSE - 7th floor
3 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / Listen and Act: Strengthening the Human Rights of Indigenous Children and Adolescents through their Active and Meaningful Participation / UNICEF / Danny Kaye - VisitorsCenter
UNICEF HOUSE
3 UN Plaza, 44th Street
Friday, 23 April 2010
Time / Title of Event / Location12.00 - 18.00 / Sale and Exhibition of Indigenous Craft / Church Centre for the United Nations,
8th Floor,
777 UN Plaza
Corner of East 44th Street and 1st Avenue
Friday, 23 April 2010
Time / Title of Event / Organizer / Location13.15 - 14.30
Interpretation: E/S / Mujeres Indígenas, Actoras Centrales del Desarrollo con Identidad / Indigenous Women; Active Agents for Development / International Indigenous' s Women Forum - Foro Internacional de Mujeres Indigenas / Conference Room 1
13.15 - 14.30
Interpretation: E/F/S / Stakeholder Engagement in REDD Readiness: Country Examples form the UN-REDD Programme / UN-REDD Programme / Conference Room 4
13.15 - 14.30
Interpretation: E/P/S / Indigenism: One Hundred Years of Ethnic Policies in Brazil / Permanent Mission of Brazilto the United Nations and Brazilian National Foundation for Indigenous Issues - FUNAI / Conference Room 5
13.15 - 14.45 / Mapping Community Protected Areas: Model for Sustainable Development , Cultural and Environmental Protection / Cultural Survival / UNEP Conference Room
DC2-8th floor,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / USAID in Latin America / United States Agency for International Development / UNESCO Conference Room
DC2-9th floor,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / The Basque Experience. Some Keys to Language and Identity Recovery / Garabide Kultur Elkartea / Conference Room
DC2-12th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / HawaiianKingdom and the US courts / Koani foundation / Conference Room
DC2-13th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / “Funding for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities: Consultation on Developing a New Grant Mechanism in the Forest Investment Program” / World Bank / Conference Room
DC2-19th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / Cultural Fishing in New South Wales - A Collaborative Approach with Government / New South WalesAboriginalLand Council / RIO Conference Room ,
FF building-9th floor
304 east 45th Street t
15.00 - 16.30 / Going Backwards, Government Laws Fuel Discrimination in the Australian Northern Territory / Amnesty International Australia / Conference Room 1
15.00 - 16.30 / Lessons learned from Danish Indigenous Rights Program in Bolivia / Permanent Missions of Denmark and Bolivia together with IWGIA. / Conference Room E
Saturday, 24 April 2010
Time / Title of Event / Organizer / Location18.00 - 21.30 / Indigenous Premiere of AVATAR on the Occasion of the Ninth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues - With the Participation of Acclaimed Film Director James Cameron / Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations Development Programme/Global Environment Facility-Small Grants Programme, Conservation International and Tribal Link Foundation. / Directors' Guild of American Theater-110 West 57th st., NYC
Sunday, 25 April 2010
Time / Title of Event / Organizer / Location14.00 – 19.00 / Surviving three Generations of Removal, the American Indian Community of New York City / The Center for Multicultural Education and Programs,
New YorkUniversity, American Indian Law Alliance, The Silver Cloud Singers, The Unkechaug Nation / New YorkUniversity
60 Washington Square
KimmelCenter, Room 914
New York, NY, 10012
Monday, 26 April 2010
Time / Title of Event / Organizer / Location13.15 - 14.30
Interpretation:
E/F/S / Global Indigenous Stop TB / Assembly of First Nations / Conference Room 1
13.15 - 14.30 / Interim REDD + Partnership Arrangement: The Roles of Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities and Civil Society / Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations / Conference Room 3
13.15 – 14.30
Interpretation: E/S / Democracy and Indigenous Parliamentarism in Latin America / Permanent Mission of Venezuelato the United Nations / Conference Room 5
13.15 – 14.45 / Identite et Integration Socio-Juridique des Pygmees en RDC / Fondation des œuvres pour la solidariete et le bien etre / Conference Room
DC1-19th floor
1 UN Plaza, 1st Avenue
13.15 – 14.45 / Manipur Forward Youth Front / UNEP Conference Room
DC2-8th floor,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 – 14.45 / Denial of Access to Justice for Indigenous Australians / Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement / UNESCO Conference Room
DC2-9th floor,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 – 14.45 / Nomadic People and their Contribution to Development / IMUHAGH - International Tuareg / Conference Room
DC2-12th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 – 14.45 / Indigenous Language Recuperation: how to (re)learn indigenous languages. / Herri Topa / Conference Room
DC2-13th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 – 16.30 / Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Development: Findings from an International Study / World Bank / Conference Room
DC2-19th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Stree
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Time / Title of Event / Organizer / Location13.15 - 14.30
Interpretation: E/S/F / Overview of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Canada / The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada / Conference Room 1
13.15 - 14.30 / Sustainability through RelationshipBuilding: Indigenous Consultation in Canada / Government of Canada / Indian and Northern Affairs Canada / Consultation and Accommodation Unit / Conference Room B
13.15 - 14.45 / Living Original Nation Organization [LONO] Independent Rights/ Indigenous Rights / Koani Foundation / Conference Room
DC2-12th floor , 2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / Protecting Indigenous and Culture and Identity through Effective Partnerships / Mi'kmaq Association of Cultural Studies / Conference Room
DC2-13th floor , 2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / The Ancient Heart of Native Europeans / Ecospirituality Foundation / Conference Room
DC2-19th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th St.
