Botswana Supports UN Declaration

Gaborone — Botswana supports the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, though the country does not accept or subscribe to the concept of labelling any particular tribe or ethnic group as "Indigenous Peoples," Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Slumber Tsogwane has said.

Delivering a statement at the ongoing 16th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York, Minister Tsogwane said the country's position is that all tribes and ethnic groups are indigenous to Botswana.

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