Joint statement by the Nordic Countries, held by Pasi Pöysäri, Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations, at the 16th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Follow-up on the recommendations of the Permanent Forum: (Item 3) (a) Empowerment of Indigenous women, (b) Indigenous Youth, 27 April 2017

Joint statement by the Nordic Countries, held by Pasi Pöysäri, Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations, at the 16th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Follow-up on the recommendations of the Permanent Forum: (Item 3) (a) Empowerment of Indigenous women, (b) Indigenous Youth, 27 April 2017

Statement by Asko Välimaa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice of Finland, at the High-Level Event of the General Assembly to mark the Tenth Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 25 April 2017

Statement by Asko Välimaa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice of Finland, at the High-Level Event of the General Assembly to mark the Tenth Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 25 April 2017

Statement by Asko Välimaa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice of Finland, at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (16th session, Item 8) 24 April 2017

Statement by Asko Välimaa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice of Finland, at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (16th session, Item 8) 24 April 2017

The 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women ends this week at the UN. The two week session brought together thousands of government and civil society representatives from around the globe. The main theme this year was the economical empowerment of women in a changing world of work. Other widely discussed topics included the empowerment of indigenous women and violence against women.

Kuluneen kahden viikon ajan YK:lla on keskitytty naisten oikeuksiin ja tasa-arvoon. YK:n 61. naisten asemaa käsittelevän toimikunnan istuntoon osallistui tuhansia hallitusten ja kansalaisyhteiskunnan edustajia ympäri maailmaa. Kokous on yksi YK:n suurimmista vuosittaisista tapahtumista. Keskustelun pääteemana tänä vuonna oli naisten taloudellinen voimaantuminen muuttuvassa työmaailmassa.

Statement by Pirkko Mattila, Minister of Social Affairs and Health of Finland, at the Commission on the Status of Women (61st session), 15 January 2017

Suomen pysyvä edustusto YK:ssa New Yorkissa etsii ammattikorkeakouluharjoittelijaa 5-6 kuukaudeksi  alkaen 2.5.2017 tai sopimuksen mukaan.