DECLARATIONS

Below are a list of declarations that are related to pastoralists, indigenous and mobile peoples.

NEWS

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  The Ulaanbaatar Declaration 2026
      Global Pastoralist Gathering · IYRP 2026 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Declaration The Ulaanbaatar Declaration 2026 Adopted by pastoralist leaders, women, youth and allies gathered in Mongolia, the declaration sets out the movement’s shared demands for the rights, territories and mobility of pastoralist peoples. August 2026 Prior to the World Pastoralist Assembly, we joined pastoralist organisations… Read more: The Ulaanbaatar Declaration 2026
• Reading of the Kandy Declaration
  From a quiet nook at a terminal at the Eleftherios Venizelos, Athens International Airport, Khalid Khawaldeh, Global Coordinator of WAMIP, joined a two-part webinar titled “From Kandy to Belém and beyond: Presentation of the Political Outcomes of the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum.” The webinar was held to “revisit the rich discussions” of the Nyéléni Forum,… Read more: Reading of the Kandy Declaration
•  The Kandy Declaration is out!
  A historic milestone shaped through years of grassroots organising by the Nyéléni Alliance, and one that strongly recognises the struggles, rights, and contributions of mobile Indigenous peoples and pastoralists. At the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum in Sri Lanka, more than 700 delegates came together to reaffirm a shared political agenda for food sovereignty, justice, dignity… Read more:  The Kandy Declaration is out!
• Strengthening Pastoralists’ Rights in Eastern & Southern Africa with UNDROP
  WAMIP, in partnership with CETIM – a centre dedicated to supporting social movements in accessing UN human rights mechanisms – has just completed a regional training for our Eastern & Southern Africa members on how to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP). 📖 What… Read more: Strengthening Pastoralists’ Rights in Eastern & Southern Africa with UNDROP
• A statement of solidarity and support for Palestine
  On October 7, 2023, Israel’s aggressive occupation of Palestine reached a fever pitch. Since its establishment, Israel has been hostile to Palestinians, and now their war of genocide has been brought to the centre of the global stage. In the weeks since the unrelenting violence began, more than 4,000 Palestinian civilians have been killed and… Read more: A statement of solidarity and support for Palestine