United Nations A/RES/66/296 General Assembly Distr.: General 15 October 2012 Sixty-sixth session Agenda item 66 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 September 2012 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/66/L.61)] 66/296. Organization of the high-level plenary meeting of the sixtyninth session of the General Assembly, to be known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples The General Assembly, Recalling the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 1 which addresses the individual and collective rights of indigenous peoples, Recalling also all relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, the Human Rights Council and the Economic and Social Council relating to the rights of indigenous peoples, Reaffirming its resolution 65/198 of 21 December 2010, in which it decided to organize a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly, to be known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, to be held in 2014, in order to share perspectives and best practices on the realization of the rights of indigenous peoples, including to pursue the objectives of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Encouraging the participation of indigenous peoples in the World Conference, Recalling its resolution 59/174 of 20 December 2004, by which it proclaimed the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (2005–2014), and recognizing that challenges remain in meeting the goals and objectives of the Second International Decade, Inviting Governments and indigenous peoples to organize international or regional conferences and other thematic events to contribute to the preparations for the World Conference, Taking note of the activities relating to the World Conference undertaken by the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in addition to the engagement of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, in the preparatory process for the Conference, _______________ 1 11-47658 Resolution 61/295, annex. *1147658* Please rec cle ♲