A/HRC/12/34 page 4 the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of the Human Rights Council. Finally, Addendum 8 is the report of the Special Rapporteur’s examination of the human rights issues surrounding the confrontations between indigenous peoples and the police in Bagua, Peru. 4. The Special Rapporteur is grateful for the support provided by the staff at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. He would also like to thank staff and affiliated researchers of the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program at the University of Arizona for their continued assistance with all aspects of his work. Further, the Special Rapporteur wishes to gratefully acknowledge and express his gratitude to the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, the Almáciga Intercultural Work Group, and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development of the Government of Spain for their support of the international expert seminar entitled “Implementation of the rights of indigenous peoples: the role of the United Nations machinery on the rights of indigenous peoples” in February 2009 and other support. Finally, the Special Rapporteur would like to thank the many indigenous peoples, Governments, United Nations bodies and agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and others that have cooperated with him over the past year to implement his mandate. 5. The Special Rapporteur is pleased to provide the Human Rights Council with the present report as he moves into the second year of fulfilling his mandate with optimism for a better future for indigenous peoples, encouraged by positive developments in many places, yet concerned by the reality of ongoing struggles and violations of indigenous peoples throughout the world. The Special Rapporteur reaffirms his strong commitment to his role as Special Rapporteur, acknowledges with humility the responsibility it represents, and thanks all those who have supported and continue to support him. I. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MANDATE A. Coordination with other mechanisms and bodies 6. Before detailing his own areas of work and work methods, the Special Rapporteur would like to provide the Human Rights Council with some reflections on his mandate in relation to those of other United Nations mechanisms and institutions that deal with indigenous issues, especially the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of the Human Rights Council. Coordination with these and other institutions is a fundamental aspect of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, as the Human Rights Council calls on him, in its resolution 6/12, article 1, paragraph (d), “To work in close cooperation, while avoiding unnecessary duplication, with other special procedures and subsidiary organs of the Human Rights Council, relevant United Nations bodies, the treaty bodies, and human rights regional organizations.” 1. The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 7. The Special Rapporteur is specifically required “To work in close cooperation with the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and to participate in its annual session” (Human Rights Council resolution 6/12, art. 1, para. (e)). This cooperation also extends to the Expert