Contents Chapter I. Page Matters calling for action by the Economic and Social Council or brought to its attention . . . 4 Draft decisions recommended by the Permanent Forum for adoption by the Council . . . . 4 A. 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)” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Venue and dates for the sixteenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 III. Report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on its fifteenth session and provisional agenda for its sixteenth session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Matters brought to the attention of the Economic and Social Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 II. Venue, dates and proceedings of the session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 III. Adoption of the report of the Permanent Forum on its fifteenth session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 IV. Organization of the session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 A. Opening and duration of the session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 B. Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 C. Election of officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 D. Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 E. Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 II. B. 16-08740 3/23

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