Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact

Organization's name: Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact
Organization's acronym: AIPP
Former Name(s): ZAP
Headquarters address  
Address: 112, Moo 1,
Tambon Sanpranate, Amphur Sansai
Chiang Mai - 50210
Thailand
Phone: +66 (0) 53 343 539
Fax: +66 (0) 53 343 540
Email: aippmail@aippnet.org
Web site: http://www.aippnet.org/
Organization type: Indigenous Peoples Organizations
Languages:
  • English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:

Social Development:
  • Indigenous issues
Geographic scope: Regional
  • Asia
Country of activity:
  • India
  • Timor-Leste
  • Cambodia
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Philippines
  • Myanmar
  • Viet Nam
  • Bangladesh
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Nepal
  • Thailand
Mission statement:
Year established (YYYY): 1988
Year of registration (YYYY): 1992
Organizational structure: see link: https://aippnet.org/about-us/organization-structure/
Number and type of members: 48 member-organisations wherein 18 indigenous peoples’ national alliances/networks (national formations), 30 local and sub-national organizations. Of this number, 16 are ethnic based organizations, six (6) indigenous women and four (4) are indigenous youth organizations and one (1) organization of indigenous persons with disabilities.
Affiliation with NGO networks: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Global Environment Facility (GEF) Green Climate Fund (GCF) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Funding structure:
  • Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Fundraising campaigns
  • Foreign and international grants

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:
  • Indigenous people
Involvement in UN Partnerships: Yes
If yes, explain in detail: AIPP implemented the following projects in collaboration with the following UN bodies: -International Labour Organization (ILO) to improve indigenous peoples’ access to justice and development through strategic monitoring in Nepal and Thailand from 2014 to 2015. -commissioned studies on the National Legal and Policy Framework on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Vietnam and Thailand in 2015 for International Labour Organization (ILO) -project on ‘Empower Indigenous Women in Traditional Customary Institutions’ in collaboration with United Nations Trust Fund (UNTF) to end Violence Against Women, New York in Nepal, India and Philippines from 2010-2014 -a project on “Strengthening the Documentation and Advocacy Capacity of Indigenous Women for the Advancement of their Rights and Welfare on Land’ in India, Indonesia and Cambodia in collaboration with UN Women, Regioanal Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok from 2013-2014 -a project on indigenous peoples’ livelihood and food security with the support from the Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO RAP) from April-September 2014 -a project on climate change to facilitate indigenous peoples’ participation in the 21st session of the Conference of Parties (COP21) with the support the support from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) from August 2015-January 2016 -a project in partnership with the UN REDD Programme to facilitate dialogues among representatives of indigenous peoples, government and UN agencies in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Vietnam from January to May 2014
Affiliation with other organizations: Consultative Status with ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights; member of Coalition of Human Rights in Development, member of International Land Coalition and member of Global Environment NGO Facility network
Statements or documents submitted
Commission on Sustainable Development:
1. https://aippnet.org/indigenous-representatives-asia-stress-guaranteeing-land-rights-achieving-sustainable-development-goals-high-level-political-forum-2017/ 2. https://aippnet.org/asia-indigenous-peoples-caucus-on-the-role-of-the-permanent-forum-in-2030-agenda-for-sustainable-development/ 3. https://aippnet.org/comments-and-recommendations-by-the-asia-indigenous-peoples-pact-aipp-on-draft-asia-pacific-regional-road-map-on-the-implementation-of-the-2030-sustainable-development-agenda/

Social Development

Accreditation to: Indigenous Forum