First Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to Meet in New York in May 2002

August 9, 2001 - 0:0
TEHRAN The historic first annual session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues will take place at UN headquarters in New York from 6 to 17 May 2002. Adopted by the Economic and Social Council on the last day of its substantive session, the resolution specifically leaves room for future sessions to be convened at a different location. It also set out a timetable for completing the organizational details necessary before the forum can actually meet.