E/2013/43 E/C.19/2013/25 Chapter II Venue, dates and proceedings of the session 123. By its decision 2012/244, the Economic and Social Council decided that the twelfth session of the Permanent Forum would be held at United Nations Headquarters from 20 to 31 May 2013. 124. At its 2nd to 4th meetings, on 20 May 2013, the Permanent Forum considered agenda item 3, “Follow-up on the recommendations of the Permanent Forum: (a) Health; (b) Education; (c) Culture”. For its consideration of the item, the Forum had before it the report of the international expert group meeting on indigenous youth: identity, challenges and hope: articles 14, 17, 21 and 25 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (E/C.19/2013/3), a study on how the knowledge, history and contemporary social circumstances of indigenous peoples are embedded in the curricula of education systems (E/C.19/2013/17) and an analysis of health, education and culture prepared by the secretariat of the Forum (E/C.19/2013/19). At its 16th meeting, on 31 May 2013, the Forum considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under agenda item 3 (see chap. I, sect. B). 125. At its 7th meeting, on 23 May, the Forum considered agenda item 4, “Half-day discussion on the African region”. For its consideration of the item, the Forum had before it a study on resilience, traditional knowledge and capacity-building for pastoralist communities in Africa (E/C.19/2013/5). At its 16th meeting, on 31 May, the Forum considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under agenda item 4 (see chap. I, sect. B). 126. At its 8th and 9th meetings, on 24 May, the Forum considered agenda item 5, “Comprehensive dialogue with United Nations agencies and funds”, during which there was a dialogue with international financial institutions. For its consideration of the item, the Forum had before it a review of World Bank operational policies (E/C.19/2013/15), a report on indigenous people’s rights and safeguards in projects related to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (E/C.19/2013/7) and the report of the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues annual meting for 2012 (E/C.19/2013/4). At its 16th meeting, on 31 May, the Forum considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under agenda item 5 (see chap. I, sect. B). 127. At its 10th and 11th meetings, on 28 May, the Forum considered agenda item 6, “Discussion on the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples”. For its consideration of the item, the Forum had before it studies on national constitutions and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (E/C.19/2013/18) and on the links between the rights of indigenous peoples, truth commissions and other truth-seeking mechanisms on the American continent (E/C.19/2013/13). It also heard an oral report on the situation of indigenous peoples and their participation in democracies and electoral processes in Latin America under the Declaration. At its 16th meeting, on 31 May, the Forum considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under agenda item 6 (see chap. I, sect. B). 128. At its 5th and 6th meetings, on 22 May, the Forum considered agenda item 7, “Human rights: (a) Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; (b) Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and the Chair of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”. For its consideration of the item, the Forum had before it 22 13-36172