E/2016/43 E/C.19/2016/11 Chapter I A. Matters calling for action by the Economic and Social Council or brought to its attention Draft decisions recommended by the Permanent Forum for adoption by the Council 1. The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the following draft decisions: Draft decision I International expert group meeting on the theme “Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: the role of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and other indigenous-specific mechanisms (article 42)” The Economic and Social Council decides to authorize a three-day international expert group meeting on the theme “Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: the role of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and other indigenous-specific mechanisms (article 42)”. Draft decision II Venue and dates for the sixteenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues The Economic and Social Council decides that the sixteenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues shall be held at United Nations Headquarters from 24 April to 5 May 2017. Draft decision III Report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on its fifteenth session and provisional agenda for its sixteenth session The Economic and Social Council: (a) Takes note of the report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on its fifteenth session; 1 (b) Approves the provisional agenda for the sixteenth session of the Permanent Forum as set out below: 1. Election of officers. 2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work. 3. Follow-up to the recommendations of the Permanent Forum: (a) Empowerment of indigenous women; (b) Indigenous youth. __________________ 1 4/23 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2016, Supplement No. 23 (E/2016/43). 16-08740