YACHAY WASI
("House
of Learning" in the Quechua Language of Peru)
civilization. The Inka empire was called TAWANTINSUYU (the Four Quarters) and extended
through South America. The Four Quarters were:
NEW: Yachay Wasi will man an Information Desk and have an audio-visual presentation for its "Recovery of the Circuit of Four Lakes" on 12 May 2008 in the Partnership Fair of the 16th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development
Yachay Wasi is starting a Campaign of planting ONE MILLION TREES in the Circuit of Four Lakes
Recovery of the Circuit of Four Lakes is selected as Best Practice for UN ECOSOC NGO Forum
NEW: Yachay Wasi Newsletter Winter 2007/2008
an ongoing project in the Peruvian Andes
Video Clip on Recovery of the Circuit of Four Lakes filmed in August 2007 by Justin Lipson, filmmaker, journalist, director of Justice Productions.
NEW: Partnership is described on pgs 7 & 8 of UN Document submitted by the UN Dept of Economic and Social Affairs to the 7th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (21 April - 2 May 2008)
UN Document (Spanish) - UN Document (French)
Yachay Wasi President Luis Delgado Hurtado, Cuzco, Peru, was invited to attend the (July 9, 2007).
The White House Conference on the Americas was hosted by President and Mrs. Bush. The Conference brought together a total of 250 voluntary organizations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, and foundations to discuss and highlight the vast array of societal interaction between the United States and its neighbors to better the lives of the region’s citizens.
On July 6, Luis and other representatives from NGOs in Peru, met with the US Ambassador in Lima.
13 September 2007 - UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Adoption by UN General Assembly
"UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, its pending adoption by UN General Assembly"
Les Malezer, Australia and Hjalmar Dahl, Greenland, address Public Information meeting on 2 August 2007 at NYC Baha'i Center.
Statement by Chairperson of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus at UN Press Conference (18 July 2007)
Marie-Danielle Samuel, Yachay Wasi's main representative to the UN, attended UNESCO General Conference in Paris (16 October - 3 November 2007)
The Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was released on 2 February 2007 in Paris.
As a tribute to outgoing Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Yachay Wasi recalls his visit to Machu Picchu on 12 November 2003.
60 Ways the United Nations makes a difference
A photograph by Luis Delgado Hurtado, president of Yachay Wasi, is featured in a brochure published by the UN Department of Public Information for the 60th anniversary of the United Nations.
See page 48: The 60th way "Improving the plight of Indigenous peoples"
Sacred Sites and the Environment from an Indigenous perspective 19 May 2006 - Organized by Yachay Wasi - Hosted by UNEP UN Radio interview with Luis Delgado Hurtado, Yachay Wasi president, 24 May 2006 UN Radio segment on Indigenous Sacred Sites recorded during event aired on 10 August 2006
of the Fifth Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at UN Hqrs in NYC
Yachay Wasi is featured in the first issue of UNESCO's newsletter (June 2004). Articles provide information on a range of different activities pertaining to a Culture of Peace, including efforts from civil society. English and French
WORLD DAY FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY FOR DIALOGUE AND DEVELOPMENT
21 May 2003 at UN Hqrs - Sponsored by UNESCO in collaboration with Yachay Wasi
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Updated May 7, 2008
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