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E/CN.19/2002/3/Rev.1
Chapter VII
Adoption of the report
91. At the 18th meeting, on 24 May, the Rapporteur introduced the draft report of
the Forum on its first session (E/CN.19/2002/CRP.1-8).
92. At the same meeting, statements were made by the observers for the
Indigenous Caucus, Denmark, UNDP and Erica-Irene A. Daes, ChairpersonRapporteur of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations.
93. Also at the same meeting, a statement on the programme budget implications
of draft decision I on the establishment of the secretariat of the Forum (see chap. I,
sect. A) was read out by the Secretary of the Forum.
94. At the same meeting, the Forum adopted the draft report, including four draft
decisions for adoption by the Economic and Social Council (see chap. I, sect. A) and
a number of proposals, objectives, recommendations and areas of possible future
action identified by the Forum (see chap. I, sect. B).
95. Also at the same meeting, statements were made by Ole Henrik Magga,
Chairman of the Forum, and by Ivan Šimonović, President of the Economic and
Social Council. The first session of the Forum was then declared closed.
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