Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is a democratic, international membership organization. Its members are indigenous peoples, occupied nations, minorities and independent states or territories who have joined together to protect their human and cultural rights, preserve their environments, and to find non-violent solutions to conflicts which affect them. UNPO provides a legitimate and established international forum for member aspirations and assists its members in effective participation at an international level.

Although UNPO members have different goals and aspirations, they share one condition – they are not represented in major international fora, 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.

In today’s world, over 90 percent of conflicts are intrastate. UNPO was founded and designed to fill the gap left by today’s international system and its institutions. Notably, it is the members of the organization, the peoples who are most effected by the shortcomings of the international system, who have created the organization.

UNPO is dedicated to the five principles enshrined in its Charter: Non-violence, Human Rights, Self-determination and democracy, Environmental Protection, and Tolerance.

Note: In spite of the 'UN' in its acronym, UNPO is not related to the United Nations organization.

Former members:

1. Armenia
2. East Timor
3. Estonia
4. Georgia
5. Latvia
6. Palau

See also

• Universal Declaration of the Rights of Peoples

External links

• UNPO website
• UNPO Tartu Coordination Office (Eastern Europe and Northern Asia)
• UNPO's "Universal Declaration of the Rights of Peoples"
• Fourth World - Nations Without a State- Nadesan Satyendra
• List of relevant links