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Inuit Women’s Summit Declaration

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:32:50 +0000

Inuit Arnartaasa Ataatsimeersuarnerannit Nalunaarut Sisimiut, Kalaallt Nunaat – 29 October 2025 Downloads

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ICC: Although No Agreement Reached, We Are Not Leaving Empty Handed

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:10:51 +0000

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.

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Inuit Delegation Joins Indigenous Constituency on COP29 Outcome: Unacceptable That Indigenous Rights Not Upheld

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:57:56 +0000

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 of COP29.

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CLOSING THE GAP – Inuit Call on States to Accelerate Climate Commitments at UNFCCC COP29 and COP30

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:47:00 +0000

The recommendations in this statement are based on commitments in the ICC 2022 Ilulissat Declaration, the Statement of the Arctic Peoples’ Conference 2023 – Inuiaat Issittormiut Ataatsimeersuarnerat 2023, Indigenous Peoples Principles and Protocols for Just Transition, and the Circumpolar Inuit Declaration on Resource Development Principles in Inuit Nunaat.

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:48:31 +0000

Established by the United Nations in 1988, the mandate of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is to provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments on the current state of knowledge about climate change. The IPCC has 195 member states, and its assessments are the product of negotiations between governments.

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ICC Advocates for Inuit Rights and Distinct Identity at COP16 on Biodiversity in Cali, Colombia

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:39:58 +0000

ICC Chair, Sara Olsvig emphasized the organization's commitment to preventing the erosion of Inuit rights within international negotiations, including those involving biodiversity.

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Inuit continue to push for an Inuit management authority for the Pikialasorsuaq area

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:02:10 +0000

On September 11th-12th 2024, Parties, Observers, and Participants met for the first Pikialasorsuaq Meeting of the Parties, hosted in Nuuk, Kalaallit Nunaat, by Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) and Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA).

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Pikialasorsuaq Meeting of the Parties Nuuk, September 11-12, 2024

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:31:13 +0000

Inuit Recommendations

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Book Launch: Empowering Arctic Indigenous Peoples – Celebrating 50 Years of Indigenous Diplomacy

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 17:09:00 +0000

The book will be launched at an online event on August 9th, 2024, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.

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Historic achievements for Indigenous Peoples in the UN Human Rights Council

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:00:05 +0000

July 18 and 19, 2024, the UN Human Rights Council held an intersessional meeting on the enhanced participation of Indigenous Peoples in the UN. The meeting was the first time, that member states of the UN Human Rights Council engaged in direct and formal dialogue with Indigenous Peoples, demonstrating a significant milestone.

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