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Chapter II
Venue, dates and proceedings of the session
76. By its decision 2015/249, the Economic and Social Council decided that the
fifteenth session of the Permanent Forum would be held at United Nations
Headquarters from 9 to 20 May 2016.
77. At its 2nd and 8th meetings, on 9 and 13 May, the Permanent Forum
considered agenda item 3, entitled “Follow-up on the recommendations of the
Permanent Forum”. For its consideration of the item, the Forum had before it the
documents entitled “Study on the relationship between indigenous peoples and the
Pacific Ocean” (E/C.19/2016/3), “Study on how States exploit weak procedural
rules in international organizations to devalue the United Nations Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples and other international human righ ts law”
(E/C.19/2016/4), “System-wide action plan for ensuring a coherent approach to
achieving the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples” (E/C.19/2016/5 and Corr.1), “Compilation of information from Member
States on addressing the recommendations of the Permanent Forum ”
(E/C.19/2016/6), “Compilation of information from national human rights
institutions” (E/C.19/2016/7), “Compilation of information received from funds,
programmes and specialized agencies of the United Nations system and other
intergovernmental bodies on progress in the implementation of the
recommendations of the Permanent Forum” (E/C.19/2016/8), “Compilation of
information received from indigenous people’s organizations” (E/C.19/2016/9), and
“Expert group meeting on the theme ‘Indigenous languages: preservation and
revitalization (articles 13, 14 and 16 of the United Nations Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples)’” (E/C.19/2016/10). At its 17th meeting, on 20 May,
the Forum considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under agenda
item 3 (see chap. I, sect. B).
78. At its 3rd to 6th and 15th and 16th meetings, from 10 to 12 and on 19 May, the
Permanent Forum considered agenda item 4, entitled “Implementation of the six
mandated areas of the Permanent Forum with reference to the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”. At its 17th meeting, the Forum
considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I,
sect. B).
79. At its 12th and 13th meetings, on 17 May, the Permanent Forum considered
agenda item 5, entitled “Discussion on the theme ‘Indigenous peoples: conflict,
peace and resolution’”. At its 17th meeting, the Forum considered and adopted its
recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I, sect. B).
80. At its 7th meeting, on 12 May, the Permanent Forum considered agenda item
6, entitled “Dialogue with indigenous peoples”. At its 17th meeting, the Forum
considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I,
sect. B).
81. At its 11th meeting, on 16 May, the Permanent Forum considered item 7,
entitled “Dialogue with Member States”. At its 17th meeting, the Forum considered
and adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I, sect. B).
82. At its 9th meeting, on 13 May, the Permanent Forum considered agenda item
8, entitled “Dialogue with the funds, programmes and specialized agencies of the
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