Organisation

Global Indigenous Youth Caucus

Description

On 16-20 October, 200 Indigenous youth from the 7 socio-cultural regions will gather in Rome to participate in the II session of the Biennial United Nations Global Indigenous Youth Forum.

This UN Forum results from a 2017 recommendation from UNDESA to FAO through the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), which built upon FAO´s work with the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus (GIYC) in 2017 and the Rome Declaration on Indigenous Youth. The Forum will provide a space of dialogue between Indigenous Youth and Countries, UN agencies, Universities, Research centres and other stakeholders to discuss policies affecting the future of Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems in the context of climate and biodiversity action.

The Forum will result in the issuance by the Indigenous Youth of a Declaration on Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems, providing specific policy recommendations to policy-makers, research centres and Indigenous youth in order to converge actions towards the preservation and the strengthening of Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems.

The side-event will bring the opportunity to present the outcomes of the Global Indigenous Youth Forum, and raise the voice of Indigenous Youth concerned about the future of their food and knowledge systems in the context of climate change, biodiversity loss and erosion of their knowledge systems

Speakers

Moderation: Yon Fernandez de Larrinoa, FAO

-Dario Mejia Montalvo, Chair, UNPFII.

- Mai Thin Yumon . Co-Chair GIYC

-Herb Nakimayak, Arramat project

-Atama Katama, Advisor of the UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum, Global Indigenous Youth Caucus (GIYC)

- Shimron Kmptoo Indigenous Youth representative for Africa, GIYC

- Jack Collard, Indigenous Youth attendee for the Pacific

- Gabriel Cuatin, Indigenous Youth Attendee for LAC.

-Sarah Hanson Indigenous Youth attendee for North America

- Alexis Manzano, Co-Chair GIYC.

- Jessica Vega Ortega, Advisors of the UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum, Global Indigenous Youth Caucus (GIYC)

Language

EN - SP - FR