International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2025 | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)
On 23 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided, in its resolution 49/214, that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year. The date marks the first meeting, in 1982, of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations.
This year, due to 9 August falling on a Saturday, the International Day observance will take place online on Friday, 8 August 2025.
This year’s theme is: “Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures”
Virtual Commemoration on 8 August 2025 - Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures
9:00am -10:30am EST/New York time
- Concept Note
- Tentative Programme
- Registration
- Interpretation will be available between English and Spanish, kindly provided by FILAC.
Event Format
Panel Discussion
View the Video of Event Commemoration on the International day of the World's Indigenous Peoples here
Messages on the Occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
- António Guterres, UN Secretary General
- CBD
- IFAD
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples
- UNESCO
- WFP- Message from Assistant Executive Director Valerie Guarnieri
- WIPO
Communications and Outreach
News items and articles
- UNDP: From data subjects to digital sovereigns : the impact of AI on Indigenous Peoples
- OHCHR: Indigenous sovereignty in the AI era
- UNESCO: The Digital Shift: What It Means for Indigenous Peoples and the Media
- UN News: Indigenous Peoples Day highlights AI’s risks and opportunities
- ONU Info: L’intelligence artificielle doit amplifier le savoir des autochtones et non perpétuer leur exclusion
- Noticias ONU: Día de los Pueblos Indígenas: La inteligencia artificial debe amplificar su sabiduría, no perpetuar su exclusión
- Новости ООН: Международный день коренных народов: влияние ИИ в центре внимания
- 联合国新闻: 土著人民日强调人工智能的风险与机遇
- UN News Urdu: قدیمی باشندوں کے حقوق کو مصنوعی ذہانت سے خطرہ، اقوام متحدہ
Social media
To see the communications and outreach package for the International Day, please visit our Trello board.
For social media engagement please use the below hashtags:
- English: #WeAreIndigenous | #IndigenousDay | #IndigenousPeoplesDay
- Spanish: #SomosIndígenas | #DíaPueblosIndígenas
- French: #NousSommesAutochtones | #JournéeAutochtones
- Portuguese: #SomosIndígenas | #DiaDosIndígenas | #DiaDosPovosIndígenas | #PovosIndígenas
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