UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)

NATSIEC, through the World Council of Churches has had a representative at this forum every year since its inception in 2002.

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1st Session of the UNPFII, 2002

The NATSIEC representative at this forum was Peter Smith. They held a general debate, reviewed the activities of the United Nations system relating to indigenous people, and set out the future work of the new body.

Reports and interventions

Peter Smith's Report of UNPFII 2002 (pdf)

Education and Culture - Intervention (pdf)

2nd Session of the UNPFII, 2003

The NATSIEC representative at this forum was Peter Smith. The theme was Indigenous Children and Youth

Reports and interventions

Peter Smith's Report of UNPFII 2003 (pdf)

3rd Session of the UNPFII, 2004

The NATSIEC representatives at this forum were Peter Smith, Natarsha Bell and Joan Hendriks. The theme was 'Indigenous Women'.

Reports and interventions

Peter's Smith's Report of UNPFII 2004 (pdf)

Natarsha Bell's Report of UNPFII 2004 (pdf)

Environment - Intervention (pdf)

Human Rights - Intervention (pdf) 

4th Session of the UNPFII, 2005

The NATSIEC representatives at this forum were Peter Smith and Lynette Riley-Mundine. The theme was the Millennium Development Goals and Indigenous Peoples with a focus on Goal 1 to Eradicate Poverty and Extreme Hunger, and Goal 2 to achieve universal primary education.

Reports and interventions

Peter Smith's Report of UNPFII 2005 (pdf)

Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger - Intervention (pdf)

Education - Intervention (pdf)