International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Founded | 1968 |
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Type | Non-governmental organization |
Focus | Indigenous rights |
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Area served | Worldwide |
Employees | 18 (2019)[1] |
Website | iwgia.org |
Part of a series on |
Indigenous rights |
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Rights |
Governmental organizations |
NGOs and political groups |
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The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) is an independent and non-profit international
IWGIA holds consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and has observer status with the Arctic Council and with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.
History
The constitution of the IWGIA as a body was first proposed and initiated in August 1968, at the 38th
IWGIA was one of the first organisations to be established in support of indigenous peoples. It was founded in 1968 by anthropologists concerned at the atrocities being committed against Indians in South America. Within a few years, a small group of dedicated scholars working on a voluntary basis had managed to establish a documentation centre that became well-known to concerned people the world over. The project grew to encompass international human rights work, empowerment projects, publishing and information dissemination.[4]
Since the May 28, 2000 adoption of changes to its statutes, the IWGIA has been incorporated as a membership organization, whose base membership contributes an annual subscription fee towards the running of the organization and funding of its activities.
Activities
2019 saw an improvement in the statistics and data surrounding Indigenous Peoples. The International Labour Organisation published a lower-bound estimate of 476 million Indigenous people globally.[5] IWGIA's work was cited in the report, while the World Bank and ILO both acknowledge that despite Indigenous Peoples making up only 6% of the global population, they make up 15% of the world’s extreme poor.[6]
IWGIA support indigenous peoples' organisations through its regional and thematic programmes. As of December 2019, IWGIA has changed its institutional focus from three regional programmes - on
The four thematic programmes IWIGA works with in 2019 are climate,[7] land rights,[8] Indigenous rights defenders at risk,[9] and global governance.[10] Alongside these thematic programmes are programmes on communications and documentation and alliances and engagement.
The Publications programme has been integrated into communications and documentation and includes the publication of IWGIA's yearbook "The Indigenous World", as well as a variety of books, human rights reports, briefing papers, manuals and videos mostly in English and Spanish. However, IWGIA has also occasionally published in Danish, Hindi, French and other languages.
See also
References
- ^ "Staff – IWGIA – International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs".
- ^ https://www.iwgia.org/images/publications/new-publications/2020/IWGIA_Annual_Report_2019.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ IWGIA - The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, Cultural Survival
- ^ https://www.iwgia.org/images/publications/0015_IWGIA_-_a_history.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Rishabh Kumar Dhir, Umberto Cattaneo (2020-02-03). "Implementing the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention No. 169: Towards an inclusive, sustainable and just future".
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(help) - ^ "Indigenous Peoples". World Bank. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Climate action - IWGIA - International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs". Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Land rights - IWGIA - International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs". Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Indigenous rights defenders at risk - IWGIA - International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs". Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Global governance - IWGIA - International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs". Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
External links
- IWGIA - Official website