Treaties with Indigenous Peoples in Focus on International Day

This year's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (9 August) aims to highlight the importance of honouring agreements between States, their citizens and indigenous peoples, emphasizing the principles of friendship, cooperation and peace.
Roberto Múcaro Borrero, Chairperson of the NGO Committee on the UN International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples and representative of the indigenous Taíno people, welcomes participants to the afternoon's special event.