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Opening Statement by the IIPFCC at COP28

On Day 1 of COP28, Pema Wangmo Lama Mugum, an Indigenous Youth activist from the Mugum Indigenous Nations in Asia, from the National Indigenous Women's Federation - NIWF NEPAL read the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change opening statement.

“We commit to working with States to implement real solutions based on our knowledge, practices, time-tested sciences, reciprocity with the natural world and Mother Earth, and the full exercise of our rights. Our collective survival is at stake and our children and future generations require action without delay.” ~ Pema Wangmo Lama Mugum, Mugum Indigenous Nations

> Watch the full opening statement here: https://www.youtube.com/live/kh872ctTc10?si=o8HCzlyuIQqmN4LH

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