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For years, Maureen Penjueli, who is Indigenous iTaukei from Fiji, has watched her home country survive devastating cyclones and flooding caused by unusually heavy rainfall.

The CHT issue is a political and national issue. Therefore, there is no alternative to solving it through political means. After all, wasn’t one of the objectives of signing the CHT Accord in 1997 to resolve the CHT problem through political and peaceful means?

From harassment, to kidnapping and arrest, Indigenous advocates who face reprisals for their work say the UN must protect them.

A Nevada grassroots organization has launched its inaugural endorsement process for the 2024 elections in an effort to champion indigenous voices in the Silver State. Taylor Patterson, executive director of the Native Voters Alliance Nevada, said the state is getting better about tribal and indigenous representation but contended there is still a long way to go. Nevada is home to 21 federally recognized tribes and 28 reservations, but only one Native legislator. ...

New York City Bolivia’s Vice President David Choquehuanca spoke to a gathering of U.S. and Latin American anti-imperialist and human rights activists April 17 in New York City. Choquehuanca is an Indigenous Aymara leader, peasant organizer, trade unionist and member of the Movement for Socialism (MAS), which is the leading…

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. During his intervention by the representative of the World Sindhi Congress, Farhan Soomro made a statement on the grave situation of the occupation of the lands of the Sindhi people by the Pakistan army and its proxies. He said that the process started at the inception of Pakistan when Sindhi Hindus were coerced to leave and their lands seized. World News | World Sindhi Congress Highlight Unlawful Land Accusation in Pakistan at UN.

Their message isn't new, but it is gaining urgency as funding for green energy projects grows.

Centre for Research and Advocacy, Manipur (CRAM) called for urgent need to recognise the fundamental rights and protect the lives and security of people of Manipur during the ongoing 23rd Session of the United Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII).

Meet six of the young leaders who are attending the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York.

Vermont's Abenaki chiefs defended their identities ahead of a symposium at UVM where they will be questioned as frauds by Abenakis from Canada.