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Bringing together participants from some 500 indigenous groups worldwide, the Forum is focusing on the theme ""Indigenous Children and Youth"". Women in indigenous costume participate in today's session.

A view of indigenous children from the Embera people, displaced by armed conflict. There are over two million internally displaced persons in Colombia and while forced displacement is always a very difficult experience, it is doubly catastrophic for indigenous communities. Indigenous culture is closely linked to the land and displacement often leads to the total collapse of traditional authority and cultural patterns.

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Headline Food and Agriculture: Viet Nam

Caption Description Indigenous Hmong women plant rice shoots in Bac Ha, Viet Nam.
According to World Bank figures, every year the world produces 356 kg of cereal per person, yet 40 million die of hunger. A more than 30% rise in food prices last year has taken a huge toll on the world’s poor.

Unique Identifier UN7345380

NICA ID 491875

Production Date 06/25/2011 12:00:00 AM

Country Viet Nam

Credit UN Photo/Kibae Park

File size 6.18 MB