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IWGIA is a global human rights organisation dedicated to promoting and defending Indigenous Peoples’ rights.
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We are an international human rights organisation defending indigenous peoples’ rights. Since 1968, we have documented the fight for indigenous peoples’ rights. We are working through a global network of indigenous peoples’ organisations.

04/11/2026

40 years of The Indigenous World.

Friday, we celebrated the anniversary in the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark, together with distinguished guests.

Since 1986, over 950 volunteer authors have made The Indigenous World possible, documenting Indigenous Peoples' realities across 119 countries and territories and 56 international mechanisms.

Thank you to every contributor - and to Danida and Udenrigsministeriet for supporting this vital record of Indigenous Peoples' rights and lives.

04/11/2026

Congratulations to all the Indigenous candidates elected in the U.S.✊

One of the highlights happened In New Mexico, where Deb Haaland, former Secretary of the Interior and member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, became the first Indigenous Governor.

Other firsts includes: Peggy Flanagan, the first female Indigenous U.S. Senator representing Minnesota and member of the Ojibwe people; and Claire Valdez, the first Indigenous Congresswoman from New York and member of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Nation.

💙 IWGIA celebrates all the Indigenous people breaking barriers.

03/11/2026

More Indigenous women than ever are running for office in the US - today, they could make history✊

Across the United States, 121 Indigenous women are standing in the 2026 general elections, bringing their leadership to an historic year for Indigenous political participation.

In New Mexico, Deb Haaland, former Secretary of the Interior and member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, is expected to become the first Indigenous woman elected governor of a U.S. state.

This moment builds on generations of Indigenous women’s leadership - they have always been leaders.

💙 IWGIA stands by Indigenous Peoples in the US fighting for representation, political power and the right to shape the decisions that affect their lives, lands and futures.

We wish them luck today!

30/10/2026

As COP17 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, taking place in Yerevan, Armenia, draws to a close, Indigenous Peoples have maintained a strong presence, advocating for their rights in the Convention’s work and the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

IWGIA have been present at COP17, following the negotiations. During this time, we have also been proud to celebrate that our partner Pirawan Wongnithisathaporn, an Indigenous Karen leader from Thailand and a long-standing advocate for Indigenous Peoples’ rights, has been named one of the Indigenous Peoples Ambassadors for Primary Forests.

While the outcome of COP17 remains uncertain, we hope that Parties will reach an agreement that fully recognises, upholds and protects the rights of Indigenous Peoples, including the right to self-determination and their full, meaningful and effective participation.

Indigenous Peoples are not only essential to biodiversity conservation – their rights, knowledge and leadership must be at the heart of global biodiversity action, the implementation of the Framework and the work of the Convention.

29/10/2026

Cheers to the next 40! 🙌

Since 1986, over 950 volunteer authors have made The Indigenous World possible, documenting Indigenous Peoples’ realities across 119 countries and territories and 56 international mechanisms.

Thank you to every contributor—and to Danida and Udenrigsministeriet for supporting this vital record of Indigenous Peoples’ rights and lives.

29/10/2026

LAST CHANCE 📢

Apply now to our new position: Donor Relations and Communication Advisor. 🙌

Deadline is 2 November 2026.

👉 Click the link to apply today!
https://www.iwgia.org/en/jobs/donor-relations-and-communication-advisor

28/10/2026

Hugu Declaration: Asia’s Indigenous Youth lay the foundation

Over five days in Kota Kinabalu, more than 100 Indigenous Youth from across Asia shared what is happening in their communities: land taken without consent, criminalisation of defenders, schools that leave out their languages. They also talked about what they are already doing about it.

Some of them helped write their countries’ biodiversity and climate plans. Others are bringing rituals, songs and stories back into village life, and using music to get policymakers to listen. Youth with disabilities and youth of diverse genders and sexualities are recording what their elders know before it is lost. Many who left home for study or work have gone back. The conference gave its first Indigenous Youth Agents of Change Award to recognise some of this work.

What came out of those five days is the Hugu Declaration. Hugu is the Dusun word for “foundation”. In the youth’s own words: “Indigenous Youth are not the leaders of tomorrow; we are the leaders of today.”

