Programme
22 September
Time: 9am – 12:30pm
Location: General Assembly Hall
Overflow rooms: CR4 CB, GA Hall NLB, CR4 NLB (in all languages)
Opening prayer
Welcome prayer from Chief Sidd Hill of the Haudenosaunee
Opening Plenary Meeting
Remarks from:
- H.E. Mr. Sam Kutesa, President of the General Assembly
- H.E. Mr Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations
- H.E. Mr. Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
- H.E. Mr. Sauli Niinist?, President of the Republic of Finland (Western European and Other Group)
- H.E. Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of Congo (Group of African States)
- H.E. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia (Group of Eastern European States)
- H.E. Mr. Enrique Pe?a Nieto, President of Mexico (Latin American and Caribbean Group)
- Chief Oren Lyons, Chief of the Onondaga Nation Council of Chiefs
- Ms. Aili Keskitalo, President of the Sami Parliament of Norway (Representative of the Arctic Indigenous Region)
- Mr. Luis Evelis, Senator of the Republic of Colombia (Representative of the Central and South America and the Caribbean Indigenous Region)
- H.E. Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Dr. Dalee Sambo Dorough, Chair, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Adoption of the conference outcome document
Roundtable 1: UN system action for the Implementation of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Time: 3pm – 6pm
Location: Conference Room 4 (General Assembly Building)
Overflow rooms: CR4 NLB (in all languages) and Mezzanine 2nd Floor NLB (in English and Spanish in assigned location)
List of speakers: Members States, Observers, UN entities, NGOs and others 
Co-Chairs
- Mr. Ghazali Ohorella, Representative of the Pacific Indigenous Region
- H.E. Edita Hrda, Permanent Representative of Czech Republic (Eastern European Group)
- Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Mr. Atencio Lopez, Representative of the Central and South America and the Caribbean Indigenous Region
- Dr. Kanayo Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Developmet
Presenters
Roundtable 2: Implementing the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the national and local level
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Time: 3pm – 6pm
Location: Trusteeship Council Chamber
Overflow rooms: GA Hall NLB (in all languages) and Mezzanine 2nd Floor (in English and Spanish in assigned location)
List of speakers: Member States , Indigenous organizations
Co-Chairs
- H.E. Mr David Choquehuanca, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Plurinational State of Bolivia (Latin American and Caribbean Group)
- Mr. Joseph Ole Simmel Representative of the African Indigenous Region
- Ms. Anna Naikanchina Representative of the Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Transcaucasia Indigenous Region
- Professor James Anaya, Former Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples TBC
- Ms. Soyata Maiga, Commissioner, African Commission on Human & Peoples Rights
Presenters
23 September
Roundtable 3: Indigenous peoples’ lands, territories and resources
Time: 3pm – 5pm
Location: General Assembly Hall (North Lawn Building)
Overflow rooms: CR5 NLB (in all languages) and Mezzanine 2nd Floor NLB (in English and Spanish in assigned location)
List of speakers: Member States , Indigenous peoples , Specialized agencies
Co-Chairs
- H.E. Dr. Pita Sharples, Minister of Maori Affairs, New Zealand (Western European and Other Group)
- Ms. Joan Carling, Representative of the Asia Indigenous Region
- Ms. Mililani Trask Representative of the Pacific Indigenous Region
- Mr. Abdon Nababan Representative of the Asia Indigenous Region
Presenters
Panel Discussion: Topic: Indigenous priorities for the post-2015 sustainable development agenda
Time: 3pm - 5pmLocation: Conference Room 4 (North Lawn Building)
Overflow rooms: CR6 NLB (in all languages) and Mezzanine 2nd Floor NLB (in English and Spanish in assigned location)
List of speakers: Member States, Indigenous Peoples, Observers and United Nation System Entities
Co-Chairs
- Ms. Patricia Balbuena, Vice Minister for Interculturality of the Minister of Culture of Peru, (Latin American and Caribbean Group)
- Ms. Jannie Lasimbang Representative of the Asia Indigenous Region
- Mr. Wu Hongbo, UN Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs
- Mr. Albert Deterville, Chair of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Ms. Saoudata Aboubacrine Representative of the Africa Indigenous Region
Panelists
Closing Plenary Meeting
Location: General Assembly Hall (North Lawn Building)
Overflow rooms: CR4, CR5 and CR6 NLB (in all languages), and Mezzanine 2nd Floor NLB (in English and Spanish in assigned location)
Summaries presented by one co-chair of each roundtable and panel discussion
Closing Statements:
- H.E. Mr. Sam Kutesa, President of the General Assembly
- H.E. Mr. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations
- Mr. Setareki Macanawai, Indigenous Disabilities Representative
Closing prayer: Closing prayer from H.E. Dr. Pita Sharples, Minister of Maori Affairs, New Zealand
Participation
To promote interactive and substantive dialogue, participation in the round-table and interactive panel discussions will include Member States, observers and representatives of entities of the United Nations system, indigenous peoples, civil society organizations and national human rights institutions.
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