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on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, relevant United Nations bodies, the treaty bodies and
regional human rights organizations;
(e)
To enhance engagement with and participate in the annual sessions of the
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples to ensure complementarity between their work;
(f)
To develop a regular cooperative dialogue with all relevant actors, including
Governments, relevant United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, funds and programmes,
and with Indigenous Peoples, national human rights institutions, non-governmental
organizations and other regional or subregional international institutions, including on
possibilities for technical cooperation at the request of Governments;
(g)
To promote the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples and international instruments relevant to the advancement of the rights of Indigenous
Peoples, where appropriate;
(h)
To pay special attention to the human rights and fundamental freedoms of, inter
alia, indigenous children, women, young persons, older persons, persons with disabilities and
persons in vulnerable situations and to mainstream a gender perspective into the performance
of the mandate;
(i)
To consider the relevant recommendations of world conferences, summits and
other United Nations meetings and the recommendations, observations and conclusions of
the treaty bodies on matters regarding the mandate;
(j)
To submit a report on the implementation of the mandate to the Human Rights
Council and to the General Assembly in accordance with their annual programme of work;
3.
Requests the Special Rapporteur to participate, upon invitation, in relevant
international dialogues and policy forums on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and related
issues, including on the consequences that climate change has for Indigenous Peoples, to
undertake thematic research and to develop cooperative dialogue with States,
intergovernmental organizations, civil society and other stakeholders on effective and
sustainable practices and possible solutions;
4.
Requests all Governments to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur in the
performance of the tasks and duties mandated, to furnish all available information requested
in his or her communications and to react promptly to his or her urgent appeals;
5.
Encourages the United Nations, including its specialized agencies, regional
intergovernmental organizations, Governments, independent experts, interested institutions,
national human rights institutions, non-governmental organizations and, in particular,
Indigenous Peoples to cooperate to the fullest extent possible with the Special Rapporteur in
the fulfilment of the mandate;
6.
Strongly encourages all Governments to give serious consideration to
responding favourably to the requests made by the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries
to enable him or her to fulfil the mandate effectively;
7.
Urges all Governments to address all allegations and to condemn reprisals
against United Nations mandate holders working on the rights of Indigenous Peoples;
8.
Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights to provide all the necessary human, technical and financial assistance to
the Special Rapporteur for the effective fulfilment of the mandate;
9.
Decides to continue consideration of this question in conformity with its
programme of work.
41st meeting
6 October 2022
[Adopted without a vote.]
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