A/HRC/24/41 Annex [English only] Summary of activities of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, 2012-2013 1. This following details the activities carried out by the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples pursuant to his mandate since he last reported to the Human Rights Council in 2012. Professor James Anaya is currently in the final year of his mandate, which ends 30 April 2014. Accordingly, the present report is the last report he submits to the Human Rights Council. However, he looks forward to bringing to the attention of the Council, through his successor, the activities undertaken during the remainder of his mandate. 2. The Special Rapporteur is grateful for the support provided by the staff at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. He would also like to thank the staff and researchers of the Special Rapporteur support project at the University of Arizona for their on-going assistance with all aspects of his work. Further, he would like to thank the many indigenous peoples, Governments, United Nations bodies and agencies, non-governmental organizations, and others that have cooperated with him over the past years in the implementation of his mandate. A. Coordination with other human rights mechanisms and processes 3. Before detailing the tasks carried out under his own areas of work over the past year, the Special Rapporteur would like to describe to the Human Rights Council his efforts to coordinate with the other United Nations mechanisms that deal with indigenous issues, in particular the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Coordination with these and other institutions is a fundamental aspect of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, as the Human Rights Council calls on him “To work in close cooperation and coordination with other special procedures and subsidiary organs of the Council, in particular with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, relevant United Nations bodies, the treaty bodies and regional human rights organizations;
 [and] to work in close cooperation with the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and to participate in its annual session” (Council resolution 15/14, para. 1 (d) and (e)). 4. As in past years, the Special Rapporteur has participated in the annual sessions of these mechanisms, during which he has held parallel meetings with the numerous indigenous representatives and organizations that attend these sessions. These meetings provide a valuable opportunity for indigenous peoples to present cases of specific allegations of human rights violations and often result in action taken by the Special Rapporteur through the communications procedure, addressed below, or other follow up. During the sessions of the Permanent Forum and the Expert Mechanism, the Special Rapporteur also gave statements and participated in a lengthy interactive dialogue with Governments, indigenous representatives, and others present. 5. Also with respect to coordination with United Nations processes, on several occasions over the past year, the Special Rapporteur has participated in preparations for the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, which will be convened by the General 22