[1] Indigenous Peoples participate in the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore as observers for their respective organizations, but also collectively through the informal Indigenous Caucus, "averaging around 25 to 30 people per session.
[3]The Indigenous Caucus also participated[4] in the Diplomatic Conference on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge which concluded the GRATK Treaty in May 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.
During the Conference, the Caucus served as a coordinating forum, enabling its participants with "pivotal roles in liaising with their respective country delegations and others they could connect with.
[7] As a participant to the Caucus related during the Diplomatic Conference:The process gets truncated from now on with a much smaller group of representatives, including a rotating member of the Indigenous Caucus, participating in informal negotiations before wording is brought back to the two committees and then to a legal drafting group and into the final plenary session by Friday [24 May].
[8]The United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights (UNFBHR) also has a Caucus of Indigenous Peoples.