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Throughout the world, solutions to some of the greatest challenges of the day are either nascent or fully thriving. Organized people's movements - sometimes with help from supportive government - are changing the structures which cause violence, poverty, inequality, and environmental destruction.

Making the Declaration Work

Submitted by Other Worlds on Mon, 07/05/2010 - 13:28

The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the United Nations in 2007 after more than 25 years of struggle and organizing. Making the Declaration Work: The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, published by the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, explores the history of that process, as well as the significance of the declaration for communities and tribes around the world.

Read the full report in PDF form here.

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