The eighteenth session of the Expert Mechanism will take place from 14 to 18 July 2025 in-person only.

Registration:

Registrations are open from 1^st April and will close on 4^th July 2025. No application will be accepted after this date.

• All participants should register through the online platform Indico (including representatives in possession of a grounds pass issued by the Security and Safety Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) or United Nations Headquarters in New York (UNHQ)).
• Participants will need to create a profile and complete the online registration before receiving confirmation of their registration by the EMRIP Secretariat. Confirmed participants will receive a QR code by email.
• All registered and accredited participants will receive a digital badge by email. This digital badge contains their photo, a QR code and information about the conference. Once downloaded onto a mobile device, it works in the same way as electronic boarding pass. For participants without mobile devices, there is an option to print a confirmation and obtain a paper badge at the Pregny Pavilion badging desk at United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG).
• Please note that participants will need to plan and fund their travels to Geneva. Participants are also responsible for organizing their own visas, if necessary.

Further registration instructions in: 
English | Français | Español (PDF) 
English | Français | Español (Word)

Provisional Agenda

1. Election of officers.
2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work
3. Study and Advice on Indigenous Peoples right to data, including data collection and disaggregation
4. Coordination meeting of United Nations Indigenous Peoples rights mechanisms (closed meeting)
5. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
6. Country engagement
7. International Decade of Indigenous Languages
8. Panel discussion on the role of national and regional human rights institutions in achieving the ends of the Declaration
9. Enhancing the participation of Indigenous Peoples in the United Nations
10. Future work and follow-up to past recommendations of studies and advice
11. Proposals to be submitted to the Human Rights Council for its consideration and approval.
12. Adoption of studies and reports.

Documentation

Provisional Programme of Work
English | Français | Español (Word)

Participation

All participants are encouraged to contribute to EMRIP in a spirit of constructive, multi-stakeholder dialogue, keeping a focus on the theme of the discussion; and are strongly encouraged to include concrete recommendations in their statements. EMRIP experts chairing the items will use their discretion in managing interventions from the floor in order to enable different stakeholders to participate in the dialogue and to ensure a balanced debate.

List of Speakers

The speaking time will be limited to 3 minutes for all participants.

All participants wishing to take the floor during the different Items must register on the list of speakers. Online registration for the list of speakers will be opened for a week before the beginning of the session, from 7 until 11 July 2025 (09h00-18h00 Geneva time). The online registration link will be available at https://events.ohchr.org

Additionally, in-person registration will be available before the beginning of each meeting. Time slots to sign up for the speakers’ list will be posted at the entrance of room XIX and next to the registration desk (close to the podium on the right).

Registration for list of speakers - registration schedule (work in progress)

The speakers will rotate among Member States, accredited Indigenous Peoples` Organisations, National Human Rights Institutions, UN agencies and any other stakeholders at the discretion of the Chair. Each Speaker can speak once per agenda item, limited to 3 minutes.

To facilitate the work of the interpreters and the accurate capture of recommendations made by the speaker, all speakers are encouraged to send transcripts of their statements in advance to [email protected] and to [email protected]. Statements must be in a Word document, and clearly indicate which organization is making the submission, and the name of the Item under which they are making the statement.

Interpretation will be available for the entire session of the session in all six official languages of the United Nations (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). Interventions may be delivered in any of these languages.

All session meetings will be broadcasted and archived on the United Nations Web TV.

SIDE EVENTS

Media and Outreach 

Journalists without UN credentials who wish to attend the EMRIP session with professional equipment should submit an online application on the Web site of the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit: https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/journalists. They will need to upload a letter of assignment on official letterhead from a bone fide media organization, signed by publisher, assignment editor or bureau chief, saying that the journalist is assigned to cover the 18^th EMRIP session. Approved applicants will receive an email confirmation with instructions for picking up the credentials. Individuals with NGO accreditation will not be issued press credentials. Letters of assignment from NGOs will not be accepted for press credentials.

https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/journalists

Without media accreditation by UN Geneva, media, including Indigenous community media will not be able to bring professional cameras and equipment into the United Nations.

REPRISALS

Addressing and preventing acts of intimidation and reprisals against individuals and groups seeking to cooperate with the United Nations on human rights has been a long-standing priority for the UN.

Intimidations and reprisals can take on different forms; For examples of acts of intimidation and reprisals, please see About acts of intimidation and reprisals and human rights | OHCHR.

The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) strongly condemns any form of intimidation or reprisals against individuals and groups who participate in the session or cooperate with the United Nations in the field of human rights. The safety and dignity of all participants, including Indigenous representatives, NGOs, and other stakeholders, shall be fully respected. EMRIP is committed to maintaining an environment of respect, dialogue, and understanding.

Everyone has the right to unhindered access to and communication with international bodies, including the EMRIP. Any act of intimidation or reprisals for cooperation with EMRIP and participation at official session of the EMRIP, can be reported orally to the Secretariat of EMRIP or in writing: [email protected] and to OHCHR reprisals team at: [email protected].

The identity of the individual or group reporting will be kept confidential.