Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO)
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Headquarters		The Hague, Netherlands
Membership		701 population groups
Leaders
-	Secretary General	Marino Busdachin (since 2003)
Establishment		February 11, 1991
Population
-	estimate	c.200 million
Website http://www.unpo.org/
1	Last updated in May 2008.

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is a democratic, international organization. Its members are indigenous peoples, occupied nations, minorities and independent states or territories which lack representation internationally. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Unrepresented_Nations_and_Peoples_Organisation. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1350x625, 25 KB) Description Number of UNPO members (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation), which are on the territory of official countries, based on en:Unrepresented_Nations_and_Peoples_Organisation, filled into Image:BlankMap-World. ... Hague redirects here. ... A large number of international organizations and other bodies have a secretary general or secretary-general as their chief administrative officers or in other administrative capacities. ... Mr. ... is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... Look up Circa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The Latin word circa, literally meaning about, is often used to describe various dates (often birth and death dates) that are uncertain. ... For the political science journal, see International Organization. ... The term indigenous peoples has no universal, standard or fixed definition, but can be used about any ethnic group who inhabit the geographic region with which they have the earliest historical connection. ... This list includes only disputes between widely-recognized countries, and does not cover regions which have proclaimed independence but have not been recognized, nor regions which are seeking independence. ... For other uses, see Nation (disambiguation). ... The definition of a minority group can vary, depending on specific context, but generally refers to either a sociological sub-group that does not form either a majority or a plurality of the total population, or a group that, while not necessarily a numerical minority, is disadvantaged or otherwise has... For other uses, see State (disambiguation). ...

UNPO aims to protect the members' human and cultural rights, preserve their environments, and to find non-violent solutions to conflicts which affect them. UNPO provides a forum for member aspirations and assists its members to participate at an international level. This article is about the moral/legal concept. ...

UNPO members are generally not represented diplomatically (or only with a minor status, such as observer) in major international institutions, such as the United Nations. As a result, their ability to participate in the international community, and to have their concerns addressed by the global bodies mandated to protect human rights and address conflict, is limited. UN redirects here. ... Banners of the international community at the United Nations in Geneva The term international community is a political phrase that can refer to either: All the lands represented within the United Nations. ...

UNPO is dedicated to the five principles enshrined in its Covenant: A covenant, in its most general sense, is a solemn promise to do or not do something specified. ...

• The equal right to self-determination;
• Adherence to the internationally accepted human rights standards as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international instruments;
• Adherence to the principles of democratic pluralism and rejection of totalitarianism and religious intolerance;
• Promotion of non-violence and the rejection of terrorism as an instrument of policy; and
• Protection of the natural environment.

All members are required to sign and abide by the UNPO Covenant. They must affirm that they support the principle of nonviolence in their people’s struggle for a peaceful solution and that they apply the democratic methodology as their guiding principle. Please note that UNPO is not part of the United Nations in spite of the "UN" in its acronym. Self-determination is a principle in international law that a people ought to be able to determine their own governmental forms and structure free from outside influence. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (abbreviated UDHR) is an advisory declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (A/RES/217, 10 December 1948 at Palais de Chaillot, Paris). ... For other uses, see Democracy (disambiguation) and Democratic Party. ... Nonviolence (or non-violence) is a set of assumptions about morality, power and conflict that leads its proponents to reject the use of violence in efforts to attain social or political goals. ... The historic Blue Marble photograph, which helped bring environmentalism to the public eye. ... UN redirects here. ...

Members

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Former members

The following former members of the UNPO have since gained United Nations (UN) recognition: UN redirects here. ...

• Five former constitutive republics of the Soviet Union:
  • Three Baltic republics:
    • Estonia
    • Latvia
    • Lithuania
  • Two Transcaucasian republics:
    • Armenia
    • Georgia
• Other:
  • East Timor, former Portuguese colony, annexed by Indonesia
  • Palau (or Belau), formerly part of the US-administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

National motto: ? Official language English? Capital Saipan Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 78 (United States) 1,779 km² Negligible Population  - Total  - Density 132,929 (1980) N/Akm² GDP  - Total  - GDP/head N/A Currency US Dollar Time zone UTC: ? Independence UN trusteeship administered by the US Internet TLD none? Calling code...

Secretaries-General

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See also

• Micronations
• United Nations list of non-self-governing territories
• Universal Declaration of the Rights of Peoples
• Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Federal Union of European Nationalities

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External links

• UNPO Website
• UNPO Covenant
• UNPO Universal Declaration of the Rights of Peoples
• UNPO Tartu Coordination Office (Eastern Europe and Northern Asia)
• Fourth World: Nations Without a State, Nadesan Satyendra
• List of relevant links