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• Peru Grants Legal Rights To Stingless Bees In Landmark Amazon Environmental Protection Ordinance

  Published: Apr 29, 2026

  Section: Americas

  The Peruvian municipalities of Satipo and Nauta have officially recognized native stingless bees as legal subjects, marking the first time in global history that an insect species...

• Nasarawa Youth Forum Rejects Governor Sule’s Endorsement Of Senator Aliyu Wadada For 2027 Succession

  Published: Apr 24, 2026

  Section: Africa

  A coalition of ethnic youth presidents in Nasarawa State has formally protested Governor Abdullahi Sule’s public endorsement of Senator Ahmed Aliyu-Wadada as his preferred successo...

• Sheinbaum Proposes Global Arms Fund for Reforestation During Barcelona Summit

  Published: Apr 21, 2026

  Section: Politics

  President Claudia Sheinbaum utilized her first official visit to Spain to advocate for a radical shift in global spending, proposing that 10% of international armament budgets be r...

• Guterres Urges Global Action to Protect Indigenous Rights at Landmark 25th UNPFII Session

  Published: Apr 21, 2026

  Section: Africa

  UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the 25th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York, calling on member states to honor the Declaration on...

• Documentary "Pesta Babi" Exposes Rapid Deforestation and State-Led "Ecocide" in West Papua

  Published: Apr 2, 2026

  Section: Culture & History

  The world premiere of the documentary "Pesta Babi" (Pig Feast) in Auckland has cast a spotlight on the massive scale of deforestation in West Papua's southern region. Produced by V...

• Historic Repatriation of Khoi and San Ancestral Remains Culminates in Dignified Reburial Ceremony at Northern Cape Kinderlê Monument

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Africa

  President Cyril Ramaphosa presided over the reburial of 63 Khoi and San ancestors whose remains were repatriated from European museums after more than a century. The ceremony in St...

• National Congress of American Indians Honors Legacy of Former Director JoAnn K. Chase

  Published: Feb 25, 2026

  Section: Politics

  The National Congress of American Indians is officially mourning the loss of JoAnn K. Chase who was a prominent member of the Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation and a former executi...