DOCUMENT: INDIGDAY.TXT U N I T E D N A T I O N S Economic and Social Council Distr. Original: ENGLISH GENERAL E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.4/1994/9 GE. 94-12858 (E) 3 June 1994 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities Working Group on Indigenous Populations Twelfth session 25-29 July 1994 Item 7 of the provisional agenda INTERNATIONAL DECADE OF THE WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT 1. In its resolution 48/163 of 21 December 1993 entitled "International Decade of the World's Indigenous People", the General Assembly decided that, beginning in the first year of the Decade, one day of every year shall be observed as the International Day of Indigenous People. In the same resolution, the General Assembly requested the Commission on Human Rights, at its fiftieth session, to invite the Working Group on Indigenous Populations to identify at its twelfth session an appropriate date for this purpose. 2. Subsequently, in its resolution 1994/26 of 4 March 1994, the Commission on Human Rights invited the Working Group on Indigenous Populations to propose at its next session an appropriate date for one day every year to be observed as the International Day of Indigenous People, following consultations with indigenous representatives. 3. In conformity with the above-mentioned resolutions, the secretariat sent out a letter, dated 15 April 1994, requesting indigenous people to submit their views about an appropriate date for the International Day of Indigenous People. Any comments received on this matter will be submitted as an addendum to this note. 4. Guidelines for international years and decades are contained in Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67 of 25 July 1980. The guidelines establish criteria for the subject of international years and decades. However, there is no set of criteria available to guide the process of determining an appropriate date for an international day. The following considerations which might be useful in determining an appropriate date may be borne in mind: (a) The reason for selecting a particular date should be consistent with the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations, as stated in the Charter of the United Nations; (b) The date chosen should be acceptable to all interested parties and be of universal symbolism, free of any specific national or regional connotations; (c) It should not coincide with any other international day, or fall within any international weeks (see annex), since this would limit its impact. ANNEX ANNUAL DAYS AND WEEKS 8 March International Women's Day 21 March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Beginning Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling 21 March against Racism and Racial Discrimination 22 March World Day for Water 23 March World Meteorological Day 7 April World Health Day 3 May World Press Freedom Day 15 May International Day of Families 17 May World Telecommunication Day 31 May No-Tobacco Day 5 June World Environment Day 26 June International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 11 July World Population Day 8 September International Literacy Day Third Tuesday International Day of Peace of September During the World Maritime Day last week of September 1 October International Day for the Elderly First Monday World Habitat Day of October 9 October World Post Day Second International Day for Natural Disaster Wednesday of Reduction October 16 October World Food Day 17 October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 24 October United Nations Day; and World Development Information Day 24-30 October Disarmament Week Week of International Week of Science and Peace 11 November 20 November African Industrialization Day; and Universal Children's Day (varies per year) 29 November International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 1 December World AIDS Day 3 December International Day of Disabled Persons 5 December International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development 10 December Human Rights Day -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: -= THE FOURTH WORLD DOCUMENTATION PROJECT =- :: :: A service provided by :: :: The Center For World Indigenous Studies :: :: www.cwis.org :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Originating at the Center for World Indigenous Studies, Olympia, Washington USA www.cwis.org © 1999 Center for World Indigenous Studies (All Rights Reserved. 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