IPETCA, officially the Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement, is a non-binding economic arrangement for promoting the economic empowerment of indigenous peoples in the Asia Pacific region, established in 2021.[3]
Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement | |
|---|---|
| Membership | |
| Establishment | |
• Ottawa | 1 July 2022[2] |
History
editFounding
editNew Zealand and other APEC economies begin to develop IPETCA since February 2021. The New Zealand foreign affairs minister, Nanaia Mahuta, later announced the IPETCA in December 2021[4][5] and Canada joined the IPETCA in the same month.[6] Australia and Taiwan later joined IPETCA in 2021 and 2022 respectively and became part of the founding members of the IPETCA.[7][8][9]
The IPETCA has a focus on addressing indigenous trade issues, raising awareness of Indigenous economies within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and increasing economic cooperation between indigenous peoples.[10] Activities under IPETCA is to be facilitated by the IPETCA Partnership Council.[11]
References
edit- ^ Used the name of "Chinese Taipei".
- ^ "IPETCA launched in Ottawa by Taiwan, Australia, Canada, New Zealand". Taiwan Today. July 2022.
- ^ Trade, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and. "The Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement". New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Nanaia Mahuta announces indigenous peoples trade arrangement". NZ Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Arrangement to forge new economic pathways for Indigenous Peoples". The Beehive. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Canada endorses Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement". Global Affairs Canada. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Indigenous Peoples and International Trade: Building Equitable and Inclusive International Trade and Investment Agreements". Cambridge University Press. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "我國正式加入「原住民族經濟貿易合作協議」，與紐西蘭、加拿大及澳洲共同成為創始成員". 中華民國外交部全球資訊網 (in Chinese). 21 January 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Taiwan joins international Indigenous peoples trade pact – Focus Taiwan". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Indigenous Traditional Knowledge in the Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement (IPETCA) – IP Osgoode". IP Osgoode. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Overview: The Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement". Government of Canada. Retrieved 8 February 2023.