Tuesday 15th April, 2025
11.00am-12.00pm AEST
The Diplomacy Training Program (DTP) and Oxfam Australia (OA) held this special webinar on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII).
UNDRIP was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2007 and endorsed by the Australian government in 2009. This webinar took place in the lead up to the UNPFII in New York with the theme of "Implementing the UNDRIP within United Nations Member States and the United Nations system, including identifying good practices and addressing challenges”.
The webinar helped to build understanding of UNDRIP and the role of UNPFII which brings together representatives of Indigenous Peoples from around the world with government representatives. There was a focus on how States around the world are respecting, protecting and fulfilling the rights of Indigenous Peoples to self-determination – and sharing good practices.
Professor Claire Charters co-directs the Aotearoa New Zealand Centre for Indigenous Peoples and the Law, a leading university centre in Aotearoa. Claire is from Ngati Whakaue, Tuwharetoa, Nga Puhi and Tainui. Claire is a Royal Society Rutherford Discovery Fellow (2019 - 2024) investigating constitutional transformation to realise Māori aspirations under te Tiriti o Waitangi drawing on lessons from around the globe, including from North and South America, the Pacific, Asia, Africa and also Northern Europe.
Les Malezer is the Founding Chairperson of the Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA). He has dedicated his life to promoting and defending the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Australia. He played a significant role in the development and adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007.
Dr Binota Moy Dhamai, member (and former Chair) of the Expert Mechanism on Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Dr Dhamai is from the Chittagong Hills Tract of Bangladesh.
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DTP acknowledges with appreciation the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in Australia for this webinar series.
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DTP acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we work, the Bedegal people of the Eora Nation. We recognise their lands were never ceded, and we acknowledge their struggles for recognition and rights and pay our respects to the Elders – past, present – and the youth who are working towards a brighter tomorrow. This continent always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website contains images or names of people who have passed away.
We are a proud partner of UNSW Law & Justice
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