Bolivian VP nominated for UN top position

Bolivian VP nominated for UN top position

Bolivia’s Unity Pact, representing 36 indigenous-peasant nations, has nominated Vice President David Choquehuanca as an indigenous candidate for UN Secretary-General during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York. The nomination aligns with the Latin American and Caribbean region’s turn for the position.

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During the UN’s annual Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Bolivia held a press briefing on the country’s proposals to address such matters as asking the General Assembly to recognize the “cosmobiocentric view” of Indigenous people, April 24, 2025. From left, Justo Molina Barranco, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of the East, Chaco and Amazonia; Guillermina Cuno Huanca, executive secretary of the Bartolina Sisa Women’s Con…

🔊 Listen to this news Community Citizens' representative, Alberto Astorga, has criticized the proposal that David Choquehuanca assume the position of Secretary General of the United Nations (UN). Astorga called the idea a "bad joke" and questioned Choquehuanca's performance in his role as vice president. Meanwhile, Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) senator Félix Ajpi expressed his pride in Choquehuanca's nomination. However, he also noted that th…

Photo: Contributed In the framework of the twenty-fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), the Ministry of Public Defence of Paraguay presented a key proposal for strengthening the rights of indigenous peoples: the creation of a National Network for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The initiative, described as innovative and ambitious, seeks to articulate an effective State presence in indigenous terri…

In the 24th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York, the Pact of Unity of Bolivia supported Vice President David Choquehuanca as an indigenous candidate to occupy the United Nations General Secretariat.In the 24th Period of Sessions of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York, the Pact of Unity of Bolivia supported Vice President David Choquehuanca as an indigenous candidate to oc…

Havana, Apr 25 (RHC) Bolivia's Vice President, David Choquehuanca, is today listed as a possible indigenous candidate for Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), following his proposal in New York for the Pact of Unity of the Plurinational State.