E/2011/43 E/C.19/2011/14 Chapter I Matters calling for action by the Economic and Social Council or brought to its attention A. Draft decisions recommended by the Permanent Forum for adoption by the Council 1. The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the following draft decisions: Draft decision I International expert group meeting on the theme “Combating violence against indigenous women and girls: article 22 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” The Economic and Social Council decides to authorize a three-day international expert group meeting on the theme “Combating violence against indigenous women and girls: article 22 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” and requests that the results of the meeting be reported to the Permanent Forum at its eleventh session, to the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session and to the Commission on the Status of Women at its fiftysixth session in 2012. Draft decision II Venue and dates of the eleventh session of the Permanent Forum The Economic and Social Council decides that the eleventh session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues shall be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, from 7 to 18 May 2012. Draft decision III Report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on its tenth session and provisional agenda for its eleventh session The Economic and Social Council, (a) Takes note of the report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on its tenth session; (b) Approves the provisional agenda for the eleventh session of the Permanent Forum as set out below: 1. Election of officers. 2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work. 3. Discussion on the special theme for the year: “The Doctrine of Discovery: its enduring impact on indigenous peoples and the right to redress for past conquests (articles 28 and 37 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples)”. 4. Human rights: (a) 11-37063 Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; 1

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