Extracto de la intervencion realizada para las Organizaciones No-Gubernamentales de la ONU, organizada por el Departamento de Publicacion e Informacion de la ONU.New York, Febrero 5 del 2004

A collection of articles from SAMUDRA Report, the triannual publication of the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF), on various aspects of women's roles and contributions in fisheries around the world.

"Improving the Health of the World’s Poorest People" appeared in the February 2004 edition of Health Bulletin, an online publication of the Population Reference Bureau. The article focuses largely on economic inequalities in health, pointing out that important disparities also exist by sex, race, ethnic group, language, occupation, and residence. The effects of poverty on health are often exacerbated by social discrimination and exclusion from health, education, and other services. Women and g more...

CHIRAPAQ (The Center for Indigenous People’s Culture of Peru) was formed 1986 in Ayacucho, Peru by a group of Andean and Amazonian women. Their goal was to increase cultural representation of Indigenous Peoples, defend Indigenous rights and strengthen Indigenous identities in their communities. To support Indigenous women’s leadership development, CHIRAPAQ has created a leadership program that serves as a unique space where Indigenous women can come together to exchange ideas and share knowl more...

La organizacion "Mapuche Tehuelche 11 de Octubre" convoca a las organizaciones, comunidades y pu peñi ka pu lamuen a participar del III Parlamento Mapuche, a realizarse los próximos 12 y 13 de abril en la comunidad mapuche tehuelche Prane – distante 15 km de la ciudad de Esquel, Chubut, Argentina. De acuerdo a quienes convocan, "hablaremos nuevamente de las luchas y demandas de nuestro Pueblo. Pero no agotaremos ahí nuestro III Parlamento, sino daremos un paso más para la consolidación de more...

This report (pdf file) from the World Bank's Social Development Department was released in February 2004, building on a 2002 Bank-wide Social Development strategy. Three social indicators are identified in this report as important for sustainable development: inclusion, cohesion, and accountability. The executive summary reads: "Just as economic development is positive economic change, social development is positive social change. Positive social change refers to transformation that better equ more...

The International Literacy Institute is a project funded by UNESCO and the University of Pennsylvania. Its website hosts a page "Literacy and Civic Education for Indigenous and Peasant Women, Peru" that describes a project geared specifically towards indigenous women in their mother tongue, Quechua. The philosophy of NGOs in this project is that access to writing does not lead to renunciating either cultural values or mother tongue by the learners, an issue that has historically been a serious more...

This is the link to preliminary information about the May 2004 meeting of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. It contains pre-registration forms for IPOs, NGOs, and academic institutions; reports from the two previous forums; and Frequently Asked Questions.

In this week's news: Press releases from Amazon Alliance on Raposa Serra do Sol; American Association on Indian Affairs announces National Day of Prayer for Native sacred sites; and Ecotrust seeks nominations for the 2003 Buffett Award for Indigenous Leadership in Conservation; plus News Briefs from throughout the Indigenous World.

In this week's news: Featured Organization: No Peace Without Justice Helps Tackle the Issue of Female Genital Mutilation; Indigenous peoples of Raposa Serra do Sol await ratification of territory (from Indigenous Council of Roraima); Yakama Nation to sue Department of Energy over nuclear pollution (from Seattle Times); COLOMBIA: Four members of Embera Chami Nation murdered, including mayoral candidate (from Associated Press); and More News Briefs from throughout the Indigenous World