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ICC: Although No Agreement Reached, We Are Not Leaving Empty Handed
The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting (INC) 5.2 in Geneva, Switzerland taking place from August 5 to 15, 2025, was supposed to be the last session of the negotiations to reach a treaty on plastic pollution.
ICC: The rights of Indigenous Peoples must be recognized in the Global Plastics Treaty
August 9th, 2025, Geneza, Switzerland - The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is in Geneva for the INC 5.2 session of the Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC) on a legally binding global treaty on plastic...
ICC CALLS FOR INUIT DATA SOVEREIGNTY AND PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL ECONOMIES AT UN EXPERT MECHANISM
July 14-18, 2025— Geneva, Switzerland—Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) participated in the 18th Session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) held 14-18 July 2025 in Geneva. This session brought global focus to the...
A Historic First: ICC Gains Permanent Status at The International Maritime Organization
9 July, 2025—London, England—In 2021, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) was the first and remains the only Indigenous Peoples Organization to gain provisional consultative status at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This achievement marked the...
Inuit Circumpolar Council Reaffirms Commitment to Arctic Council at its 14th Meeting in Romsa-Tromsø: The Fulfillment of Our Rights is Imperative
12 May 2025 – Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) participated in the 14th Arctic Council Meeting held in Romsa-Tromsø, Norway. As a founding member and Permanent Participant representing approximately 180,000 Inuit across Alaska, Canada, Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), and...
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ICC is the first Indigenous Peoples Organization to be granted Provisional Consultative Status at the IMO. We are applying for Permanent Consultative Status.
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The Weather is Changing
The Weather is Changing, highlights how Inuit have been leaders, for decades, in the fight against climate change. The video looks at the past, present, and future of ICC’s advocacy in the climate change space.