by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Aug 15, 2025 | 2025, News, Press Releases
August 15, 2025, Geneva, Switzerland 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. After very...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Nov 26, 2024 | 2024, News, Press Releases
November 26, 2024— The Inuit Circumpolar Council delegation worked alongside other members of the Indigenous Peoples’ Constituency into the early hours of Sunday morning to continue to push for human rights and Indigenous Peoples’ rights to be part of the agreements...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Nov 22, 2024 | Position Papers
Download English PDF 1 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is an Indigenous Peoples organization founded in 1977 to promote and celebrate the unity of 185,000 Inuit from Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka in the Russian far east. As...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Oct 29, 2024 | Position Papers
Download English PDF Download Russian PDF 1 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE Since the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) was founded in 1977 by the late Eben Hopson of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, ICC has flourished and grown into a major international Indigenous Peoples’ organization...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024, News, Press Releases
October 24, 2024 — For the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16), taking place in Cali, Colombia this week, ICC’s focus will be on safeguarding Inuit rights and advocating for Indigenous Peoples to be referred to as a distinct group within international...