A/HRC/12/32 page 6 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).

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