E/2005/43 E/C.19/2005/9 Chapter III Special theme: “Millennium Development Goals and indigenous peoples” A. Goal 1 of the Millennium Development Goals: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger 1. The Forum considered agenda item 3 (a) at its 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 15th and 16th meetings, on 16, 17, 18 and 27 May 2005. 2. At the 2nd meeting, on 16 May, presentations were made by Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mark Malloch-Brown, UNDP Administrator and Chair of the United Nations Development Group, and Jeffrey Sachs, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General and Director of the Millennium Project. 3. Also at the same meeting, the Forum engaged in an interactive dialogue, and interventions were made by the following members of the Forum: Parshuram Tamang, Wilton Littlechild, Aqqaluk Lynge, Nina Pacari Vega, Pavel Sulyandziga, Hassan Id Balkassm, William Langeveldt, Ida Nicolaisen, Michael Dodson, Eduardo Aguilar de Almeida and Otilia Lux de Coti. 4. At the same meeting, statements were also made by the representatives of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). 5. At its 3rd meeting, on 17 May, the Forum continued its discussion on the item and an interactive dialogue was conducted among the following agencies: the World Bank, ILO, UNDP, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and UNESCO, and the following members of the Forum: Parshuram Tamang, Wilton Littlechild, Yuri Boychenko, Qin Xiaomei, Nina Pacari Vega, Ida Nicolaisen, Liliane Muzangi Mbela, Hassan Id Balkassm, Merike Kokajev, Pavel Sulyandziga, William Langenveldt, Aqqaluk Lynge, and Otilia Lux de Coti. 6. At the 4th meeting, statements were made by the following representatives of indigenous people’s organizations and Member States: Canada, Greece, the Russian Federation, Australia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Norway, Finland, Brazil, Spain, The Rapanui Parliament and Council of Chief, Tavini Hui Raatira — No Te Ao Maohi French Polynesia, Bougainville Autonomous Government, The Pacific Concerns Resource Center, The Indigenous World Association, The Koani Foundation, World Council of Churches, Pacific, Nauru Island Association, Turanga, Tuvanauta Komiuntie, Comisión Juridica para el Autodesarrollo de los Pueblos Originarios Andinos (CAPAJ), Land is Life, International Indigenous Women’s Forum, Asia Caucus, Native Women’s Association of Canada, Caribbean and Antilles Indigenous Peoples Caucus and Diaspora, Asociación de la Juventud Indígena de Argentina, Rongmei Women Organization, Khmers Kampuchea-Krom 25