Q. Consider the following statements:

1. The World Council of Indigenous Peoples was formed in 1975.
2. The council has consultative status in the UN.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Notes: Both are correct statements. The World Council of Indigenous Peoples was formed in 1975. The World Council of Indigenous Peoples was a formal international body dedicated to having concepts of aboriginal rights accepted on a worldwide scale. The Council became subsequently the first of 11 indigenous NGOs to receive consultative status in the UN.

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