New Program : Climate Change and Indigenous Science
New Program : Climate Change and Indigenous Science
WHO ARE WE
Images for Inclusion Inc (IFI) , is a registered 501(c)3 tax-exempt Charitable Not-For-Profit organization founded in 2017. It was granted Consultative Status by ECOSO in 2022.
Our NGO is based in Lenapehoking—the land of the Lenape—, New York City, and is authorized to carry out the organization's activities in Chile under Exempt Decree by Presidential order and through the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. We collaborate with those who share our vision and goals. We are not influenced by political parties, but instead, we are motivated by the spirit to promote human rights.
OUR MISSION
Specifically, the organization is formed to pursue and promote its mission of combining photography and philanthropy to benefit children, women and Indigenous Peoples in the U.S. and developing countries who suffer material deprivation and limited social participation by visually exposing their socio-economic and cultural disadvantages through photo exhibitions, and by providing opportunities and resources to promote their social inclusion.
OUR VISION
Social exclusion is all too often based on intersectional discrimination such as race and gender—a system of privilege and disadvantages that impacts the lives of the most vulnerable at a cultural, social, economic and political level.
At IFI, we believe that eradicating inequality, including racial and gender inequality, is a responsibility of all of us. That is why it is fundamental to create international alliances built upon a shared spirit and principles, at the national, subregional, regional and international levels.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROGRAM
Through the Indigenous Peoples Rights Advocacy Program, we champion the rights of Indigenous Peoples at United Nations Conferences. Our participation involves delivering compelling written and oral statements, engaging in dynamic debates and dialogues, and joining panel discussions. We build vital connections through networking with Indigenous Peoples and traditional authorities, non-governmental organizations, experts from OHCHR, and at times government officials, all to ensure the recognition and implementation of Indigenous Peoples' rights enshrined in international standards.
OUR INTERVENTIONS AT THE UN EXPERT MECHANISM ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (EMRIP)
17th Session Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP). Item 3: Study and advice on Constitutions, laws, legislation, policies, judicial decisions, and other mechanisms. July 11, 2024. Palais des Nations, GENEVA, Switzerland.
16th Session Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) Item 8: The impact of the legacies of colonialism on LGBTQIA+ members of Indigenous Peoples. July 20, 2023. Palais des Nations, GENEVA, Switzerland.
16th Session Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP). Item 3: Study on the impact of militarization on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. July 17, 2023. Palais des Nations, GENEVA, Switzerland.
15th Session of EMRIP. Item 9: Dialogue with Special Rapporteur, the Chair of the UNPFII, the Board of Trustees of the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples, and members of the CEDAW and the HRC on UNDRIP implementation. July 07, 2022. Palais des Nations, GENEVA, Switzerland.
OUR INTERVENTIONS AT THE UNITED NATIONS PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES (UNPFII)
UNPFII 24th Session: Item 5 (d) Human rights dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; annual review of progress on the implementation of general recommendation No. 39 (2022). April 28, 2025. NEW YORK Headquarters.
UNPFII 24th Session: 21 April - 2 May 2025 Item 4 Discussion on the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum (economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health and human rights), with reference to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. April 25, 2025. NEW YORK Headquarters.
UNPFII 23rd Session: 15-26 April 2024. Item: 5 (d) Human rights dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and EMRIP; annual review of progress on the implementation of general recommendation No.39 (2022). April 22, 2024. NEW YORK Headquarters.
UNPFII 22nd Session: 17-28 April 2023. Theme: "Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach", April 24, 2023. NEW YORK Headquarters.
OUR INTERVENTIONS AT 1ST INTERSESSIONAL MEETING ON THE PARTICIPATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Human Rights Council (HRC) — Geneva, Switzerland
2nd Meeting, First Intersessional Meeting on the Participation of Indigenous Peoples - Human Rights Council (HRC) / Session 2 – Accreditation Principles. July 18, 2024. Geneva, Switzerland.
3rd Meeting, First Intersessional Meeting on the Participation of Indigenous Peoples - Human Rights Council (HRC) / Session 3 – Accreditation Criteria. July 19, 2024. Geneva, Switzerland.
3rd Meeting, First Intersessional Meeting on the Participation of Indigenous Peoples - Human Rights Council (HRC) / Session 4 – Accreditation Mechanism. July 19, 2024. Geneva, Switzerland.
4th Meeting, First Intersessional Meeting on the Participation of Indigenous Peoples - Human Rights Council (HRC) / Conclusions and Recommendations, including Programme of Work for the Second Intersessional Meeting. July 19, 2024. Geneva, Switzerland.
