E/2017/43 E/C.19/2017/11 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 “Sustainable development in territories of indigenous peoples” The Economic and Social Council decides to authorize a three -day international expert group meeting on the theme “Sustainable development in territories of indigenous peoples”. Draft decision II Venue and dates for the seventeenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues The Economic and Social Council decides that the seventeenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues shall be held at United Nations Headquarters from 16 to 27 April 2018. Draft decision III Report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on its sixteenth session and provisional agenda for its seventeenth session The Economic and Social Council: (a) Takes note of the report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on its sixteenth session; 1 (b) Approves the provisional agenda for the seventeenth session of the Permanent Forum as set out below: 1. Election of officers. 2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work. 3. Follow-up to the recommendations of the Permanent Forum. 4. Implementation of the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum with reference to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 5. Dialogue with indigenous peoples. 6. Dialogue with Member States. 7. Dialogue with the funds, programmes and specialized agencies of the United Nations system. __________________ 1 4/25 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2017, Supplement No. 23 (E/2017/43). 17-08011