26 April - 3 May 2017 New York City, US
Fourth Consultation on Indigenous Peoples’ Participation

The fourth meeting in the UN General Assembly's (UNGA) consultations on the possible measures to enable the participation of indigenous peoples at the UN, requested in resolution 70/232 on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, will take place over two days, on 26 April and on 3 May, during the 16th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII). The consultations are expected to result in a draft text to be finalized and adopted by the UNGA during its 71st session. Kai Sauer, Permanent Representative of Finland, Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Permanent Representative of Ghana, Claire Winfield Ngamihi Charters, Pacific Region, and James Anaya, North America Region, serve as advisers to assist UNGA President Peter Thomson with the consultation process.

dates: 26 April – 3 May 2017
venue: UN Headquarters, Conference Room 4
location: New York City, US
contact: Chandra Roy-Henriksen, Secretariat of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
e-mail: indigenous_un@un.org
www: http://www.un.org/pga/71/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/08/Indigenous-Peoples-letter-to-Member-States.pdf
http://www.un.org/pga/71/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/08/Consultation-process-concerning-the-ways-to-enable-the.pdf