13.15 - 14.45 / Climate Change and International Indigenous Environmental Law / Southeastern Indigenous Peoples' Center / RIO Conference Room ,
FF building-9th floor
304 east 45th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / "We Live By The River": Indigenous Peoples Clean and Protect the Yukon / Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council / UNESCO Conference Room
DC2-9th floor,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
15.00 - 16.30 Interpretation: E/S / El Desarrollo con Identidad Orientado al Vivir Bien Comunitarios. Una Vision desde America Latina y el Caribe / Fondo para el desarollo de los Pueblos Indigenas de America Latina y Caribe / Conference Room 1
15.00 - 16.30
Interpretation: E/S / Mujeres Indígenas: Entrevistas en Vivo. Empoderarse a través del Fortalecimiento Organizativo / UNFPA / Conference Room 8
15.00 - 16.30 / Who Are You Really Anyway? - Learning to Pattern our Self-Identity in our Indigenous Languages through Self-Study / Indigenous Teaching and Learning Circle (at OISE/University of Toronto) / RIO Conference Room ,
FF building-9th floor
304 east 45th Street
16.30 – 18.00
Interpretation: E/S / "Hydroelectric Dams and the Violation of Indigenous Peoples Rights"? / Rainforest Foundation, Society For Threatened Peoples International, International Rivers, Amazon Watch, Asian Indigenous Peoples Pact, Global Forest Coalition, Friends of The Earth Austria, World Rainforest Movement, Takao Indigenous Makatao Council, Earth Peoples, Indigenous Environmental Network, CIMI, Land is Life, Survival International , United Peoples' Federation of Assam, TARA-Ping Pu, Global Justice Ecology Project, Pacific Indigenous Peoples Environmental Coalition , Indian Confederation of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples', Indigenous World Association, Central Ashaninka Rio Ene / Conference Room 1
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Time / Title of Event / Organizer / Location13.15 - 14.30 / "The Climate Negotiations - Assessments, Strategies and Ways Forward for Indigenous
Peoples and Indigenous Women" / Asian Indigenous Women's Network / Conference Room 1
13.15 - 14.45
Interpretation: E/S / Information Session on WBG 2010 Environment Strategy and Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management / World Bank / Bah’ai International CommunityConference Room, 866 UN Plaza, corner 48th str. &1stav.
13.15 - 14.45 / Community Benefit Schemes - Policy and Implementation / New South WalesAboriginalLand Council / UNEP Conference Room
DC2-8th floor,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / Indigenous Writers on Writing / MuhlenbergCollege / Conference Room
DC2-19th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / "In Land We Trust"; the Endorois Indigenous Community Struggle for Recognition. / Endorois Welfare Council / RIO Conference Room ,
FF building-9th floor
304 east 45th Street
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Time / Title of Event / Organizer / Location13.15 - 14.30
Interpretation: E/S / Noveno Periodo de Sesiones del Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indigenas / Consejo Nacional de Mujeres Comunida Indigena Pueblo Capelo CONAMUC / Conference Room 1
13.15 - 14.45 / Presentación de el Portal Diplomacia Indígena / CAOI, CEADESC y el Experto del UNPFII Sr. Carlos Mamani. / UNESCO Conference Room
DC2-9th floor,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
13.15 - 14.45 / 9no Foro Permanente De Cuestiones Indigenas / A.I.N.E.C.A / Conference Room
DC2-12th floor ,
2 UN Plaza, 44th Street
Friday, 30 April 2010
Time / Title of Event / Organizer / Location13.15 - 14.45
Interpretation: E/S / “UNPFII online pre-registration” / DESA-DSPD / Bah’ai International CommunityConference Room, 866 UN Plaza, corner 48th str. &1stav.
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A
F
B
C D
E G
A- Visitors Entrance to MainBuilding, 1st Avenue at 46th street.
B- FF Building, 45th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue.
C-DC-2 Building, 2 UN Plaza, 44th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue.
D- DC-1 Building, 1 UN Plaza, 44th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue.
E-UNICEF House, 3 UN Plaza, 44th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue.
F-Pass Office, 1st Avenue between 45th and 46th street.
G- General Assembly Lobby
H-Bah’ai International Community Conference Room
Side event participants and organizers MUST be registered for the session and MUST hold a UN ground pass to accesses the buildings.
Special Passes will be required for those Side Events taking place in any of the following Conference Rooms: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8,A, B, E.
- Most of the Special passes will be provided to event organizers for them to distribute.
- The remaining passes will be available from Secretariat staff members who will be in the General Assembly Lobby of the UN Headquarters building, from 12.30pm - 1.15pm each day.
- For side events taking place on 21 April, Wednesday morning in the NLB, Secretariat staff will distribute the remaining passes from 9:30 to 10am at the General Assembly Lobby.
No special passes are required for side events taking place in the DC1, DC2, UNICEF or FF buildings.
NO SPECIAL PASSES ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE SIDE EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN ANY ROOM DURING THE SECOND WEEK OF THE FORUM.
Please remember that FOOD and DRINKS
are NOT ALLOWED inside the conference rooms.