International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs

International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs

Founded	1968
Type	Non-governmental organization
Focus	Indigenous rights
Location	Copenhagen, Denmark
Area served	Worldwide
Employees	18 (2019)[1]
Website	iwgia.org

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The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) is an independent and non-profit international human rights-based membership organization, whose central charter is to endorse and promote the collective rights of the world's indigenous peoples.^[3] Established in 1968, the IWGIA is registered as a non-profit organization in Denmark, with the head office of its secretariat based in Copenhagen. IWGIA's work is primarily funded by the Nordic Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the European Union.

IWGIA holds consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and has observer status with the Arctic Council and with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.