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effectiveness, and the decision of the Council to hold the review as soon as possible
and not later than its substantive session of 2003, as stipulated in its decision
2001/316,
1.
Requests the Secretary-General, in connection with draft decisions I to
IV recommended by the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at its first session
for adoption by the Economic and Social Council: 2
(a) To appoint a secretariat unit, in accordance with the budget procedures
established by the General Assembly in its resolution 41/213 of 19 December 1986,
within the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat in New
York, to assist the Forum in carrying out its mandate, as defined in paragraph 2 of
Council resolution 2000/22;
(b) To establish a voluntary fund for the Forum for the purpose of funding
the implementation of recommendations made by the Forum through the Council, in
line with paragraph 2 (a) of Council resolution 2000/22, as well as funding activities
under its mandate, as defined in paragraphs 2 (b) and (c) of the same resolution;
2.
Encourages the submission of applications of indigenous persons to the
Secretariat, and invites the Secretary-General to give broad publicity to vacancies,
when available;
3.
Invites the organizations and bodies of the United Nations system,
including the Inter-Agency Support Group for the Forum, other relevant
international and regional organizations and bodies, and indigenous people and
indigenous peoples to assist the Forum in carrying out its mandate as enumerated in
paragraph 2 of Council resolution 2000/22, including through the provision of staff;
4.
Urges Governments, financial institutions and other intergovernmental
and non-governmental organizations to consider contributing to the voluntary fund
for the Forum to be established by the Secretary-General;
5.
Takes note with interest of the proposals, objectives, recommendations
and areas of possible future action identified by the Forum in its report on its first
session,1 and invites States, organizations of the United Nations system, other
relevant international and regional organizations, and indigenous people and
indigenous peoples to take them into consideration and, where they so decide, to
take action;
6.
Decides to authorize an exceptional three-day pre-sessional meeting of
the members of the Forum from 7 to 9 May 2003.
77th plenary meeting
18 December 2002
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Ibid., chap. I, sect. A.