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PACOS earns UN recognition

First published on 10/12/2017, and last updated on 01/06/2018

Kota Kinabalu: Pacos Trust, a Sabah-based Indigenous Peoples rights advocacy organisation, received the Malaysia United Nations Award 2017, Tuesday, in recognition of its outstanding contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SGD).

The community-based organisation, which is dedicated towards engaging and empowering indigenous people in areas such as protecting their identity, land, culture and tradition, received the award for promoting the Leaving No One Behind principle and reaching those furthest behind, especially in Sabah and Sarawak.

“Leaving No One Behind” is a principle which is at the core of the effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, making it truthfully universal and transformative.

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