E/2011/43 E/C.19/2011/14 90. The Permanent Forum thanks Algeria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Madagascar, Mexico and Norway for their contributions to the Trust Fund of the Permanent Forum in 2010 and, given the steady annual increase of applications from indigenous peoples’ organizations, encourages other States to contribute to the Fund. 91. The Permanent Forum reaffirms its support for the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations, which supports indigenous participation to attend its sessions. The Permanent Forum welcomes the contributions made by donors. It notes that contributions to the fund have fallen drastically in recent years and therefore encourages all Governments and others to contribute generously to the Fund. 92. The Permanent Forum welcomes General Assembly resolution 65/198, by which it expanded the mandate of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations to facilitate the participation of indigenous representatives in meetings of the Human Rights Council and the human rights treaty bodies. With the large number of human rights violations that indigenous representatives bring to the Permanent Forum, it encourages indigenous representatives to take advantage of this opportunity. 93. With the expansion of the mandate of the Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations, the Forum urges OHCHR to assure a full-time staff position to manage the Fund. 94. The Permanent Forum welcomes a third United Nations seminar on indigenous peoples’ understanding and interpretation of treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements. 95. The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues welcomes the proposal made by the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the report on its third session, which encourages OHCHR to hold an international expert seminar on truth and reconciliation processes. 3 This proposal of the Expert Mechanism recognizes the importance of national truth and reconciliation processes for improving relations between States and indigenous peoples and for facilitating strengthened recognition and implementation of the rights of indigenous peoples. 96. The Permanent Forum recognizes the instrumental role of the Indigenous Peoples’ Centre for Documentation, Research and Information in providing essential services to indigenous peoples and encourages United Nations bodies and agencies to facilitate the work of indigenous delegates representing indigenous peoples within the United Nations system by establishing partnerships with the Centre, and to facilitate its financing. 97. The Permanent Forum has decided to appoint Paimaneh Hasteh, a member of the Forum, to complete a study entitled “Engaging indigenous peoples more inclusively in the process of disaster risk reduction by respecting linguistic and cultural practices of indigenous peoples known to be at risk” by 31 December 2012 and to submit it to the Forum at its twelfth session, in 2013. 98. The Permanent Forum decides to appoint Raja Devasish Roy, Bertie Xavier and Simon William M’Viboudoulou, members of the Forum, to conduct a study on __________________ 3 16 A/HRC/15/36, proposal 8, para. 11. 11-37063