You are invited to participate in the
13^th Meeting of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Food and Water Sovereignty via Zoom

FOCUS ON WATER, OCEANS AND FISHERIES

HOSTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY COUNCIL

Date: July 25, 2026 (July 26 in Aotearoa/NZ)

2:00 PM- 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight time

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Pacific Daylight time  

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The Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Food Sovereignty was established in 2021 and expanded to include water sovereignty by Indigenous Peoples at the 2023 UN Water Conference.  It focusses on information-sharing, strategies and opportunities to strengthen our self-determined participation in UN bodies and processes impacting  our food and water Sovereignty. The 13^th virtual meeting will focus on Indigenous Peoples’ international work to protect water and including:  

• Protection of Indigenous Peoples’ small-scale fisheries and fishing ways of life at the FAO Committee on Fisheries and in our homelands
• The UN High Seas Treaty: protecting Oceans as sources of life and food for the planet, and Indigenous Peoples’ role in implementing BBNJ   
• Planning for the 2026 UN Water Conference
• Growing threats to our water sources from “transition minerals” mining and AI Data Centers
• UN Processes addressing toxic contamination by mercury and plastics
• Discussion and Questions

Zoom registration link (pre-registration is required) :

https://tinyurl.com/13th-food-water-sovereignty

Interpretation will be provided in English, Spanish and Portuguese

For more information contact: [email protected].