An Inuit activist whose tireless advocacy has raised global awareness about the devastating impact of climate change on Arctic communities will receive a prestigious lifetime achievement award from theUnited Nations today. Sheila Watt-Cloutier, a 53-year-old political leader representing indigenous communities in Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Russia and anominee for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, will receive the Mahbub ul HaqAward for Excellence in Human Development from Secretary-General BanKi-m more...

This essay, written by Shelton Davis, looks at some of the recent studies of indigenous poverty in Latin America, the new models of 'participatory development' being introduced to respond to indigenous poverty, some of the political obstacles in the way of implementing these models and some of the future challenges posed in the struggle against indigenous poverty. The author provides a broad overview of the current work being done by the World Bank, concludes by presenting some challenges that m more...

In Guatemala,Spanish is the dominant language in commerce and government. Yet with 23 ethno-linguistic groups,approximately half of Guatemala’s 12 million citizens are indigenous and many—particularly women and children—do not speak Spanish, resulting in serious economic and social justice problems due to exclusion. This project, funded by the 2002 Development Marketplace, aims to improve access to justice for indigenous peoples of Guatemala by providing judges and municipal staff in thr more...

El 22 de febrero 2006, el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo aprobó su Política operativa sobre pueblos indígenas (PO-765) y su Estrategia para el desarrollo indígena, culminándose un proceso de dos años de consultas con entidades gubernamentales y con representantes de las organizaciones indígenas, así como los procesos de preparación y aprobación en el propio Banco. El Informe sobre el proceso de consulta se encuentra en esta página web.

The tsunami that struck South Asian coastal communities on the 26th of December 2004 provoked an unprecedented outpouring of sympathy and support from individuals, communities, NGOs, private sector and governments across the globe. The international response to the tsunami disaster offers new opportunities for peace and development in Sri Lanka. It also raises serious challenges that need to be understood by all concerned, governments and civil society partners alike in the affected countries an more...

El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) anunció la aprobación de un préstamo blando de $11,1 millones de dólares para apoyar un programa de desarrollo integral para los nueve pueblos indígenas y negros de Honduras.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies celebrates its unique volunteer network on 5 December, World Volunteer Day. Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers are at the very heart of successful humanitarian assistance for millions of victims of natural catastrophes, conflicts and other crises in the world.

Cette étude (2005) se situe dans le cadre d’une promotion au Cameroun des standards internationaux pour la protection des droits des peuples indigènes et tribaux, tels que reconnus par la convention no 169 de l’Organisation internationale du Travail (OIT) relative aux peuples indigènes et tribaux1 dans les pays indépendants, 1989. Aucun Etat africain n’a, jusqu’à ce jour, ratifié la convention de l’OIT no 169. Cependant, certains de ces pays ont ratifié la convention précédent more...

Sustainable Tourism Bank Watch brings together multiple stakeholders -- including donors, communities, operators and media -- in a review of current financing of sustainable travel and ecotourism offered by International Financial Institutions (IFIs) including the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, USAID and others.
Questions currently being discussed include ways to improve public disclosure of the IADB's Ethnotourism Project Mesoamerica, for which at least one critic finds the R more...

Se considera cómo las condiciones sociales han evolucionado en los cinco países
latinoamericanos con mayor población indígena (Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala,
México y Perú) durante la última década, proclamada por las Naciones Unidas en
1994 como la Década Internacional de los Pueblos Indígenas del Mundo.

"A pesar de que los pueblos indígenas de la región han aumentado su poder
político y representación durante la última década, esto no se ha traducido en
los resultados pos more...