Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact

ข้อมูลติดต่อ แผนที่และเส้นทาง แบบฟอร์มติดต่อ เวลาทำการ บริการ คะแนนรีวิว รูปภาพ วิดีโอ และข่าวสารจาก Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, องค์กรไม่แสวงหาผลกำไร, 112 Moo 1 Tambon Sanpranate Amphur Sansai, Chiang Mai

AIPP strengthens the solidarity, cooperation and capacities of indigenous peoples in Asia to promote and protect their rights, cultures and identities, and their sustainable resource management systems for their development and self-determination.

02/10/2026

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

A Historic Milestone for Indigenous Rights and Ethnic Governance in Thailand

On September 29, 2026, a landmark event in Indigenous governance took place at the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (SAC) in Bangkok: the inaugural session (Meeting 1/2026) of the Council for the Protection and Promotion of Ethnic Groups' Way of Life of Thailand.

This historic assembly convened 211 council members representing 51 ethnic groups nationwide to operationalize the statutory governance bodies established under Thailand’s landmark Protection and Promotion of Ethnic Groups' Way of Life Act B.E. 2568 (2025)- a law enacted following decades of grassroots organizing and movement-building by Indigenous and ethnic communities to secure legal recognition, safeguard traditional territories, and guarantee self-determination and cultural rights.

The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) extends its warmest congratulations to Mr. Sakda Saenmi (Indigenous Lisu), who was elected as the first Chairperson of the Council for the Protection and Promotion of Ethnic Groups' Way of Life of Thailand, securing 161 votes. Mr. Saenmi brings decades of distinguished service in civil society, human rights advocacy, and Indigenous governance to this pivotal national role, including his service as a Board Member of AIPP.

We also proudly congratulate the 9 newly elected Ethnic Representative Members who will serve on the highest policy-making body—the National Committee for the Protection and Promotion of Ethnic Groups' Way of Life.
1. Ms. Saengrawee Suweerakan — Representative for Northern Lowlands
2. Mr. Suphot Leeja — Representative for Northern Highlands
3. Mr. Surawit Siripanichsakun — Representative for the Northeastern Region (Isan)
4. Mr. Kriangkrai Cheechueng — Representative for Central, Eastern, and Western Regions
5. Mr. Wittawat Thepsong — Representative for the Southern Region
6. Ms. Chanjira Tawangthan — Youth Representative
7. Ms. Chutima Morlaeku — Women’s Representative
8. Mr. Kittisak Rattanakrajangsri — Expert Representative on Indigenous Rights and International Policies Related to Indigenous Peoples
9. Mr. Yongyuth Suebtayat — Expert Representative on Law with Experience in Advocating Ethnic-Related Legislation

Under the Protection and Promotion of Ethnic Groups' Way of Life Act B.E. 2568 (2025), these leaders and council members operate within four interconnected statutory mechanisms:
1. The National Committee for the Protection and Promotion of Ethnic Groups' Way of Life Chaired by the Prime Minister (or a designated Deputy Prime Minister), this apex body comprises key cabinet ministers, civil society experts, and these 9 elected ethnic representatives to formulate national policy, approve protected zones, and direct rights implementation.
2. The Council for the Protection and Promotion of Ethnic Groups' Way of Life of Thailand :The national representative body for ethnic communities nationwide, serving as the direct channel for grassroots policy proposals and community self-governance.
3. Subcommittee on Ethnic History and Way of Life Data Systems : Tasked with systematically documenting, verifying, and maintaining traditional knowledge, customary management practices, and historical data to anchor legal and policy decisions.
4. Mechanism for Designated Ethnic Protected Cultural Zones : The formal legal framework for co-managing traditional territories, securing community land rights, and protecting customary livelihood systems—including rotational agriculture.

Together with the National Board for the Protection and Promotion of Ethnic Groups' Way of Life (chaired by the Prime Minister or designated Deputy Prime Minister), these key leadership figures and decision-making bodies mark a landmark achievement under the Protection and Promotion of Ethnic Lifestyles Act B.E. 2568 (2025).

