May 15 - 26 2006, New York
he United Nations Secretariat for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues invited the Standing Committee of the Dana Declaration on Mobile Peoples and Conservation (Dana Standing Committee) in partnership with the Coordinating Committee of the World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous Peoples (WAMIP) to organize a side-event at the Fifth United Nations Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), 15-26 May 2006 in New York. This invitation was made in order to raise awareness of the special circumstances and vulnerabilities of mobile peoples within the larger Indigenous Peoples Movement. 17 representatives of mobile peoples from Africa, the Middle East and Asia took part in the UN Permanent Forum meetings.
Report on Capacity Building Workshop for Mobile Indigenous Peoples at the 5th United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Tuesday May 23rd, 2006
Summary on Mobile Peoples Participation at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues May 15 -26, 2006
Mobility, Livelihoods, Conservation and Environmental Impacts on Mobile Peoples Side Event, Monday May 22 2006