World Mountain People Association (WMPA)

Association des populations des montagnes du monde (APMM)
Asociación de Poblaciones de Montaña del Mundo (APMM)
Vereinigung der Bergbevölkerungen der Welt (VBBW)
Associazione delle Popolazioni delle Montagne del Mondo (APMM)

Contact Details

Main address: Dir: Claudine Stanislas, 50 boulevard Malesherbes, F-75008, Paris, France, Tel: (33 1) 42 93 86 60, Fax: (33 1) 45 22 28 18, E-mail: c.stanislas (at) apmm-wmpa.org , E-mail (2): contact (at) mountainpeople.org

Pres: Jean Lassalle, 50 boulevard Malesherbes, F-75008, Paris, France

URL: http://www.mountainpeople.org/

Aims

Raise awareness among governments and public opinion of global economic, social, environmental and cultural challenges represented by mountain areas; promote equitable and sustainable development of mountain areas; open a new international space of dialogue and cooperation on mountain issues between all the stakeholders.

Official Relations

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)^* (Consultative Status).

Activities

Assists constitution of local and regional associations; brings people together worldwide who work in the field; assists in establishment of exchange and resource centres; organizes forums at regional level to inform governments and administrations of the wishes, needs and expertise capacity of local communities; works to intensify action at global level everywhere decisions having an impact on mountain people are taken.

Publications

WMPA Newsletter. Charter for World Mountain People (2003). Presentation leaflet.

Members

Representatives of organizations, communities or other form of local political organization of mountain groups; representatives of organizations of civil society working for mountain people (NGOs, social-professional groups, etc); scientists, researchers or experts working alongside mountain people. Members in 40 countries and territories:

• Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

• Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).

• Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan.

• Andorra, Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Switzerland.

UNESCO NGO Section Data

Type of Relation with UNESCOConsulatative Status

Admission Date2009

Programme sector: EDYes

Programme sector: SCYes

Programme sector: SHSNo

Programme sector: CLTYes

Programme sector: CIINo

Programme sector: BSPNo

Programme sector: AFRNo

Name and contact details of NGO focal point at UNESCOM. Poussin Georges
CLT/ACE/CES
g.poussin@unesco.org

History2001 Creation 2009 Admission to operational relations (184 EX/29 et 184 EX/ONG.2) (184 EX/Dec.29)

Contribution to UNESCO's programmes Owing to meetings with NGO focal points in the programme sectors various areas of cooperation have been identified. Cooperation with the culture sector should focus on matters concerning tourism, mountains and development, while that with the social sciences sector, should focus on matters relating to global warming and biodiversity. In addition, a project entailing cooperation with the education sector in order to promote literacy among mountain peoples in Lesotho and South Africa to build a school for girls in the mountains of Pakistan with support from the Aga Khan Foundation is envisaged. Cooperation appears promising to all sectors.

Keywords Literacy,Biodiversity,Climate,Development

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