This framework serves as a vital bridge between grassroots ethnic communities and the government to advance self-determination, policy formulation, and concrete rights protection. AIPP stands in solidary support with Sakda Saenmi, Indigenous Peoples of Thailand, the representative board members, and the National Board as they spearhead this monumental journey toward equality, justice, and self-reliance for all Indigenous Peoples and ethnic in Thailand.

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25/09/2026

ASIA -PACIFIC INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CAUCUS JOINT STATEMENT

Indigenous Peoples gathered at the 8th United Nations Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, speak with frustration and anger over the continuing criminalization, threats, arbitrary detention, attacks, and killings of Indigenous Peoples linked to business operations.

Indigenous Peoples caucus, speak the uncomfortable truth and reminded that, the business -as-usual approach cannot continue.

Read more at: https://aippnet.org/2026/09/25/joint-statement-8th-united-nations-responsible-business-and-human-rights-forum-asia-pacific/

Video intervention: https://youtu.be/nS2AitscLgU

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23/09/2026

At the 6th IKPA Conference, we had the honor of recognizing six extraordinary young trailblazers through the Indigenous Youth Award, facilitated by Ms. Pirawan Wongnithisathaporn of Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP). From community forest mapping and legal advocacy to music, journalism, and cultural resistance, these awardees show us that Indigenous Knowledge and youth action are shaping our collective future.

Here are the powerful voices and core messages of our 2026 Indigenous Youth Awardees:

Anubhav Shori | Gond Community, India
"Indigenous youth should never have to choose between modern education and our Indigenous heritage, as they are uniquely positioned to act as vital bridges by combining ancestral knowledge with digital tools like GIS mapping and social media to protect our lands."

Reng Young Mro | Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
"The fight for our rights and culture begins with ourselves; in this modern era dominated by AI and alienation from ancestral ways, we must master ourselves."

Youn Mondet | Brao Indigenous Group, Cambodia
"Love yourself to be in good health. Youth should preserve and protect our indigenous culture. Youth must protect our environment because a tree has life like a human."

Thata Debora Agnessia | Dayak Arut, Indonesia
"Do not be afraid to speak for yourself and your community; we are not alone or powerless. It is not about us having the loudest power or voice—it is about serving the community, learning our Indigenous Knowledge, and transferring that to the next generation."

Wang Shang Yi / Kaisanan Ahuan | Taokas People, Taiwan
"Don’t stay at home dreaming that the world will change. We need to take action, participate in rituals or village meetings—that is what we can do as youth. We can use our own indigenous ways to express our identity and pass the message."

Ban Huai Hin Lad Nai Youth | Karen Indigenous Group, Thailand
“We, Indigenous Peoples, have our own skills and capacities. We should use our own capacities to develop our communities. Many say Indigenous knowledge is disappearing, but not seeing it does not mean it is gone; it is inside us. We know that many of you, the elders at this conference, have been working for the rights of Indigenous Peoples for decades, and the seeds you planted are now growing. So continue to be the light for our future.”

✊ Join us in celebrating their courage, vision, and dedication to protecting our territories and Indigenous Peoples’ rights!

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22/09/2026

AIPP Position Paper: Distinct Rights, Distinct Identities — Ending the Conflation of "Indigenous Peoples" and "Local Communities"

The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) presents our official Position Paper based on the common position reached by 101 Indigenous leaders and partners at the 25th Asia Preparatory Meeting on UN Human Rights Mechanisms and Procedures (23–27 March 2026).

While global environmental and climate negotiations often group communities under "IPLCs," this conflation diminishes the distinct legal status, collective rights, and self-determination guaranteed to Indigenous Peoples under international law, including UNDRIP and ILO Convention 169.

