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9th AUGUST - INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES


  • The theme of 2022  =  “The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation                                            and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge”.
  • The theme of 2021= " “Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call                                              for a new social contract.” 



  • This day is celebrated on 9 August annually to recognize the first UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations meeting in Geneva in 1982. 

  •  On 23 December, 1994, the UN General Assembly decided to observe 9 August as the International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples. 

  • According to the UN,  over 476 million indigenous peoples living in 90 countries across the world and accounting for 6.2 percent of the global population.

  • These are the peoples who inherit and practice unique cultures and methods of people related to the environment. 

  • According to the UN, across the world, 47% of all indigenous peoples in employment have no education as compared to 17% of their non-indigenous counterparts.

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