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Proposal 4. United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations
The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples:
Proposes that the Human Rights Council follow up further on the recommendation made
by the Expert Mechanism at its first session to expand the mandate of the United Nations
Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations to cover also the sessions of the Human Rights
Council and those of human rights treaty bodies.
Proposal 5. Follow-up to the Durban Review Conference
The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples:
1.
Notes the Outcome Document of the Durban Review Conference, in particular its
paragraph 73, which welcomes the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples and which urges States to take all necessary measures to implement the
rights of indigenous peoples in accordance with international human rights instruments without
discrimination;
2.
Proposes to the Human Rights Council that it invite the Expert Mechanism to make
proposals for the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples in line with the recommendation contained in paragraph 73 of the Durban Outcome
Document.
C. Other proposals
Proposal 6. United Nations specialized agencies
The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples:
1.
Notes the work undertaken by the United Nations at the national and regional levels
to promote respect for indigenous peoples’ rights;
2.
Encourages the specialized agencies of the United Nations to consider ways and
means of strengthening their activities and programmes in order to promote respect for and full
application of the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples, in line with article 42 of the Declaration.
III. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
A. Attendance
3.
The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples held its second session in
Geneva from 10 to 14 August 2009. The members who participated in the session were
Catherine Odimba Kombe (Congo), Jannie Lasimbang (Malaysia), John B. Henriksen (Norway),
José Carlos Morales Morales (Costa Rica) and José Mencio Molintas (Philippines).