Key Points & Recommendations:
• Recognize Distinct Rights-Holders: Indigenous Peoples are distinct legal and political entities with inherent collective land and resource rights.
• Uphold FPIC: Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) is a non-negotiable legal obligation that applies exclusively to Indigenous Peoples to protect ancestral territories.
• Protect Indigenous Knowledge: Indigenous knowledge systems reflect unique worldviews and must be recognized distinctly from other traditional knowledge systems.
• Maintain Clear Terminology: We call on international, regional, and national policy bodies to explicitly separate "Indigenous Peoples" from "local communities" in all frameworks.

Recognizing Indigenous Peoples as distinct rights-holders is essential for rights-based climate action and self-determination.

Read the full Position Paper here: https://aippnet.org/2026/09/02/asia-indigenous-peoples-pact-aipp-position-paper-conflation-indigenous-peoples-local-communities/

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21/09/2026

"Remedy is fundamentally tied to Indigenous Peoples’ rights to self-determination, lands, territories, and resources."

On 14 September 2026, at the UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Indigenous voices from across Asia delivered a clear message: Development without consent is not development - it is exploitation.

When corporations ignore Indigenous rights, they don't just extract resources - they instigate horizontal conflict, tear communities apart, and displace traditional custodians. True remedy cannot be dictated from above; it must be determined by and for the affected Indigenous Peoples, with their rights and voices at the center.

Key takeaways from our session:
• Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence is essential to hold corporations accountable and guarantee effective, binding remedy for Indigenous Peoples.
• Indigenous Community Protocols are vital tools for communities to assert self-determination and protect ancestral lands.
• The UNGPs and CEDAW General Recommendation 39 must serve as binding guidance to hold businesses accountable for human rights violations.
• Nearly 20 years of UNDRIP, Indigenous Peoples in Asia are still on the frontlines, defending their rights against corporate impunity.

Development and /or Conservation MUST respect Indigenous Peoples' rights!

Session organized in partnership with AIPP, Land is Life, IPHRD Network in Asia, NIWA, PACOS Trust, LAHURNIP, PPMAN, Kapaeeng Foundation, and IWGIA.

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21/09/2026

6th IKPA Conference | Day 2: From Knowledge to Action, From One Generation to the Next

Day 2 of the 6th Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples of Asia (IKPA) Conference brought together Indigenous Peoples, knowledge holders, youth, women, persons with disabilities and partners from across Asia to take stock of seven years of work and ask what comes next.

Passing the fire to the young

The day began with a look back. Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples of Asia (IKPA) started in 2019 as a regional space for sharing Indigenous Knowledge and science. Since then it has become a safe regional space for building evidence, strengthening advocacy and bringing voices of Indigenous Peoples including Indigenous Women, Indigenous Youth and Indigenous Persons with Disabilities into global biodiversity and climate processes.
Then we turned to the years ahead:

“The next seven years are about power. We are rights-holders, not beneficiaries. Participation, we have won. Influence, we have earned. The power to decide, we will take.” – Lakpa Nuri Sherpa, Deputy Secretary General, AIPP

Taking that power also means making room for the next generation. Indigenous youth are already contributing to knowledge revitalization, advocacy, climate action and biodiversity conservation .

Navigating global and national processes

Participants explored how Indigenous Peoples can engage with major international processes, including the Convention on Biological Diversity (C*D), the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Discussions highlighted the importance of moving beyond simply being consulted. Indigenous Peoples need meaningful participation, recognition of rights, protection of Indigenous Knowledge and stronger influence over decisions affecting our lands, territories and resources.

Participants also looked closely at KMGBF Target 3 (the “30x30” target), including the recognition of Indigenous and Traditional Territories and the importance of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).

Climate, pollution and emerging global negotiations

The programme also connected biodiversity and climate issues with the growing pollution crisis—from plastics and chemicals to mercury pollution and waste.

