A/HRC/10/56 page 6 3. Invites the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people and the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to contribute to the study; 4. Proposes that the Council authorize a two-day technical workshop/review to facilitate the finalization of the above-mentioned study. Proposal 4: Participation of indigenous peoples The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Noting paragraph 8 of Human Rights Council resolution 9/7, and considering the importance and need for indigenous peoples to follow-up on the work of the Expert Mechanism, 1. Proposes that the Human Rights Council suggests to the General Assembly to broaden the mandate of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations to help indigenous peoples to participate in the sessions of the Council and the treaty bodies; 2. Encourages the Board of Trustees to identify beneficiaries of the Fund who could effectively contribute to the thematic agenda of the Expert Mechanism. Proposal 5: Coordination with other United Nations bodies and mandates The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Bearing in mind paragraph 5 of Human Rights Council resolution 6/36, in which the Council decided that, in order for the Expert Mechanism to enhance cooperation and avoid duplicating the work of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people and the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, it should invite the Special Rapporteur and a member of the Permanent Forum to attend and contribute to its annual meeting, 1. Proposes that the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Expert Mechanism or a designated member thereof participate in the sessions of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; 2. Invites all relevant mandate-holders, in particular the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people and representatives of the Permanent Forum, to participate in the annual sessions of the Expert Mechanism. III. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION A. Attendance 2. The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples held its first session in Geneva from 1 to 3 October 2008. The members who participated in the session were Catherine Odimba (Congo), Jannie Lasimbang (Malaysia), John Henriksen (Norway), José Carlos Morales (Costa Rica) and José Mencio Molintas (Philippines).