E/2025/43 E/C.19/2025/8 Chapter IV Organization of the session A. Opening and duration of the session 122. The Permanent Forum held its twenty-fourth session at United Nations Headquarters from 21 April to 2 May 2025. It held 15 formal meetings, including 3 closed meetings, and 3 informal closed meetings, to consider the items on its agenda. 123. At the 1st meeting, on 21 April, the session was opened by the temporary Chair, the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. At the opening ceremony, the traditional Chief of the Onondaga Nation, Tadodaho Sid Hill, delivered a welcoming address. 124. At the same meeting, statements were made by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the President of the Economic and Social Council, the Vice-President of the General Assembly, the Minister for Environment of Colombia and the UnderSecretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. B. Attendance 125. Members of the Permanent Forum and representatives of Governments, intergovernmental organizations and bodies, United Nations entities and non-governmental and Indigenous organizations attended the session. The list of participants will be issued as document E/C.19/2025/INF/1. C. Election of officers 126. At its 1st meeting, the Permanent Forum elected the following members of the Bureau by acclamation: Chair: Aluki Kotierk Vice-Chairs: Hannah McGlade Naw Ei Ei Min Rodrigo Eduardo Paillalef Monnard Geoffrey Roth Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim Rapporteur: Suleiman Mamutov D. Agenda 127. At its 1st meeting, the Permanent Forum adopted the provisional agenda contained in document E/C.19/2025/1. 22/23 25-07572