UNDP: Boosting indigenous peoples' political participation crucial for development, says UNDP
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New York – Around 100 officials from Mexico and other Latin American countries, indigenous peoples’ representatives and non-governmental organizations gathered today in New York during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples (7-18 May) to discuss how to increase indigenous peoples’ political participation—especially women.
“It is crucial to ensure inclusive participation and active decision-making through citizen empowerment and advancement of effective human rights of all people—and urgently—of indigenous peoples. This is essential to overcome historical inequalities and discrimination,” said Heraldo Muñoz, Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the UN Development Programme (UNDP), which organized the event with the Government of Mexico.
For the full story published on 11 May, 2012 see UNDP.
New York – Around 100 officials from Mexico and other Latin American countries, indigenous peoples’ representatives and non-governmental organizations gathered today in New York during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples (7-18 May) to discuss how to increase indigenous peoples’ political participation—especially women.
“It is crucial to ensure inclusive participation and active decision-making through citizen empowerment and advancement of effective human rights of all people—and urgently—of indigenous peoples. This is essential to overcome historical inequalities and discrimination,” said Heraldo Muñoz, Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the UN Development Programme (UNDP), which organized the event with the Government of Mexico.
For the full story published on 11 May, 2012 see UNDP.