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promotion of, respect for and the full application of the provisions of the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and follow-up on the effectiveness of the
Declaration;
2.
Also welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human
rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people and the official visits he has made
during the last year, takes note with appreciation of his report,2 and encourages all
Governments to respond favourably to his requests for visits;
3.
Requests the Special Rapporteur to report on the implementation of his
mandate to the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session;
4.
Welcomes the work of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples, and takes note with appreciation of the report on its third session;3
5.
Also welcomes the successful completion by the Expert Mechanism of its
progress report on the study on indigenous peoples and the right to participate in decisionmaking,4 encourages it to finalize the study in accordance with Council resolution 12/13,
taking into account the discussions held at its third session, and requests it to give examples
of good practices at different levels of decision-making;
6.
Further welcomes the practice adopted during the third session of the Expert
Mechanism to devote specific time to discussion of past mandated thematic studies of the
Mechanism, and encourages States to participate in and contribute to these discussions;
7.
Decides, bearing in mind paragraph 7 of Council resolution 12/13, to hold, on
an annual basis, and without prejudice to the outcome of the Council’s review of its work
and functioning, an interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism following the
presentation of its report, within existing resources;
8.
Also decides to hold, within existing resources, at its eighteenth session, a
half-day panel on the role of languages and culture in the promotion and protection of the
well-being and identity of indigenous peoples;
9.
Further decides, bearing in mind the need to ensure continuity in the
functioning of the Expert Mechanism and pursuant to paragraph 8 of resolution 12/13, that,
while the regular mandate of the members of the Expert Mechanism shall continue to be
three years in accordance with paragraph 6 of Council resolution 6/36, two out of five
members to be elected in 2011 shall serve for two years, and that the staggering of the
terms of membership shall be defined by the drawing of lots by the President of the Council
after the election of the five members;
10.
Welcomes the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights on the practical implications of a change in the mandate of the Voluntary
Fund for Indigenous Populations,5 and recommends that the General Assembly approve the
expansion of the mandate of the Voluntary Fund so that it can also be used to assist
representatives of indigenous communities and indigenous organizations to attend sessions
of the Council and of human rights treaty bodies, based on diverse and renewed
participation and in accordance with relevant rules and regulations, including Economic
and Social Council resolution 1996/31 of 25 July 1996;
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A/HRC/15/37.
A/HRC/15/36.
A/HRC/15/35.
A/HRC/15/38.