SIDE EVENT – 25th SESSION OF THE UNPFII

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ MEANINGFUL
PARTICIPATION AND FPIC IN GLOBAL PROCESSES

22 APRIL 2026
13:15 PM (GMT-4)

Room CR-9, UN HQ
New York, USA

This event will provide an update on the progress made on Indigenous Peoples’ meaningful participation and FPIC in global processes. These include the International Code of Conduct of
Pesticide Management (ICCPM), the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), and other processes.

SPEAKERS
Aluki Kotierk, Chair, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), Chair (tbc)
Anexa Alfred Cunningham, Chair, Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) (tbc)
Sheryl Lightfoot, Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP)
Andrea Carmen, International Indian Treaty Council (IITC)
José Francisco Cali Tzay, Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the UN in Geneva
Luisa Castaneda, Land is Life
Carol Zavaleta, Indigenous Peoples Observatory Network (IPON)
Sandra del Pino, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Yanenowi Logan, Indigenous Youth representative (tbc)
Yon Fernandez de Larrinoa, FAO Indigenous Peoples Unit