A/67/301 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted to the General Assembly by the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 18/8. In the report the Special Rapporteur provides a summary of his activities in the period since his previous report to the General Assembly (A/66/288), and comments on the need to harmonize the myriad activities within the United Nations system which affect indigenous peoples. 2. The Special Rapporteur acknowledges with gratitude the assistance provided by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the support project for the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples at the University of Arizona College of Law. That assistance has been indispensable to his work, including the preparation of the present report. He also expresses thanks to the many indigenous peoples, States, United Nations bodies and agencies and non-governmental organizations that have cooperated with him in the implementation of his mandate. II. Summary of activities A. Coordination with international mechanisms and bodies 3. In accordance with his mandate from the Human Rights Council, as set out in resolution 15/14, to develop a regular cooperative dialogue with all relevant actors, the Special Rapporteur has continued to coordinate his work with the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the two other United Nations bodies with specific mandates focusing on indigenous peoples, as well as with other United Nations institutions. 4. An especially important part of the coordination with the Permanent Forum and the Expert Mechanism is the practice of holding parallel meetings with indigenous peoples and organizations during the regular sessions of those bodies. At recent sessions of both the Permanent Forum and the Expert Mechanism, the Special Rapporteur held individual meetings with some 40 indigenous groups, which presented information on specific cases of concern. Face-to-face meetings afford an important opportunity to discuss issues directly with affected groups, bearing in mind the many cases involving threats to the rights of indigenous peoples around the world and the limited time and resources available to the Special Rapporteur to travel to all places of interest. 5. The Special Rapporteur also continues to participate in the annual sessions of the Permanent Forum and the Expert Mechanism. In addition to making statements at the sessions of those bodies, the Special Rapporteur contributes to their analysis of thematic issues. In January 2012, he provided comments during an international expert group meeting on combating violence against indigenous women and girls. In addition, he discussed with members of the Expert Mechanism work on the issue of the extractive industries, a thematic issue to which he is devoting attention and which the Expert Mechanism has also examined over the past year. 12-46087 3