A/HRC/36/57 C. Election of officers 27. Mr. Barume invited members to nominate a Chair-Rapporteur and two Vice-ChairRapporteurs for 2017-2018. Mr. Tsykarev nominated Mr. Barume for a second term as Chair-Rapporteur and Ms. Vars and Ms. Yamada as Vice-Chair-Rapporteurs. All three were appointed by acclamation. V. New mandate of the Expert Mechanism: activities and methods of work 28. On opening the agenda item, Mr. Barume stated that, under the new mandate of the Expert Mechanism, the implementation of the Declaration should be “home-grown”: a call subsequently echoed by States, indigenous peoples and other participants. The Chair presented the proposed methods of work, designed to enable the Expert Mechanism to facilitate dialogue between indigenous peoples and States at the national level (see annex I). 29. Numerous interventions were made on the need to ensure mutual coordination between the Expert Mechanism, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and the Permanent Forum in order to ensure complementarity between the three mechanisms. Thoughtful coordination and the sharing of information was required to ensure their efficient and effective functioning. Participants called on the Expert Mechanism to strengthen its engagement with the human rights treaty bodies and universal periodic review process at all stages, from the review itself to the implementation of recommendations. It was also suggested that the Expert Mechanism should strengthen its engagement with other United Nations funds, agencies and programmes, in particular with regard to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. 30. The participation of indigenous peoples under the new mandate was a recurring theme. The members of the Expert Mechanism noted that it was vital that consultations with indigenous peoples should continue throughout the implementation of the new mandate and that indigenous peoples should actively engage with the new mandate, in particular peoples from regions and countries where previous participation had been limited. It was also noted that, although the Expert Mechanism now had the authority to choose the themes for its own studies, it would continue to consult States and indigenous peoples. 31. Regarding the Expert Mechanism’s engagement in country situations, participants noted that that aspect of the new mandate would be influential in developing a coherent interpretation of the Declaration. Technical advice supplied to States on the development of domestic legislation and policies should, pursuant to the new mandate, also consider recommendations from relevant human rights mechanisms, including the universal periodic review process, treaty bodies and special procedures. When carrying out country engagement activities, the Expert Mechanism should encourage States to develop and implement national action plans to achieve the ends of the Declaration and provide States with technical advice regarding the content of national action plans and ways of incorporating those plans into the legislative, policy and administrative structures of the State concerned. Members pointed out that cooperation and openness on the part of States was required to maximize the effect of the new mandate. VI. Interactive dialogue with national human rights institutions, regional human rights institutions and similar mechanisms 32. The session commenced with a panel discussion by Maria Luisa Aguilar (Mexico, national human rights institution), Mohna Ansari (Nepal, national human rights institution), Karen Johansen (New Zealand, national human rights institution), Soyata Maiga (African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights), Samia Slimane (OHCHR) and Laila Vars (Expert Mechanism member), that focused on four key themes: contributions that national 7