A/HRC/18/43 practices with the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. Proposal 2: Consideration of the rights of indigenous peoples in the Human Rights Council The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: (a) Welcomes the decision by the Human Rights Council to hold an interactive dialogue after the presentation of the annual report of the Expert Mechanism to the Human Rights Council and a half-day panel on the role of language and culture in promoting and protecting the well-being and identity of indigenous peoples,2 and proposes that the first study of the Expert Mechanism on lessons learned and challenges to achieve the right of indigenous peoples to education be considered in the context of the half-day panel discussion in 2011; (b) Proposes that the Human Rights Council resolve to hold similar panel discussions on a permanent basis annually, with the participation of the Expert Mechanism and based on the reports of the Expert Mechanism on its thematic studies; (c) Also proposes that the Human Rights Council request States, United Nations treaty bodies, special procedures and other relevant bodies and institutions to utilize the recommendations and advice of the Expert Mechanism within its activities; (d) In the context of the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the General Assembly, proposes that the Human Rights Council commemorate the event by reaffirming its commitment to the implementation of the Declaration and call on those States that abstained from the vote on the Declaration to change their position to one of support; (e) Refers to proposal 3 from its second session3 and proposal 7 from its third session4 on the universal periodic review, and proposes that the Human Rights Council pay close attention to the implementation of the recommendations concerning indigenous peoples in its universal periodic review. Proposal 3: Strengthening indigenous peoples’ participatory rights at the United Nations The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: (a) Refers to article 18 of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which affirms that indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters affecting their rights, through representatives chosen by them in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions; (b) Also refers to article 41 of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which establishes a duty for the United Nations to contribute to the full realization of the provisions of the Declaration, including through ways and means of ensuring participation of indigenous peoples on issues affecting them; 2 Human Rights Council resolution 15/7, paras. 7 and 8. A/HRC/12/32. 4 A/HRC/15/36. 3 4