Meetings & Events

UN Forum on Indigenous Issues Opens 11th Annual Session

7 May 2012

A wide view of the General Assembly Hall as Mayan elders Virginia Ajxup (left) and Juan Sapil (centre) deliver ceremonial prayers at the opening of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)'s eleventh session. The session this year emphasizes the theme, "The Doctrine of Discovery: Its Enduring Impact on Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Redress for Past Conquests".

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