United Nations NGO Committee on Indigenous Rights

Sunray Meditation Society (Sunray) is an accredited member of Department of Global Communications of the United Nations (UN) and its Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.  This Committee has the goals of:

  1. Educating Indigenous and other societies about Indigenous peoples, their history, culture, language, rights, aspirations, and contemporary issues of concern; and
  2. Supporting the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The Committee’s activities are focused on supporting the:

  • Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
  • Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues;
  • International Days, especially the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples;
  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
  • Agenda 2030 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; and
  • Education of the international community about the concerns and issues facing indigenous peoples.

Sunray’s work is aligned with and helps to advance 3 of the 15 Sustainable Development Goals. Read more about Sunray’s NGO Activities.

Sunray at the UN
Representatives: Badjao, Ati and Bukidnon tribes, Philippines, Sunray Meditation Society, Kumeyaay, North America, International Presentation Association at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, May 2017