E/2016/43 E/C.19/2016/11 UNESCO, in addition to the International Seabed Authority, comply with and implement the relevant articles of the United Nations Declaration (arts. 18, 27 and 32), so as to ensure the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples. This should include meaningful participation, such as dedicated indigenous representation within each of these United Nations entities, and regard for indigenous peoples’ world views. 15. In reference to the study by Mr. John and Ms. Dorough on how States exploit weak procedural rules in international organizations to devalue the United Nations Declaration and other international human rights law, the Permanent Forum recommends that all funds, programmes and specialized agencies of the United Nations system and other intergovernmental forums begin to reform their respective procedural rules, with the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples, with the aim of ensuring compliance and consistency with the human rights affirmed in the Declaration. 16. Recalling the study on decolonization of the Pacific region (see E/C.19/2013/12), the Permanent Forum invites the relevant States to provide information on the status of the situation of the indigenous peoples concerned to the Permanent Forum at its sixteenth session. Implementation of the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum with reference to the United Nations Declaration 17. This session attracted a number of speakers representing Governments, intergovernmental organizations and indigenous peoples. High -level speakers included government ministers, the Vice-President of Guyana and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, the President of the Sami Parliament in Norway and the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Canada. A large number of speakers reported on the need to repeal oppressive laws and practices that encroached upon the rights of indigenous peoples. The debates also included the need to improve the rights of indigenous peoples in the areas of health, education, human rights, economic and social development, environment and culture. Human rights 18. The Permanent Forum welcomes the endorsement by Canada of the United Nations Declaration, without qualification. The Forum looks forward to its immediate implementation, with the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples, as a critical step in the reconciliation process between indigenous peoples and the State. 19. The Permanent Forum expresses its appreciation to the Government of Guatemala and organizations of indigenous peoples, especially the Organismo Naleb', for the support provided to hold the preparatory meeting for the fifteenth session of the Forum in Guatemala from 10 to 16 April 2016. The Forum appreciates the country’s openness and dialogue with indigenous peoples’ organizations, women’s and youth organizations, the private sector, media and the United Nations country team, as well as the dialogue among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the Government. The Forum calls upon States to propose and host the preliminary sessions of the Forum in the future. 8/23 16-08740