2025 GLOBAL OUTLOOK: NEEDS AND SOLUTIONS
343
Million People
1.9M
People
120+
Nations
Reviving life-sustaining traditions for displaced communities
Communities reconnecting with ancestral wisdom through cultural restoration programmes and traditional practices
Indigenous solutions rebuilding resilient futures
Land-back initiatives supporting Indigenous sovereignty and traditional ecological knowledge systems
Reawakening sacred food systems and seed sovereignty
Earth-honoring practices supporting biodiverse ecosystems and traditional foodways
Sacred Balance Should Be Our Natural State
In a world of abundance, where ancient traditions once ensured all beings lived in reciprocity, imbalance should not exist. Yet colonization, climate disruption, forced assimilation, and systemic inequality have severed 343 million people from their ancestral lifeways, with 1.9 million facing cultural extinction. In the Amazon and Sudan, sacred knowledge systems are already vanishing.
Guided by the prayers, dedication, and ancient expertise of millions of wisdom keepers, healers, and land defenders across 120+ nations, UAN fulfills its sacred duty. We:
Revive life-sustaining traditions
for communities displaced by conflict and ecological collapse
Restore Indigenous solutions
to rebuild resilient futures in alignment with natural law
Reawaken sacred food systems
seed sovereignty, and Earth-honoring practices
We work to strengthen intergenerational wisdom transmission for women and children, support Indigenous farmers and land stewards in revitalizing biodiverse ecosystems, help nations prepare for climate shifts using ancestral forecasting and adaptation practices, and nourish cultural vitality through language revival and ceremonial renewal.
In areas of conflict, we mediate through traditional peacemaking and use cultural restoration as a pathway to stability—a sacred work recognized by the Indigenous Earth Guardians Prize.
We Protect Life
For millions, UAN’s emergency cultural preservation and land-back initiatives mean the difference between survival and extinction.
Every day, UAN mobilizes:
Millions of knowledge carriers
(herbalists, storytellers, seed savers)
Hundreds of sacred trade routes
reviving Indigenous exchange networks
Hundreds ceremonial councils
facilitating conflict resolution
We Uphold Ancestral Accountability
UAN adheres to the highest standards of integrity, guided by natural law and transparency to the communities we serve.
We conduct:
Ceremonial audits
(Council of Elders review)
Independent evaluations
of cultural impact
Restorative justice processes
for grievances