Aims and Objectives: • To serve as a forum for sharing aspirations, ideas and experiences, consolidating cooperation and solidarity and coordination and organizing campaigns on issues affecting indigenous peoples in Asia. • To encourage community reflection and action to ensure peace and security for the future of indigenous peoples in Asia. • To develop research programme and systematic documentation of the various issues and aspects of indigenous peoples lives and to publish and disseminate them. • To advocate the cause of indigenous peoples and co-ordinate with other organizations and movements for the realization of the aspirations of indigenous peoples of Asia.