A powerful reminder emerged from the discussions: many Indigenous communities have long practiced and lived with low-waste and careful use of resources for generations. Yet it is our lands, waters and livelihoods that keep taking the damage from pollution and extraction.

Indigenous Peoples are rights holders

Another important discussion focused on the need to clearly distinguish Indigenous Peoples from local communities in international and national policy processes, recognizing Indigenous Peoples' distinct collective rights, identities, knowledge systems and self-determination.

From learning to collective action

The day concluded with thematic discussions on C*D COP17, Climate Change COP31, finance mechanisms, and strengthening Indigenous Knowledge and evidence.

The challenge now is not simply to understand these global processes—but to bring them back to our communities, strengthen our own evidence, monitor government commitments, and build collective strategies across Asia.

Day 2 reminded us that Indigenous Knowledge is not only something to preserve. It is knowledge that can guide action, shape policy and strengthen the future of our Peoples and the Planet.

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16/09/2026

AIPP Annual Report 2025 — Being Indigenous in Asia: Our Strategic Plan in Action

At the 9th General Assembly in June 2025, member organizations adopted a new Strategic Plan that puts Indigenous self-governance at the center of AIPP's work for the first time. This report covers the first year of putting it into practice.

AIPP and its members ran 25 projects in 14 countries. There were 39,072 instances of participation by Indigenous Peoples in AIPP activities, 58 percent of them Indigenous Women and 16 percent Indigenous Youth. AIPP distributed 29 grants, issued 48 political statements, published 19 knowledge products and joined 39 regional and international policy processes.

Thailand passed its first law acknowledging that Indigenous Peoples exist, after years of advocacy by NIPT and IMPECT with AIPP's support. The Network of Indigenous Women in Asia (NIWA) held its founding General Assembly, with leaders from 12 countries. Centers of Defenders (CoD) in Bangladesh and Nepal documented 94 human rights violations. In India, 28 Indigenous villages secured community forestland titles. A pilot Strategic Regranting Programme sent funds straight to Indigenous Communities under threat.

AIPP also convened the first Indigenous Peoples high-level dialogue at UNEP during UNEA-7, and at Mercury COP6 helped end the practice of lumping Indigenous Peoples in with local communities.

The report includes AIPP's audited financial statements for the 2025 fiscal year.

Read the full Annual Report: https://aippnet.org/2026/08/16/aipp-annual-report-2025-being-indigenous-in-asia-our-strategic-plan-in-action/

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16/09/2026

Our Decision-making Power Is Non-negotiable.

Indigenous young women, gender-diverse youth, and Indigenous Persons with Disabilities (IPwD) are on the frontlines of climate adaptation and biodiversity guardianship, yet their leadership is continually devalued in decision-making spaces.

During our panel “Indigenous Stewardship to Global Action” as part of the 6th Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples of Asia (IKPA) Conference in Sabah, Malaysia, Indigenous young women leaders shared a clear message: “We do not need to be invited just to sit in the room. We need decision-making authority.”

Swipe through to read key insights and non-negotiables from our panelists championing rights, Indigenous Knowledge, and intersectional solidarity across Asia.
Key Demands:
• Move from tokenistic consultation to direct governance and Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).
• Guarantee direct, flexible, and long-term funding for youth and PwD-led initiatives.
• Dismantle patriarchal barriers and ensure full accessibility (linguistic, physical, and digital).

"Conservation has been very much a practice throughout the years and generations for all the Orang Asal… all of these efforts without the support or the lead of young women, it would not be [possible]." — Priscilla Kallang (Belia JOAS & Save Rivers)

"Having knowledge does not mean equal voice; most leaders are still men, women’s opinion often pushed to the side and harder to be approved by elders. What we need is opportunity and trust." — CHEN YU-SHENG (Apin Lhkahihian) CHEN YU-SHENG (Apin Lhkahihian) Thao Culture Development Association (TCDA)

