WCIP Outcome UN A/69.L.1

The United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A69.L.1 – High Level Plenary Session – World Conference on Indigenous Peoples Outcome Document on 22 September 2010. Dubbed an “Action Oriented” document, the approved Outcome of the Conference followed four years of preparation including regional meetings of Indigenous Peoples, a Preparatory Global Meeting of Indigenous peoples in Alta, Norway hosted by the Sami Parliament and a series of “Informal Consultations” where the final language of the Document was discussed and negotiated between indigenous peoples’ representatives and states’ government representatives.