unpfii-13th-session-report-by-mr-cecil-le-fleur-the-chairperson-of-the-national-khoi-san-council-nkc

The report describes the National Khoi San Council's presentation at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the subsequent friction with the South African government. It also highlights a global diplomatic conflict where several states, including Russia, China, and most African governments, oppose the equal participation of indigenous peoples alongside heads of state at the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, leading to a new proposal for the UN General Assembly President to chair the event with advisors from both governments and indigenous groups.

• The National Khoi San Council presented its position at the UN Permanent Forum, which led to a request from the South African government for a speaking turn to defend itself against the claims made by the council.
• There is an ongoing effort to achieve legal recognition for the Khoi and San people in South Africa through cooperation between the council and the government.
• Russia, China, and most African governments oppose the proposal that indigenous peoples should participate in the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples on an equal footing with heads of state, arguing that indigenous peoples cannot interact directly with heads of state.
• A new proposal to resolve the conference dispute suggests that the President of the UN General Assembly take the chairmanship, supported by two advisors from governments and two advisors from indigenous peoples; this is generally acceptable to indigenous peoples except for those from the USA and Canada.
• Indigenous peoples advocate for full and equal participation at the government level in all matters affecting them, based on the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

APA

le Fleur, C. (2014). unpfii-13th-session-report-by-mr-cecil-le-fleur-the-chairperson-of-the-national-khoi-san-council-nkc. Natural Justice. https://naturaljustice.org/unpfii-13th-session-report-by-mr-cecil-le-fleur-the-chairperson-of-the-national-khoi-san-council-nkc/

Chicago

le Fleur, Cecil. unpfii-13th-session-report-by-mr-cecil-le-fleur-the-chairperson-of-the-national-khoi-san-council-nkc. Natural Justice, 2014. https://naturaljustice.org/unpfii-13th-session-report-by-mr-cecil-le-fleur-the-chairperson-of-the-national-khoi-san-council-nkc/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lefleur2014unpfii13thsessionreportbymrcecillefleurthechairpersonofthenationalkhoisancouncilnkc, author = {le Fleur, Cecil}, title = {{unpfii-13th-session-report-by-mr-cecil-le-fleur-the-chairperson-of-the-national-khoi-san-council-nkc}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, year = {2014}, month = may, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/unpfii-13th-session-report-by-mr-cecil-le-fleur-the-chairperson-of-the-national-khoi-san-council-nkc/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }