E/2009/43 E/C.19/2009/14 evaluation of the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People and submit reports evaluating the implementation of the Decade at the national level. 35. The Permanent Forum recommends that the General Assembly rename the Decade “Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples”. 36. The Permanent Forum recommends that States support the Trust Fund on Indigenous Issues as an important contribution to the implementation of the goal and objectives of the Decade. 37. The Permanent Forum recommends that States and United Nations agencies apply the rights affirmed in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples throughout their operational frameworks for implementing the Programme of Action for the Decade, in particular its objective on free, prior and informed consent by indigenous peoples. 38. The Permanent Forum welcomes the fact that the principles and rules contained in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples have been integrated into the new constitution of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, which was ratified in a referendum held on 25 January 2009. 39. The Permanent Forum recognizes and commends Australia and Colombia for changing their positions by endorsing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and calls upon the remaining States that are opposed to it, as well as those abstaining, to reverse their positions and endorse the Declaration so as to achieve full consensus. 40. The Permanent Forum notes that the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a human rights instrument irrespective of the position of individual States, and the Permanent Forum expects that its endorsement will further imply its utilization as an effective guide for domestic public policy law and practice regarding indigenous peoples’ rights in consultation and cooperation with indigenous peoples themselves. 41. The Permanent Forum calls upon the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs to publish a comprehensive report on the state of indigenous peoples, similar to the Human Development Report, to mark the Decade. Recommendations of the Permanent Forum on the Arctic 42. The Arctic is an enormous area, sprawling over one sixth of the Earth’s land mass, spanning more than 30 million square kilometres and 24 time zones. The region has a population of about 4 million people and is home to over 30 different indigenous peoples who speak dozens of languages. The Arctic is a region of vast natural resources, with a very clean environment compared with most areas of the world. 43. The indigenous peoples of the Arctic depend upon their lands, territories and natural resources, including marine resources, for their material and cultural survival. To survive as distinct peoples, indigenous peoples of the Arctic must be able to own, use, conserve and manage their lands, territories and resources. Although there has been progress in some of the Arctic countries and at the regional level, as far as recognition of indigenous land rights, territories and resources are concerned, there are still many unresolved matters that require urgent attention. 09-36351 7