E/2007/43 E/C.19/2007/12 aspects of a possible international normative instrument for the protection of indigenous languages and languages under threat of extinction, including an analysis of the programmes UNESCO has carried out in this area, articulating linkages with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as adopted by the Human Rights Council in June 2006, to be submitted to the Executive Council of UNESCO at its 179th session. 72. Considering that 2008 is the International Year of Languages, the Permanent Forum recommends holding an expert group meeting on indigenous languages that will call upon States, the United Nations system and indigenous peoples and their organizations to consider the following elements: (a) Working towards concrete actions and legislative development aimed at eliminating discrimination against the current use of indigenous languages; (b) Developing programmes aimed at promoting the empowerment of indigenous languages through all mediums, including radio and television; (c) Supporting and increasing the number of centres for the study of indigenous languages; (d) Financing and supporting schemes for special projects that are formulated by indigenous peoples and are focused on revitalization and rescue of threatened languages; (e) Designing, in consultation with indigenous peoples and the Permanent Forum, the organization of a world conference on linguistic diversity, indigenous languages, identity and education, as a contribution to the programme of the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People. Human rights 73. The Permanent Forum reiterates the recommendation it made at its fifth session regarding the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, reiterates its conviction that the Declaration will be an instrument of great value through which to advance the rights and aspirations of indigenous peoples and strongly recommends that the General Assembly adopt the Declaration before the end of its sixty-first session, without amendment. 74. The Permanent Forum expresses concern at allegations brought to its attention on continuing violations of human rights of indigenous peoples in various parts of the world and calls upon all States to fully implement their obligations under the international human rights and humanitarian instruments. The Permanent Forum reiterates its call on States to recognize the rights of indigenous peoples constitutionally and legally, to strengthen their institutions for the promotion and protection of the human rights of indigenous peoples and to enhance efforts of awareness-raising and capacity-building for government officials. 75. The Permanent Forum is pleased to note that indigenous peoples and their organizations increasingly avail themselves of the human rights procedures of the Human Rights Council and the international human rights instruments, and the increasing visibility of indigenous peoples’ issues within those mechanisms. In that regard, the Forum recommends that OHCHR continue to disseminate information and to conduct capacity-building activities on the United Nations human rights mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights. 14 07-37675