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Chapter II
Venue, dates and proceedings of the session
118. By its decision 2017/248, the Economic and Social Council decided that the
seventeenth session of the Permanent Forum would be held at United Nations
Headquarters from 16 to 27 April 2018.
119. At its 2nd meeting, on 16 April, the Permanent Forum considered agenda item 3,
entitled “Follow-up to the recommendations of the Permanent Forum”. For its
consideration of the item, the Forum had before it two notes by the Secretariat entitled
“Compilation of information received from United Nations system e ntities and other
intergovernmental bodies on progress in the implementation of the recommendations
of the Permanent Forum” (E/C.19/2018/3) and “Compilation of information received
from indigenous peoples’ organizations” (E/C.19/2018/4).
120. At its 2nd meeting, on 16 April, and its 7th and 8th meetings, on 19 April, the
Forum considered agenda item 4, entitled “Implementation of the six mandated areas
of the Permanent Forum with reference to the United Nations Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples”. For its consideration of the item, the Forum had before
it two notes by the Secretariat entitled “Compilation of information from national
human rights institutions” (E/C.19/2018/6) and “Action plan for organizing the 2019
International Year of Indigenous Languages” (E/C.19/2018/8). At its 15th meeting,
on 27 April, the Forum considered and adopted its recommendations submitted under
that item (see chap. I, sect. B).
121. At its 10th meeting, on 20 April, the Forum considered agenda item 5, entitled
“Dialogue with indigenous peoples”. At its 15th meeting, the Forum considered and
adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I, sect. B).
122. At its 12th meeting, on 23 April, the Forum considered agenda item 6, entitled
“Dialogue with Member States”. At its 15th meeting, the Forum considered and
adopted its recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I, sect. B).
123. At its 11th meeting, on 23 April, the Forum considered agenda item 7, entitled
“Dialogue with the agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations system”.
At its 15th meeting, the Forum considered and adopted its recommendations
submitted under that item (see chap. I, sect. B).
124. At its 3rd, 4th and 8th meetings, on 17 and 19 April, the Forum considered
agenda item 8, entitled “Discussion on the theme ‘Indigenous peoples’ collective
rights to lands, territories and resources’”. For its consideration of the item, the Forum
had before it two notes by the Secretariat entitled “Indigenous peoples’ collective
rights to lands, territories and resources” (E/C.19/2018/5) and “International expert
group meeting on the theme ‘Sustainable development in the territories of indigenous
peoples’” (E/C.19/2018/7). At its 15th meeting, the Forum considered and adopted its
recommendations submitted under that item (see chap. I, sects. A and B).
125. At its 4th meeting, on 17 April, the Forum considered agenda item 9, entitled
“2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. For its consideration of the item, the
Forum had before it a note by the Secretariat entitled “Update on indigenous peoples
and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” (E/C.19/2018/2). At its
15th meeting, the Forum considered and adopted its recommendations submitted
under that item (see chap. I, sect. B).
126. At its 5th and 6th meetings, on 18 April, the Forum considered agenda item 10,
entitled “Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peop les
and the Chair of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ”. At its
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