Indigenous Peoples

Health status of indigenous populations across Asia unknown, putting them at risk, experts say

10 Feb 2012

"The health of millions of indigenous people across Asia is at risk, experts say, as lack of recognition of their legal status hinders data collection, making their medical problems invisible in most national health surveys," IRIN reports.

ASIA: Indigenous groups - stateless and sick

9 Feb 2012

BANGKOK, 9 February 2012 - The health of millions of indigenous people across Asia is at risk, experts say, as lack of recognition of their legal status hinders data collection, making their medical problems invisible in most national health surveys.

NCIP issues Certificate of Precondition to mining firm

9 Feb 2012

THE National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has granted the TVI Resource Development Inc. (TVIRD) a Certificate of Precondition (CP) for fulfilling the Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) requirement for a proposed new Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) in the Canatuan area. The TVIRD, the Philippine affiliate of the TVI Pacific Inc., a publicly listed Canadian mining company ...