E/2024/43 E/C.19/2024/8 Chapter IV Organization of the session A. Opening and duration of the session 163. The Permanent Forum held its twenty-third session at United Nations Headquarters from 15 to 26 April 2024. It held 14 formal meetings, including 3 closed meetings, and 10 informal meetings, including 3 other closed meetings and 2 meetings in parallel, twice, to consider the items on its agenda. 164. At the 1st meeting, on 15 April, the session was opened by the temporary Chair, the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. At the opening ceremony, the traditional Chief of the Onondaga Nation, Tadodaho Sid Hill, delivered a welcoming address. 165. At the same meeting, statements were made by the President of the General Assembly, the President of the Economic and Social Council, the Under-SecretaryGeneral for Economic and Social Affairs, the Vice-President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the Minister for Indigenous Peoples of Brazil. B. Attendance 166. Members of the Permanent Forum and representatives of Governments, intergovernmental organizations and bodies, United Nations entities and non-governmental and Indigenous organizations attended the session. The list of participants will be published in due course. C. Election of officers 167. At its 1st meeting, the Permanent Forum elected the following members of the Bureau by acclamation: Chair: Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim Vice-Chairs: Keith M. Harper Aluki Kotierk Hannah McGlade Hanieh Moghani Rodrigo Eduardo Paillalef Monnard Rapporteur: Suleiman Mamutov D. Agenda 168. At its 1st meeting, the Permanent Forum adopted the provisional agenda contained in document E/C.19/2024/1. 24-07820 27/28