Albert K. Barume, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples (SRIP), presented his report on the sexual and reproductive health and rights of Indigenous women and girls to the Human Rights Council for its 63^rd session on September 7 to October 9, 2026.

In his report, the SRIP highlighted the historical and contemporary forms of violations against the sexual and reproductive health and rights of Indigenous women and girls around the world. These include violations during the period when settlers came in and colonial States were established in Indigenous territories.

The report also focuses on the harmful cultural practices and beliefs as well as conflict militarization and organized crime as root causes of violations of the sexual and reproductive and rights of Indigenous women and girls. Contemporary forms of violations that contribute to structural discrimination and environmental contamination are elucidated with data.  

His report also shows how States responded to the violations of the sexual and reproductive health and rights of Indigenous women and girls. It notes emerging good practices to address historical and contemporary violations.

In conclusion, the report stressed that, “Protecting the sexual and reproductive health and rights of Indigenous women requires the recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ rights to self-determination, lands, territories and resources, the meaningful participation of Indigenous women in all decision-making processes that affect them, respect for Indigenous knowledge systems and sustained efforts to eliminate the discrimination, violence and inequalities that continue to threaten Indigenous women and girls, their communities and future generations”.

The report has also drawn several recommendations for States to consider and implement.

The full report is available at https://docs.un.org/A/HRC/63/30.

Dear colleagues, friends, and partners,

Sharing with you this invitation of UN Women and International Indigenous Women Forum (FIMI):

We warmly encourage you to join us for a historic moment, for the very first time, the International Day of the World's Indigenous Women and Girls.

Date/Time: September 9th (Wed) 2026, 10:00 – 11:30 am (EST)

Venue: UNHQ NY, Conference Room 6 / Live broadcast available on UN Web TV.

RSVP: If attending in person, kindly confirm your participation by registering here. 

This special event will bring together Indigenous leaders, Member States, United Nations entities, civil society organizations, youth representatives, and partners to recognize the leadership, resilience, knowledge, and contributions of Indigenous women and girls across generations and across the globe.

More importantly, this first commemoration is an opportunity to renew our collective commitment to advancing the rights of Indigenous women and girls, amplifying their voices, and ensuring their full, equal, and meaningful participation in decision-making at all levels.

You may find the concept note here.

We look forward to celebrating this historic occasion with you.

#WeAreIndigenous #IndigenousWomenandGirls #InternationalIndigenousWomensDay

The United Nations General Assembly adopted on November 26, 2025 a resolution (A/RES/80/10) on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and Girls to be celebrated every September 5.

The resolution recognized September 5 when several countries commemorate International Day of Indigenous Women in honor of Indigenous women leaders who have dedicated their lives to the resistance and struggles for the rights of Indigenous Peoples, to promote awareness of the rights of all Indigenous women and girls, to uphold their memory, justice, reparation and dignity.

This 2026, the Foro Internacional de Mujérés Indigénas/International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI/IIFB) leads the global celebration with the theme centered on the recognition, celebration, and highlighting of the individual and collective leadership of Indigenous women, from their territories to global advocacy spaces.

AIWN is one with FIMI and all Indigenous women and girls around the world in making this commemoration more meaningful!

The United Nations General Assembly adopted on November 26, 2025 a resolution (A/RES/80/10) on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and Girls to be celebrated every September 5.

The resolution recognized September 5 when several countries commemorate International Day of Indigenous Women in honor of Indigenous women leaders who have dedicated their lives to the resistance and struggles for the rights of Indigenous Peoples, to promote awareness of the rights of all Indigenous women and girls, to uphold their memory, justice, reparation and dignity.

This 2026, the Foro Internacional de Mujérés Indigénas/International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI/IIFB) leads the global celebration with the theme centered on the recognition, celebration, and highlighting of the individual and collective leadership of Indigenous women, from their territories to global advocacy spaces.

AIWN joins FIMI and all Indigenous women and girls around the world in celebrating the leadership of Indigenous women and in making this commemoration more meaningful!

15-26 April 2024

UN Headquarters, New York

Theme: "Enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination in the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: emphasizing the voices of Indigenous youth”

To know more, please visit https://social.desa.un.org/issues/indigenous-peoples/unpfii/23rd-session

11 to 22 March 2024

UN Headquarters, New York

The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework during its 15^th meeting in Montreal, Canada last December 7-19, 2022.

The Framework has significant references to indigenous peoples and acknowledged the important roles and contributions of indigenous peoples and local communities as custodians of biodiversity and partners in the conservation, restoration and sustainable use.

The Framework also emphasized that its successful implementation will depend on ensuring gender equality and empowerment of women and girls and reducing inequalities.

The full text of the Global Biodiversity Framework is available at https://bit.ly/3WuJhoY.

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Texts in major langauges of the General recommendation is accessible at https://bit.ly/3Wfw9DG. 

17-28 April 2023

UN Headquarters, New York

Theme: “Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach”

For more details, please visit https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/unpfii-22session-2023.html.

6 to 17 March 2023

UN Headquarters, New York

Themes

• Priority theme: Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls
• Review theme: Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls (agreed conclusions of the sixty-second session)

For more details, visit https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw67-2023.