E/2025/43 E/C.19/2025/8 Chapter II Venue, dates and proceedings of the session 108. By its decision 2024/333, the Economic and Social Council decided that the twenty-fourth session of the Permanent Forum would be held at United Nations Headquarters from 21 April to 2 May 2025. 109. At its 2nd and 3rd meetings, on 21 and 22 April, the Permanent Forum considered agenda item 5 (e), entitled “Interregional, intergenerational and global dialogue”. At its 15th meeting, on 2 May, the Forum considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I, sect. B). 110. At its 3rd and 4th meetings, on 22 April, the Permanent Forum considered agenda item 3, entitled “Discussion on the theme ‘Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples within United Nations Member States and the United Nations system, including identifying good practices and addressing challenges’”. At its 15th meeting, the Forum considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I, sect. B). 111. At its 5th and 6th meetings, on 23 April, the Permanent Forum considered agenda item 5 (g), entitled “Thematic dialogue on the financing of Indigenous Peoples’ work and participation across the multilateral and regional system”. For its consideration of the item, the Forum had before it two notes by the Secretariat, entitled “International financial architecture and the rights of Indigenous Peoples” (E/C.19/2025/3) and “The rights of Indigenous Peoples in the context of critical minerals to ensure a just transition” (E/C.19/2025/6). At its 15th meeting, the Forum considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I, sect. B). 112. At its 7th meeting, on 24 April, the Permanent Forum considered agenda item 5 (a), entitled “Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples”. At its 15th meeting, the Forum considered and adopted its recommendations on all items. 113. At its 8th and 9th meetings, on 25 April, the Permanent Forum considered agenda item 4, entitled “Discussion on the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum (economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health and human rights), with reference to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. For its consideration of the item, the Forum had before it four notes by the Secretariat, transmitting two reports, entitled “System-wide action plan for ensuring a coherent approach to achieving the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: implementation by the United Nations system” (E/C.19/2025/2) and “International expert group meeting on the theme ‘The rights of Indigenous Peoples, including those in voluntary isolation and initial contact in the context of critical minerals’” (E/C.19/2025/4), and two studies, entitled “Evaluating institutional structures to improve the health and wellness of Indigenous Peoples globally: the Indigenous determinants of health measurement instrument” (E/C.19/2025/5) and “Impact of colonization and armed conflicts on Indigenous Peoples’ rights: the imperative of peacebuilding” (E/C.19/2025/7). At its 15th meeting, the Forum considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I, sect. B). 114. At its 10th and 11th meetings, on 28 April, the Permanent Forum considered agenda item 5 (d), entitled “Human rights dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; annual review of progress on the implementation of general 25-07572 19/23