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131. At its 13th meeting, on 16 May, the Forum considered agenda item 9, “Future
work of the Permanent Forum, including issues of the Economic and Social Council
and emerging issues”. For its consideration of the item, the Forum had before it a
note by the secretariat entitled “Ongoing priorities and themes” (E/C.19/2012/2) and
documents entitled “Analysis of the duty of the State to protect indigenous peoples
affected by transnational corporations and other business enterprises”
(E/C.19/2012/3) and “Implementation of the recommendations of the Permanent
Forum on Indigenous Issues” (E/C.19/2012/7). At its 15th meeting, on 18 May, the
Forum considered and adopted a draft decision and its recommendations submitted
under agenda item 9 (see chap. I, sects. A and B).
132. At its 14th meeting, on 17 May, the Forum considered agenda item 10, “Draft
agenda for the twelfth session of the Permanent Forum”. At its 15th meeting, on
18 May, the Forum considered and adopted a draft decision submitted under agenda
item 10 (see chap. I, sect. A).
High-level event to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
133. On 17 May 2012, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 66/142, the
Secretary-General convened a high-level event to commemorate the fifth
anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples. Statements were made by the Secretary-General (by video
message); the President of the General Assembly; the Assistant Secretary-General
for Human Rights; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Plurinational State of
Bolivia; the Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; the Former Chair
of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations; the Chair of the Expert
Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; the Special Rapporteur on the
rights of indigenous peoples; representatives of Australia, Ecuador, Denmark, El
Salvador, Finland, Germany, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Sweden, the United
States of America and the European Union; and representatives of the regional
Indigenous Peoples’ caucuses, the Indigenous Women’s caucus and the Indigenous
Youth caucus. A statement was also delivered on behalf of the President of Slovenia
and former member of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations.
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