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Chapter II
Venue, dates and proceedings of the session
132. By its decision 2021/236, the Economic and Social Council decided that the
twenty-first session of the Permanent Forum would be held at United Nations
Headquarters from 25 April to 6 May 2022.
133. At its 3rd and 4th meetings, on 26 April, the Permanent Forum considered
agenda item 3, entitled “Discussion on the theme ‘Indigenous peoples, business,
autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence, including free, prior and
informed consent’”. For its consideration of the item, the Permanent Forum had
before it three notes by the Secretariat transmitting the report of the international
expert group meeting on the theme “Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the
human rights principles of due diligence, including free, prior and informed consent ”
(E/C.19/2022/6); a study on indigenous peoples and resource conflicts in the Sahel
and in the Congo Basin (E/C.19/2022/7); and a study on the rights of indigenous
peoples in relation to the global energy mix (E/C.19/2022/9). At its 12th meeting, on
6 May, the Permanent Forum considered and adopted its recommendations submitted
under that item (see chap. I, sect. B).
134. At its 7th meeting and 9th meetings, on 28 and 29 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, the outcome document of the World Conference
on Indigenous Peoples and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. For its
consideration of the item, the Permanent Forum had before it a note by the Secretariat
entitled “Collective intellectual property and the appropriation of the ideas and
creations of indigenous peoples” (E/C.19/2022/8). At its 12th meeting, the Permanent
Forum considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see
chap. I, sect. B).
135. At its 8th meeting, on 29 April, the Permanent Forum considered agenda
item 5 (a), entitled “Dialogue with indigenous peoples”.
136. At its 11th meeting, on 5 May, the Permanent Forum considered agenda
item 5 (b), entitled “Dialogue with Member States”. At its 12th meeting, the
Permanent Forum considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under that
item (see chap. I, sect. B).
137. At its 10th meeting, on 3 May, the Permanent Forum considered agenda
item 5 (c), entitled “Dialogue with United Nations agencies, funds and programmes”.
For its consideration of the item, the Permanent Forum had before it a note by t he
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: implementation by the United Nations system” (E/C.19/2022/3). At its 12th
meeting, the Permanent Forum considered and adopted its recommendations
submitted under that item (see chap. I, sect. B).
138. At its 5th and 6th meetings, on 27 and 28 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 12th meeting, the Permanent Forum considered and
adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I, sect. B).
139. At seven informal meetings, including two sets of two meetings held in parallel,
from 3 to 5 May, the Permanent Forum considered agenda item 5 (e), entitled
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