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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is celebrated globally on 9 August. It marks the date of the inaugural session
of the </span><a href="http://www.un-documents.net/a49r214.htm" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; font-size:13px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="color:rgb(220,161,13); font-size:11pt">Working Group on
Indigenous Population</span></a><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">s in 1982. The Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is organizing a virtual commemoration
of the International Day from 9 am to 11am (EST) on Tuesday, 9 August 2022, focusing on this year’s theme: “The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge”. Indigenous Peoples, Member States, UN entities, civil society,
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:11pt">Details at </span><span style="color:#000000"><a href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples-2022.html" data-auth="NotApplicable"><span style="font-size:11pt">https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples-2022.html</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">Dr Suchith Anand</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt">Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | Board member | Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data Science and Data Ethics | Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate</span></p>
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