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Iqaluit to Host Inuit Circumpolar Council’s 2026 General Assembly
𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 - The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) are pleased to announce that NTI has graciously accepted to host ICC’s 15th General Assembly next summer from July 22-25, 2026, in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.“We are excited to return...
ICC Canada Announces New President
17 September 2025 —Cambridge Bay—The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Canada is pleased to announce that Herb Nakimayak has been appointed interim President of ICC Canada until the next election, scheduled for the summer of 2026. Mr. Nakimayak was previously...
ICC: Although No Agreement Reached, We Are Not Leaving Empty Handed
The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting (INC) 5.2 in Geneva, Switzerland taking place from August 5 to 15, 2025, was supposed to be the last session of the negotiations to reach a treaty on plastic pollution.
ICC: The rights of Indigenous Peoples must be recognized in the Global Plastics Treaty
August 9th, 2025, Geneza, Switzerland - The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is in Geneva for the INC 5.2 session of the Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC) on a legally binding global treaty on plastic...
ICC CALLS FOR INUIT DATA SOVEREIGNTY AND PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL ECONOMIES AT UN EXPERT MECHANISM
July 14-18, 2025— Geneva, Switzerland—Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) participated in the 18th Session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) held 14-18 July 2025 in Geneva. This session brought global focus to the...

International Maritime Organization
This year Inuit Circumpolar Council became the first Indigenous Peoples Organization to gain permanent participant status at the International Maritime Organization.
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The Weather is Changing
The Weather is Changing, highlights how Inuit have been leaders, for decades, in the fight against climate change. The video looks at the past, present, and future of ICC’s advocacy in the climate change space.