E/2008/43 E/C.19/2008/13 indigenous peoples, to be organized by the United Nations, and urges States to support this initiative at the General Assembly level. 125. The Permanent Forum decides that the theme of the ninth session of the Forum in 2010 will be “Indigenous peoples’ development, with culture and identity: articles 3 and 23 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”. 126. The Permanent Forum decides to appoint, without financial implications, Hassan Id Balkassm and Paimaneh Hasteh, members of the Forum, as Special Rapporteurs to undertake a study to determine whether climate change policies and projects adhere to the standards in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and that the Human Rights Council expert mechanism on the rights of indigenous peoples and the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues be invited to participate in the study, and requests that they provide the Forum with an outline of the study at its eighth session and a report thereon at its ninth session. Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 127. The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues expresses its profound appreciation to H.E. Evo Morales Ayma, President of Bolivia, for his presence and welcomes his intervention as the first Head of State to address a session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The Permanent Forum also welcomes President Morales’s leadership in the promotion and implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 128. The Permanent Forum hails the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the General Assembly. The 13th of September 2007 is a historic day for the United Nations, indigenous peoples and States and marks the beginning of a new era of renewed partnerships for the promotion and protection of the human rights of all indigenous peoples and each indigenous person around the world. The Forum notes its new responsibility under the Declaration and pledges its commitment to making it a living document throughout its work. The Forum thus invites the international community as a whole, States, indigenous peoples, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, academia and the media to promote the Declaration and apply it in their policies and programmes for the improvement of indigenous peoples’ well-being around the world. 11 129. The Permanent Forum expresses its deep appreciation to its two former members, Ida Nicolaisen and Wilton Littlechild, who, in accordance with the mandate given to them by the Permanent Forum at its sixth session, prepared a study 12 that addresses, inter alia, the way to implement the new mandate of the Forum under article 42 of the Declaration. 130. The Permanent Forum decides to hold an international expert group meeting to discuss in greater detail the way in which the Forum should address its mandate under article 42 of the Declaration. __________________ 11 12 20 Article 42 of the Declaration states: “The United Nations, its bodies, including the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and specialized agencies, including at the country level, and States shall promote respect for and full application of the provisions of this Declaration and follow up the effectiveness of this Declaration”. E/C.19/2008/2. 08-33882