A/HRC/RES/45/12 address these effects, including the elimination of barriers, such as language barriers, to the effective participation of indigenous peoples in matters affecting their rights, 1. Acknowledges the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the rights of indigenous peoples,6 and requests the High Commissioner to continue to submit to the Human Rights Council an annual report on the rights of indigenous peoples containing information on the relevant developments in human rights bodies and mechanisms and the activities undertaken by the Office of the High Commissioner at headquarters and in the field that contribute to the promotion of, respect for and the full application of the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and follow up on the effectiveness of the Declaration; 2. Welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, and encourages all Governments to respond favourably to the requests of the mandate holder for visits and to respond to communications; 3. Also welcomes the work of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,7 including its intersessional activities, and requests the Office of the High Commissioner to ensure timely translation in all official languages of the United Nations and distribution of its reports to the Council and pre-session translation of the studies and reports of the Expert Mechanism, in accordance with Council resolution 33/25 of 30 September 2016; 4. Strongly encourages States to participate actively in the sessions of the Expert Mechanism and to engage in dialogue with it, including during its intersessional activities; 5. Urges States and other potential donors to contribute to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples, and notes with satisfaction the expansion of its mandate in order to support the participation of indigenous peoples, including indigenous women, youth and persons with disabilities, in United Nations business and human rights and climate change processes; 6. Acknowledges the efforts of States, indigenous peoples and United Nations agencies to engage with the Expert Mechanism under its current mandate to facilitate dialogue, when agreeable to all parties, to provide technical assistance and coordination in order to achieve the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, encourages all parties to consider the Expert Mechanism’s initiation of country engagements upon the request of States and indigenous peoples, and acknowledges the engagement of those States that have already collaborated with the Expert Mechanism under its current mandate; 7. Notes that the next study of the Expert Mechanism, to be finalized by 2021, will focus on the rights of indigenous children, and acknowledges the efforts made to improve complementarity and to avoid duplication among the reports prepared by the Expert Mechanism, the Special Rapporteur and the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; 8. Acknowledges the progress and outcomes of and lessons learned from the International Year of Indigenous Languages in 2019 through the activities led by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; 9. Welcomes the proclamation of the period 2022–2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, to draw attention to the critical loss of indigenous languages and the urgent need to preserve, revitalize and promote indigenous languages and to take urgent steps at the national and international levels;8 10. Takes note of the outcome document of the high-level event held in February 2020 on the occasion of the closing of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages, entitled “Los Pinos Declaration [Chapoltepek] – Making a Decade of Action for Indigenous Languages”, to inspire a global plan of action for the Decade; 6 7 8 A/HRC/45/22. A/HRC/45/61. General Assembly resolution 74/135. 3