A/HRC/24/49 15. In addition, a member of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, José Francisco Cali Tzay, and a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Intergovernmental Commission for Human Rights, Rafendi Djamin, attended. B. Documentation 16. The documents for the sixth session of the Expert Mechanism included the provisional agenda (A/HRC/EMRIP/2013/1); annotated provisional agenda (A/HRC/EMRIP/2013/1/Add.1); study and advice on access to justice in the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples (A/HRC/EMRIP/2013/2); and the report on the summary of responses to the questionnaire seeking the views of States and indigenous peoples on best practices regarding possible appropriate measures and implementation strategies to attain the goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (A/HRC/EMRIP/2013/3). 17. Two conference room papers were introduced during the session: the compilation of recommendations, conclusions and advice from studies completed by the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (A/HRC/EMRIP/2013/CRP.1) and the Alta Outcome Document of the Global Indigenous Preparatory Conference for the United Nations high-level plenary to be known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, held from 10 to 12 June (A/HRC/EMRIP/2013/CRP.2). C. Opening of the session 18. The Chairperson of the Expert Mechanism, International Chief Wilton Littlechild, opened the sixth session of the Expert Mechanism and introduced the Director of the Research and Right to Development Division, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Marcia V. J. Kran, and the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Remigiusz Achilles Henczel, who made the opening remarks. 19. Ms. Kran highlighted the importance of the thematic study on access to justice by indigenous peoples and noted the challenges faced by indigenous peoples. She also emphasized that the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples must be built on genuine and trusting partnerships between States and indigenous peoples. She underlined the importance of working together towards actionoriented results of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (to be held in 2014) in order to encourage concrete measures to improve the implementation of the Declaration, for example through increased implementation action plans and strategies at national level. Ms. Kran also commented on the ways in which OHCHR assists in the implementation of the rights of indigenous peoples. 20. In his opening statement, the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Remigiusz Achilles Henczel, noted that the studies and advice of the Expert Mechanism were well received by the Human Rights Council and have positively contributed to the efforts to further the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples. He also noted that the Council attached high importance to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Ambassador Henczel emphasized that the Council has continuously called for the participation of indigenous peoples in the preparations for the World Conference and for the studies and advice of the Expert Mechanism to be considered in the preparatory process leading up to the World Conference. 7