Nomination of members of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

The current membership of the Permanent Forum is due to expire at the end of 2013. Nominations are now requested for the three-year period from January 2014 until December 2016. Current members who have served the maximum of two terms (6 years) as Permanent Forums members cannot be nominated for a further term. Eight indigenous nominated members should be from the seven socio-cultural regions determined to give broad representation to the world’s indigenous peoples. The regions are: Africa; Asia; Central and South America and the Caribbean; the Arctic; Eastern Europe, Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia; North America; and the Pacific. Asia will have an extra member for the next term (2014 – 2016). Nominations should be made following an inclusive consultation process amongst indigenous organizations. In order for nominations to be considered complete, it is important to provide a recent curriculum vitae of the nominees for consideration as well as information about the nominating organization(s).