“Economic empowerment of indigenous peoples, with a focus on women and youth”, will be the overall theme for the third global meeting of the Indigenous Peoples Forum at IFAD, scheduled to take place at IFAD Headquarters in Rome on Friday 10 and Monday 13 February 2017. This will also be the theme of the regional consultations that will be organized in preparation for the global meeting between November and December 2016.

For more information and background on the Indigenous People's Forum, visit the IFAD website.