The Sub-Group on Indigenous Children and Young People
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About Us

Mission

Embedded in the distinct cultures and languages of Indigenous Peoples, the sub group will work towards the recognition of, respect for, and implementation of the rights of Indigenous children and young people taking into account the specific role of their families and communities.

The sub group will achieve the mission by, inter alia:

  1. Seeking and promoting the active participation of Indigenous children, young people, families, and communities.
  2. Cooperating proactively on an international level with Indigenous knowledge holders, professionals, academics and their associated institutions; Indigenous young people and their institutions, UN bodies, NGO’s, and State Parties on the inclusion, interpretation, observance, and monitoring of the evolving human rights and Indigenous rights instruments and discourse affecting Indigenous children, young people and their families.

History

Building on the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion on Indigenous Child Rights and recognizing the work of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues respecting Indigenous child rights, the Sub Group on Indigenous Children and Young People (ISG) was officially formed at a meeting held at Native Child and Family Services in Toronto, Canada on October 24, 2005. The formation of the sub group represents the first international focal point that specifically focuses on the pervasive and persistent rights violations experienced by Indigenous children, young people, their families and communities worldwide.

Annual Work Plan

  • Annual Work Plan (English)
  • Plan de Travail Annuel (French)
  • Plan Anual de Trabajo (Spanish)
  • ГОДОВОЙ РАБОЧИЙ ПЛАН (Russian)

Code of Ethics

  • Code of Ethics (English)
  • Ética y Obligaciones (Spanish)

ISG Meeting Minutes

Monday, May 22, 2006   8:00 - 11:00 am
1:15 - 2:45 pm

Presentations

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, May 14, 2007

Worthy of Attention: Indigenous Children Around the World
Prepared by Margo Greenwood and Presented by Cindy Blackstock

Sub Group on Indigenous Children and Youth: Promoting the recognition of child rights under customary and international law
Cindy Blackstock