AIR trust has participated in meetings of the Human Rights Council for more than 20 years, primarily through sessions of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. In October 2024, AIR Trust co-founder Tracey Whare was invited to speak to 3rd Meeting of the Second Intersessional Meeting on the Participation of Indigenous Peoples during the 57th … Continue reading Tracey Whare speaks to the Human Rights Council
On 28 March 2023, AIR Trust submitted these documents to the Secretariat of the UN Convention on Bioloas views from AIR Trust, on behalf of an independent group of interdisciplinary Māori researchers, community members, and stakeholders. The submission relates to CBD Article 8j, and the issues for further consideration as reproduced from the Annex to COP15 Decision … Continue reading Decision 15/9 Submission
At the Second Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on 13 May 2003 Indigenous groups stressed the need for disaggregated ethnic data, increased Secretariat funding and closer cooperation with United Nations agencies, as the Forum on Indigenous Issues discussed its methods of work with the United Nations system in two meetings. Tracey Whare, of the … Continue reading AIR Trust at 2nd Session of Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
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