Tebtebba Foundation and UNPFII
27 March – 29 March 2009 (Mandaluyong City, Metro-Manila, Philippines)
The International Expert Group Workshop on indigenous peoples’ rights, corporate accountability and the extractive industries, authorized by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) at its seventh session, is organized by Tebtebba Foundation in cooperation with the UNPFII Secretariat. The workshop will provide the opportunity for dialogues among participants with the aim of improving the situation of indigenous peoples in relation to extractive industries. It will be attended by invited indigenous experts and UNPFII members, and observers at expert level from the UN system and other-governmental agencies, academic institutions, NGOs, States and extractive industries. Visit the meeting’s website …
