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Chapter II
Venue, dates and proceedings of the session
99. By its decision 2022/353, the Economic and Social Council decided that the
twenty-second session of the Permanent Forum would be held at United Nations
Headquarters from 17 to 28 April 2023.
100. At its 3rd and 4th meetings, on 18 April, the Permanent Forum considered
agenda item 3, entitled “Discussion on the theme, ‘Indigenous Peoples, human health,
planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach’”. For its
consideration of the item, the Permanent Forum had before it a note by the Secretariat
transmitting the findings of a study, commissioned by the Permanent Forum, on
Indigenous determinants of health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
(E/C.19/2023/5). At its 13th meeting, on 28 April, the Permanent Forum considered
and adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I, sect. B).
101. At its 7th and 9th meetings, on 20 and 24 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 Permanent Forum had before it three notes by the
Secretariat, 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: implementation by the United Nations
system” (E/C.19/2023/2); “Indigenous determinants of health in the 2030 Agenda”
(E/C.19/2023/5); and “Implementing free, prior and informed consent in the context
of Indigenous Peoples” (E/C.19/2023/6). At its 13th meeting, the Permanent Forum
considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I,
sect. B).
102. At its 9th meeting, the Permanent Forum considered agenda item 5 (a), entitled
“Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples”. At its 13th meeting, the Permanent Forum
considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I,
sect. B).
103. At its 12th meeting, on 27 April, the Permanent Forum considered agenda item
5 (b), entitled “Dialogue with Member States”. At its 13th meeting, the Permanent
Forum considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see
chap. I, sect. B).
104. At its 10th meeting, on 25 April, the Permanent Forum considered agenda item
5 (c), entitled “Dialogue with the United Nations agencies, funds and programmes”.
At its 13th meeting, the Permanent Forum considered and adopted its
recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I, sect. B).
105. At its 5th and 6th meetings, on 19 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”. At its 13th meeting, the Permanent Forum considered and
adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I, sect. B).
106. At seven informal meetings, including two sets of two meetings held in parallel,
on 26 and 27 April, the Permanent Forum considered agenda item 5 (e), entitled
“Regional dialogues”. At its 13th meeting, the Permanent Forum considered and
adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I, sect. B).
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