Traditional knowledge at ‘core’ of indigenous heritage, and ‘must be protected’, says UN Forum

22 April 2019
Human Rights
UN News/Predrag Vasić

Traditional knowledge is at the core of indigenous identity, culture and heritage around the world, the chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues said at the annual event’s opening day on Monday, stressing that it “must be protected”.

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Thursday’s Daily Brief: impact of bad working conditions, Syria and Libya humanitarian news, human rights in Bahrain, families reunified in South Sudan

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