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sixty-sixth session of the Assembly, of appointing a State representative and an
indigenous peoples’ representative to conduct inclusive informal consultations on
his behalf in order to build consensus on the themes of the round table and panel
discussions and the content of the outcome document of the World Conference, as
well as to ensure the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples in the
process.
80. The Permanent Forum recalls General Assembly resolution 66/296 and
recommends that the President of the sixty-eighth session of the Assembly organize
an informal interactive hearing, back-to-back with, but separate from, the thirteenth
session of the Forum. This will ensure that those representatives of indigenous
peoples who are attending the Forum are also able to participate in the informal
interactive hearing without the need to return to New York at a later date and incur
further travel and other related expenditures.
81. The Permanent Forum notes that the Department of Public Information of the
Secretariat will devote additional resources to support the preparations of the World
Conference, also through the 60 United Nations information centres around the
world.
82. The Permanent Forum notes the engagement of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
in the preparations for the World Conference and recommends that the Union
organize meetings of parliamentarians at the global, regional and country levels to
discuss the adoption of legislative and administrative measures affecting indigenous
peoples and to encourage the participation of parliamentarians, including indigenous
parliamentarians, in the World Conference and its preparatory processes. Such
meetings should draw upon the positive developments from the conference
facilitated by the Union that was held in Chiapas, Mexico, in 2010 and that led to
the adoption of the Chiapas Declaration.
83. The Permanent Forum reiterates the recommendations made in paragraphs 80
and 81 of the report on its eleventh session (E/2012/43-E.C19/2012/13) and invites
the indigenous peoples’ caucus and the Indigenous Global Coordinating Group to
ensure the equal and inclusive participation of indigenous women, older persons,
young people and persons with disabilities in the World Conference and its
preparatory processes.
84. The Permanent Forum requests the Office of the President of the sixty-eighth
session of the General Assembly to maintain close communication with the Forum,
through its secretariat, to facilitate the Forum’s contribution to the preparatory
stages of the World Conference. The Forum also requests the Department of
Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat to provide support to the secretariat
of the Forum to carry out its responsibilities in this regard.
85. The Permanent Forum reiterates its recommendation that indigenous peoples
have equal participation in the drafting of all documents that emerge from the World
Conference process, including any outcome document.
86. Recalling the recommendation made in paragraph 118 of the report on its
eleventh session (E/2012/43-E.C19/2012/13), the Permanent Forum takes note of
the interventions made by indigenous peoples, Member States and others concerning
the potential themes for the World Conference. A number of themes have emerged
as priority issues of concern to all: the right of indigenous peoples to selfdetermination; the right of indigenous peoples to their lands, territories and
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