The Diplomacy Training Program and Oxfam Australia invite you to join this special webinar on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the opportunities and challenges of implementation in Australia.

UNDRIP was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2007 and endorsed by the Australian government in 2009.

This webinar takes place in the lead up to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York with the theme of "Implementing the UNDRIP within United Nations Member States and the United Nations system, including identifying good practices and addressing challenges”.

The webinar will help to build understanding of UNDRIP and the Australian state’s responsibilities for implementing it.

The webinar will build wider awareness of the rights in UNDRIP and how it is being applied to current processes of truth telling and treaty making in Victoria, Australia.

The webinar provides an opportunity to engage with the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Dr Albert K. Barume, following his recent private visit to Australia, where he met with many representatives of First Nations. 

Les Malezer, Founding Chairperson of the Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research and Action (FAIRA) and Ngarra Murray, Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria will also be speaking.