As part of the observance of the International Day of the World's Indigenous People dancers of Kinding Sindaw perform a ritual dance of the Southern Philippines in the Visiotrs Plaza at Headquarters.

As part of the observance of the International Day of the World's Indigenous People at Headquarters, a conference is held to discuss the situation of the Indigenous.
Left to right: Ingunn Kroksnes, Programme Analyst, United Nations Development Programme; Teresa Prada de Mesa, Acting Director, International Labour Organization; Dr. Purificacion V. Quisumbing, Director, New York Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; Nina Sibal, Director, New York Office of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); and Roberto Borrero, Vice-President of the Non-Governmental Organization Committee on the Decade of Indigenous People.