E/2016/43 E/C.19/2016/11 Follow-up to the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples 65. During this session, a number of issues were discussed that were outlined in the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples. The discussions focused on the development of a system-wide action plan for ensuring a coherent approach to achieving the ends of the United Nations Declaration; support for the establishment of consultative mechanisms between States and indigenous peoples at the national level to develop national action plans; review of the mandate of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; and the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions at the United Nations. 66. The General Assembly, in its resolution 70/232 on the rights of indigenous peoples, requested the President of the Assembly, to conduct, within existing resources, timely, inclusive, representative and transparent consultations with Member States, indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions from all regions of the world, and existing relevant mechanisms of the United Nations, on the possible measures necessary, including procedural and institutional steps and selection criteria, to enable the participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting them. The Assembly also requested the President to prepare a compilation of the views presented during the consultations, including good practices within the United Nations regarding indigenous peoples’ participation, which would form the basis for a draft text to be finalized and adopted by the Assembly during its seventy -first session. To assist him in implementing this mandate, the President of the Assembly has appointed two advisers from Member States and two advisers from indigenous peoples. 67. Taking into account paragraphs 11, 14, 15, 17 and 26 of the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and article 23 of the United Nations Declaration, the Permanent Forum reminds Member States of the need to implement their commitments through national action plans, strategies or other measures, developed jointly and effectively with indigenous representatives on the basis of the right of free, prior and informed consent, in particular to ensure the adequate training and availability of health professionals in indigenous communities as a matter of urgency. 68. The Permanent Forum welcomes the appointment by the President of the General Assembly of James Anaya (United States of America), Claire Charters (Aotearoa/New Zealand), the Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations, Kai Sauer, and the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the Uni ted Nations, Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, as his advisers and fully supports their efforts to identify ways to enable the participation of indigenous peoples ’ representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on issues affecting the m. The expert members of the Forum look forward to focused discussion and fruitful collaboration with them as they endeavour to finalize their mandate. Dialogues with indigenous peoples’ organizations, States and funds, programmes and specialized agencies of the United Nations system and other intergovernmental bodies 69. The Permanent Forum conducted three focused, interactive dialogues with indigenous peoples, Member States and funds, programmes and specialized agencies of the United Nations system and other intergovernmental bodies as part of 16/23 16-08740