E/2021/43 E/C.19/2021/10 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 “Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence, including free, prior and informed consent” The Economic and Social Council decides to authorize a three-day international expert group meeting on the theme “Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence, including free, prior and informed consent”. Draft decision II Venue and dates of the twenty-first session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues The Economic and Social Council decides that the twenty-first session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues shall be held at United Nations Headquarters from 25 April to 6 May 2022. Draft decision III Report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on its twentieth session and provisional agenda of its twenty-first session The Economic and Social Council: (a) Takes note of the report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on its twentieth session; 1 (b) Approves the provisional agenda of the twenty-first session of the Permanent Forum as set out below: 1. Election of officers. 2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work. 3. Discussion on the theme “Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence, including free, prior and informed consent”. 4. Discussion on the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum (economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health and human rights), with reference to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 5. Dialogues: __________________ 1 4/29 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2021, Supplement No. 23 (E/2021/43). 21-06102