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Rapporteur fully acknowledges the difficulties in confronting and overcoming those
continuing problems, she hopes to be able to make headway on tackling some of the
obstacles during the course of her mandate.
In accordance with her mandate from the Council, the Special Rapporteur intends to
carry out her work within those areas generally targeted by special procedures mandate
holders, i.e.: the promotion of good practices, country assessments, communications
concerning alleged human rights violations and thematic studies. While carrying out work
in those areas, she will coordinate her activities with the other two United Nations
mechanisms with a specific mandate concerning indigenous peoples, as well as with the
treaty bodies and regional human rights systems. In all of that work, the Special Rapporteur
intends to follow up and reinforce the observations and recommendations made by her
predecessors. There are numerous issues that merit thematic attention. Nevertheless, in
order to maximize the impact of her investigations, the Special Rapporteur intends to focus
particular efforts over the next three years of her mandate on issues surrounding the
economic, social, cultural and environmental rights of indigenous peoples.
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