General recommendation No. 39 (2022) on the rights of Indigenous women and girls

CEDAW RECOMMENDATION 39 ENGLISH Recommendation 39 Maa translation. (1)Introduction 1.       The present general recommendation provides guidance to States parties on legislative, policy and other relevant measures to ensure the implementation of their obligations in relation to the rights of Indigenous women and girls under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against …

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Women and Property

Access to basic information in regards to land acquisition and land rights still remains a challenge affecting indigenous women in Maasai community of Kenya. Majority of women heavy depend on land other natural resources for survival due to the fact many of them didn’t attend education hence lacking skills to secure employments in many fields …

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Indigenous Women’s Voices on Climate Change

It is clear that climate change is already causing widespread socio-economicand environmental loss and human suffering. Studies have shown that globalwarming and extreme weather conditions may have calamitous humanrights consequences for millions of people. Global warming is one of theleading causes and greatest contributors to world hunger, malnutrition,exposure to disease and declining access to water. …

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Promoting climate change adaptation for natural resource dependent communities in Narok on Best practices in Energy and livestock

This booklet focuses on sustainable climate change adaptation practices andtechnologies in energy and livestock production within the Narok Ccounty.The booklet is an output from a CRM project implemented by IndigenousInformation Network and Kenya Forests Working Group on promoting climatechange adaptation for natural resource dependent communities in NarokCounty and supported b6y ACT!. The project had three …

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Closing of the Third Global Thematic Dialogue for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Madam Elizabeth Marema Mrema excutive Secretary of the CBD, Mr. Francisco Cali Tzay, Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples,  Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity, UN agencies, Indigenous Peoples and Local communities, International organizations, partners and friends, greetings and Thank you for your time. For the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity and …

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