A/HRC/30/54 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 August 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirtieth session Agenda item 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms Summary of responses to the questionnaire seeking the views of States and indigenous peoples on best practices regarding possible appropriate measures and implementation strategies to attain the goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Report of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Summary The present conference room paper contains a draft summary of responses from States and indigenous peoples to the questionnaires seeking their views on best practices regarding possible appropriate measures and implementation strategies to attain the goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as requested by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 27/13. Following discussions at the eighth session, the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will finalize this document for submission to the Human Rights Council at its thirtieth session. GE.15-13902(E) *1513902*