The Declaration asks a lot of governments. Recognise Indigenous Peoples as distinct rightsholders, and stop folding us into “local communities”. Get Free, Prior and Informed Consent before a decision is made, because consultation afterwards is not consent. Stop banning rotational farming in the name of conservation. Donors are asked to fund youth-led work directly and over several years, and to accept proposals by video, by voice or in Indigenous languages.

The youth also set out what they owe in return. They will take the Declaration home, turn it into local and national action, and report on their own progress as well as that of governments. They will keep working across borders through the Asia Indigenous Youth Platform (AIYP) and the Asia Young Indigenous Peoples Network (AYIPN), and spend more time learning from their elders.

This week the Declaration is with us at C*D COP17 in Yerevan. Next month we take it to COP31 in Antalya, where talks on climate finance, adaptation and the energy transition will shape what happens on Indigenous lands across Asia.

Read the full Declaration: https://aippnet.org/2026/10/27/hugu-declaration-asias-indigenous-youth-lay-the-foundation/

Asia Indigenous Youth Platform - AIYP Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples of Asia-IKPA Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders-IPHRDs Network, Asia Network Of Indigenous Women In Asia - NIWA

28/10/2026

Join us today for the fifth training session in preparation for UNFCCC COP31, being held in Antalya, Türkiye, 9-20 November 2026.

🌿 This session brings together two areas of the negotiations that touch the daily life of Indigenous Peoples and their territories: the food systems that sustain communities, and the roles, knowledge, and leadership of Indigenous women in climate action. Both have been addressed under the UNFCCC through dedicated workstreams. This session assesses where Indigenous Peoples' rights, knowledge systems, and governance are recognized in them, and where they remain absent.

📅 Thursday, October 29
🕰️ 9:00–11:00 a.m. Colombia / 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. New York / 4:00–6:00 p.m. Geneva / 10:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m. Singapore
🔗 Register to join via Zoom here: https://bit.ly/4iGQ8d4
🗣️ Simultaneous interpretation will be available in 🇬🇧 English, 🇪🇸 Spanish, 🇫🇷 French, 🇵🇹 Portuguese and 🇷🇺 Russian

🤝🏾 International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) International Indigenous Youth Forum on Climate Change (IIYFCC) UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples Docip International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) Nia Tero

27/10/2026

Congratulations to Pirawan Wongnithisathaporn 🙌

Pirawan is one of six Indigenous leaders recognised as Indigenous Peoples Ambassadors for Primary Forests!

This was announced at the biodiversity COP17 yesterday in Yerevan, Armenia.

A Karen Indigenous woman from Thailand, Pirawan is awarded the ambassadorship for her tireless work on Indigenous rights, community forestry and environmental governance, and for strengthening the leadership and participation of Indigenous women and girls.

She is the Environment Program Officer at the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, our long-standing partner. IWGIA is proud to stand with Pirawan and celebrate the recognition of her work and contributions.💙

The Indigenous Peoples Ambassadors for Primary Forests initiative honours Indigenous leaders for their commitment to primary forest conservation, Indigenous stewardship, cultural continuity, community leadership and environmental justice.

Congratulations, Pirawan!

27/10/2026

Join us on Thursday for the fifth training session in preparation for UNFCCC COP31, being held in Antalya, Türkiye, 9-20 November 2026.

🌿 This session brings together two areas of the negotiations that touch the daily life of Indigenous Peoples and their territories: the food systems that sustain communities, and the roles, knowledge, and leadership of Indigenous women in climate action. Both have been addressed under the UNFCCC through dedicated workstreams. This session assesses where Indigenous Peoples' rights, knowledge systems, and governance are recognized in them, and where they remain absent.

📅 Thursday, October 29
🕰️ 9:00–11:00 a.m. Colombia / 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. New York / 4:00–6:00 p.m. Geneva / 10:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m. Singapore
🔗 Register to join via Zoom here: https://bit.ly/4iGQ8d4
🗣️ Simultaneous interpretation will be available in 🇬🇧 English, 🇪🇸 Spanish, 🇫🇷 French, 🇵🇹 Portuguese and 🇷🇺 Russian

🤝🏾 International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) International Indigenous Youth Forum on Climate Change (IIYFCC)UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples Docip International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) Nia Tero

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