Contents Chapter I. Page Matters calling for action by the Economic and Social Council or brought to its attention . . . A. Draft decisions recommended by the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for adoption by the Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. 1 1 International expert group meeting on the implementation of article 42 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Venue and dates of the eighth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 III. Provisional agenda and documentation for the eighth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Matters brought to the attention of the Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 II. Venue, dates and proceedings of the session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 III. Adoption of the report of the Permanent Forum on its seventh session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 IV. Organization of the session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 A. Opening and duration of the session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 B. Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 C. Election of officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 D. Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 E. Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 II. B. iii

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