"Decision-making power is a non-negotiable. Participation is different from being consulted. Governments have to trust Indigenous Peoples with the decision-making authority to protect our own land, territory, knowledge, biodiversity, and future." — Rochom Munny, Network of Indigenous Women in Asia (NIWA)

"If we believe in the essence of SDGs, which is 'leave no one behind,' we should speak up for each other. While I am on platforms I will talk about Indigenous Youth, while other Indigenous Youth should also talk about persons with disabilities." — Dipika Lama, Asia Pacific Indigenous Women and Girls with Disabilities Network (APIWDN)

"As a youth woman, we need to know our roots and our Indigenous identity. We are ready to learn and we are also ready to disseminate the knowledge." — Rattanawarin Sangobchai, Indigenous Women’s Network of Thailand (IWNT)

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15/09/2026

Indigenous Youth Across Asia gathered in Sabah, Malaysia for the 6th IKPA Conference!

More than 112 Indigenous youth, leaders, wisdom keepers, and partners from 15 Countries came together in Sabah, Malaysia from 29 August to 2 September for the 6th Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples of Asia (IKPA) Conference to center Indigenous Knowledge in global climate solutions, biodiversity targets, and sustainable resource management.

The conference ‘Defending Our Territories: Preserving Our Roots’ was co-organized by AIPP, Asia Indigenous Youth Platform (AIYP), Cambodia Indigenous Youth Association (CIYA), Cambodia Indigenous Peoples Organization (CIPO) and PACOS Trust.

The first day began with traditional blessings and cultural protocols honoring the host lands and communities, followed by powerful opening remarks reinforcing that Indigenous Peoples’ rights, customary governance, and living knowledge systems are indispensable to protecting our shared planet.

"Indigenous Peoples are not merely communities that need to be protected. We are knowledge holders. We are problem-solvers. We are custodians of our territories. And we have solutions to offer." — Anne Lasimbang, Executive Director, PACOS Trust

"Indigenous Peoples should not be seen only as victims of climate change. We are also holders of knowledge and sources of solutions." — Pallab Chakma, Secretary General, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)

“Indigenous Youth carry modern technology in one hand and Indigenous Knowledge in the other... We must create a future where both can meet while our identity, values, and responsibilities remain strong."— Supriya Rai, Chair, Asia Indigenous Youth Platform (AIYP)

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14/09/2026

We are pleased to invite you to join the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), Manushya Foundation, ALTSEAN-Burma, ESCR-NET, FORUM-ASIA, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development at the 8th UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific, for:
Panel Discussion on “Accountability for Unsustainable Development: Feminist and Frontline Justice Pathways in Asia for the UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights”

🗓️ Tuesday, 15 September 2026 🕧 17:00-18:00 ICT (UTC+7)
📍 Conference Room 2, UN Conference Centre, Bangkok or Online

The session will explore:
What the LBI is, where the negotiations stand, and why the treaty matters for Asia;
· How it could complement existing business and human rights frameworks by strengthening accountability, access to justice, and effective remedy;
· Why feminist movements, Indigenous Peoples, workers, human rights defenders, and affected communities must meaningfully shape the treaty process; and
· How civil society, communities, governments, and businesses across Asia can engage in the ongoing negotiations.

The discussion will be moderated by Debbie Stothard, Founder and Coordinator of ALTSEAN-Burma and Chair of the Board of ESCR-Net, with

Surya Deva, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development;
Emilie Palamy Pradichit, Founder and Executive Director, Manushya Foundation;
Shohel Hajong, Human Rights Programme Officer, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP); and
Nidhi Singh, Business and Human Rights Programme Officer, FORUM-ASIA.

This is the Forum’s only session dedicated to the LBI, and no prior knowledge of the treaty process is required. Whether you work with affected communities, civil society, government, business, law, academia, or international institutions, we warmly invite you to join the conversation.

You can explore the full Concept Note of the session on the UN RBHRF website https://www.rbhrforum.com/session/accountability-for-unsustainable-development

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