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(i) The President of the General Assembly shall draw up a list of
representatives of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the
Economic and Social Council who may participate in the World Conference;
(j) The President of the General Assembly shall draw up a list of
representatives of other relevant non-governmental organizations, civil society
organizations, academic institutions, national human rights institutions and the
private sector who may participate in the World Conference, submit the proposed
list to Member States for their consideration on a non-objection basis and bring the
list to the attention of the Assembly;
Encourages Member States to consider including representatives of
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indigenous peoples in their delegations to the World Conference;
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Encourages participation of indigenous women, young people, older
persons and persons with disabilities in the World Conference;
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Encourages United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, and
regional commissions of the United Nations, in accordance with their mandates,
actively to engage in the process leading to the World Conference;
Requests the President of the General Assembly to organize, no later than
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June 2014, an informal interactive hearing with representatives of indigenous
peoples and representatives of entities of the United Nations system, academic
institutions, national human rights institutions, parliamentarians, civil society and
non-governmental organizations, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
present resolution, to provide valuable input into the preparatory process for the
World Conference;
Encourages Member States actively to participate in the interactive
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hearing to facilitate the best possible interaction and dialogue between Member
States and representatives of indigenous peoples, non-governmental organizations
and civil society organizations;
Decides that the World Conference shall result in a concise, action9.
oriented outcome document, and requests the President of the General Assembly to
prepare a draft text, on the basis of consultations with Member States and
indigenous peoples and by taking into account the views emerging from the
preparatory process and the interactive hearing referred to in paragraph 7 above, and to
convene inclusive and open informal consultations at an appropriate date to enable
sufficient consideration by Member States and agreement by the General Assembly
before its formal action at the high-level meeting;
10. Also decides that the action-oriented outcome document should
contribute to the realization of the rights of indigenous peoples, pursue the
objectives of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples1
and promote the achievement of all internationally agreed development goals;
11. Encourages Member States and indigenous peoples to disseminate the
results of international, regional or thematic conferences organized by them as
widely as possible in order to contribute to the preparations for the World
Conference;
12. Requests the President of the General Assembly, in consultation with
Member States and representatives of indigenous peoples, to finalize the
organizational arrangements for the World Conference, including the definition of
the specific themes for the round-table discussions and the interactive panel
discussion, the possible inclusion of an opening ceremony involving indigenous
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