Indigenous Voices at the High Level Political Forum
During this year's High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), several indigenous representatives will engage in short media sessions to reflect on different issues related to sustainable development and indigenous communities.
The sessions will be held for 25 minutes in the Department of Public Information Room and coordinated by the Indigenous Peoples Major Group (IPMG) and the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA).
Indigenous Voices - Media Zone
On July 10th, indigenous peoples representatives will be stirring up the debate about how to review the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) respecting indigenous peoples' rights. We invite you to join us in New York or follow us live here and browse through the spokespersons available during the HLPF here.
Here is a breakdown of the media sessions:
| 10:00-10:25 | Introduction to Indigenous voices and strengthening community resilience and sustainable development (Africa, Asia, and Australia) |
| 10:30-10:55 | Strengthening community resilience and sustainable development (Russia, Arctic and USA) |
| 11:00-11:25 | (Spanish) Pueblos Indígenas en los Informes Nacionales de Caracter Voluntario (VNR) Plan de Acción de Iberoamerica para la Implementación de los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas. |
| 11:00-11:25 | (Spanish) Pueblos Indígenas en los Informes Nacionales de Caracter Voluntario (VNR) - Plan de Acción de Iberoamerica para la Implementación de los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas. |
| 11:30-11:55 | Challenges and solutions to sustainable water management (North America, Asia, Africa) |
| 12:00-12:25 | Women’s roles, contributions and challenges for sustainable development (Asia & UN Women) |
| 13:30-13:55 | Tools for SDG monitoring relating to Indigenous Peoples rights and human rights (Asia, DIHR, Colombia) |
| 14:00-14:25 | Building partnerships with indigenous peoples for sustainable development (UNDP & IFAD) |
| 14:30-14:55 | Challenges, roles and contributions of indigenous peoples on forest and biodiversity conservation (Asia, Latin America and Africa) |
| 15:00-15:25 | Realities on the ground from VNR countries |
| 15:00-15:25 | Tools for SDG monitoring relating to Indigenous Peoples rights and human rights (Asia, DIHR, Colombia) |
| 15:30-15:55 | Conversation with the PGA on indigenous peoples’ participation and inclusion in the SDGs |
| 16:00-16:55 | Working together to support land rights in the SDGs (ILC & IFAD) |
| 16:30-17:00 | Youth learning and leading the way to the future for sustainable development ( Latin America, Asia and Pacific). |
Strong indigenous voices at the High-Level Political Forum 2018
Indigenous Voices Media Zone gathered more than 30 indigenous representatives, who took part in 25 media sessions reflecting on different issues related to sustainable development from their perspectives. All sessions were live streamed to echo the debates at #HLPF2018. This space was a great hub for networking and for indigenous representatives to share advocacy efforts towards achieving the SDGs and entering in constructive dialogue with national governments and other UN agencies and institutions.
The Indigenous Peoples’ Major Group for Sustainable Development (IPMGSDG)
