Virtual commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2025.

Indigenous Peoples and AI. Defending Rights, Shaping Futures.

 The Virtual commemoration International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2025 entitled “Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures”  will take place on August 8th from 9:00 - 10:30 AM EST/New York

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is celebrated globally on 9 August. It marks the date of the inaugural session of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations in 1982.1 To commemorate the International Day, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is organizing a virtual commemoration on Friday 8 August 2025 on the theme: Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures.

The virtual commemoration will take place online. It will include an opening segment and statement from the Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. A moderated panel with invited speakers will consider and discuss how Indigenous Peoples rights can be ensured in the age of AI, and debate on the associated challenges and opportunities Indigenous Peoples face. Indigenous Peoples, Member States, UN entities, civil society, and the public are all invited to attend. Interpretation will be available between English and Spanish, kindly provided by FILAC. Register to participate!





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