23th August 2022 Introduction The 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. From 7th to 18th November 2022. Heads of States and Government have been invited to attend. It will therefore be highly political. Considering that the COP …
9th August 2022 IPACC STATEMENT: IPACC wishes the Indigenous Peoples of the world a wonderful and blessed Indigenous People’s Day! We invite you to celebrate this year’s theme with us: “The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge” and the achievements, contributions and resilience of Indigenous Peoples globally. International Day …
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9th August 2021 IPACC STATEMENT: Greetings to all indigenous peoples in Africa! The theme of this year’s indigenous people’s day is “Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract.” This call is informed by the understanding that Indigenous Peoples including in Africa, are under the ultimate authority of central …
DOCUMENT In 2015, all member states of the United Nations (UN) adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. The Member States pledged to ensure that “no one will be left behind” and to …
Video This podcast from the Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee (IPACC) addresses the impact of Covid-19 on remote indigenous communities, with special focus on the lives of indigenous women. The discussion is chaired by the Director of the IPACC Secretariat, Dr Kanyike Sena, and features Mbororo activist Hindou Ibrahim Oumarou from Chad, and Masaai …
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Video ‘Seeds of Peace’ is a 15-minute video on IPACC’s mediation & conflict resolution project with the indigenous Nama people of South Africa’s Richtersveld World Heritage Site. The mediation project aims to empower the Richtersveld Nama to resolve conflicts without resorting to litigation. The video outlines the background to conflicts dividing the Nama community and follows IPACC’s …
Great concern in the Moremi game reserve in the Okavango Delta in Botswana: Between 11-14 November, IPACC conducted a short mission to the Okavango Delta at the request of member organisation ToCADI and the San (Basarwa) communities. The indigenous peoples who reside in the Moremi Park had raised a matter of great concern and asked …
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IPACC, conflict resolution and the establishment of a continent-wide mediation platform. Background Indigenous Peoples across Africa have been subjected to many injustices, including land dispossession, genocide and denial of their fundamental human rights, during both the colonial and postcolonial periods. In postcolonial times, one mechanism of redress for indigenous peoples has been to legally challenge …
“Early Warning System for the prevention of Genocide” against Pygmies in volatile Great Lakes conflict zone. IPACC is running a crowdfunding campaign to support the early-warning system against genocide in Africa’s Great Lakes region, run by the Programme d’Integration et Development des Pygmees-Kivu (PIDP), a Bambuti Pygmy NGO. Click here for more. BackgroundIn 1994, up …
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“Keeping Kids at School“ southern Kalahari The ‡Khomani San – South Africa’s remaining First People – live in one of the most remote and least serviced areas in South Africa. An estimated 500 people live on the farms that fall within the ‡Khomani San land claim. In this International Year of Indigenous Languages, IPACC launched …
Africa’s hunter-gatherer and nomadic pastoralist peoples have lived symbiotically and sustainably within Africa’s ecosystems for millenia. Their Traditional Knowledge Systems are treasure houses of indigenous knowledge.
Under colonialism, African hunters and nomads suffered land dispossession and cultural oppression. In the post-colonial era, they’ve advocated for their land, cultural and human rights.
Now, in this Age of Climate Change, Africa’s hunter-gatherer and
nomadic pastoralist peoples are recognised as frontline guardians and managers
of African biodiversity, and provide early warning for climate change trends.
We appeal to African governments to formally recognise the
Traditional Knowledge Systems and practices of hunters and nomads.
*YOUR SIGNATURE
