E/2019/43 E/C.19/2019/10 Chapter I A. Matters calling for action by the Economic and Social Council or brought to its attention Draft decisions recommended by the Permanent Forum for adoption by the Council 1. The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the following draft decisions: Draft decision I International expert group meeting on the theme “Peace, justice and strong institutions: the role of indigenous peoples in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16” The Economic and Social Council decides to authorize a three-day international expert group meeting on the theme “Peace, justice and strong institutions: the role of indigenous peoples in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16”. Draft decision II Venue and dates for the nineteenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues The Economic and Social Council decides that the nineteenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues shall be held at United Nations Headquarters from 13 to 24 April 2020. Draft decision III Report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on its eighteenth session and provisional agenda for its nineteenth session The Economic and Social Council: (a) Takes note of the report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on its eighteenth session; (b) Approves the provisional agenda for the nineteenth session of the Permanent Forum as set out below: 4/28 1. Election of officers. 2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work. 3. Discussion on the theme “Peace, justice and strong institutions: the role of indigenous peoples in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16”. 4. Discussion on the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum (economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health and human rights), with reference to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 19-08162