A/HRC/24/49 21. The Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples noted the key role the Expert Mechanism has played in helping to make the Declaration operational. He welcomed the ongoing collaboration between the United Nations mechanisms on indigenous peoples and called for continued coordination, especially in the development of proposed joint guidelines or principles on key issues affecting indigenous peoples. He emphasized the need to focus more attention on the issue of access to justice by indigenous peoples and encouraged States to recognize indigenous customary justice systems without rigid jurisdictional boundaries. 22. The Chairperson of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues noted the coordination between the three United Nations mechanisms on indigenous peoples and emphasized the overarching goal of implementing the Declaration. He gave an overview of the recommendations and studies of the twelfth session of the Permanent Forum and welcomed the constructive dialogue with international financial institutions and multilateral development banks on the impact of their policies on the rights and livelihood of indigenous peoples. He reported on the recent creation of a caucus of indigenous persons with disabilities. D. Election of officers 23. The Chairperson of the Expert Mechanism invited the members of the mechanism to nominate a Chairperson-Rapporteur and Vice-Chairperson for its sixth session. Ms. Lasimbang nominated International Chief Littlechild and Mr. Titus as ChairpersonRapporteur and Vice-Chairperson respectively; they were then appointed by acclamation. 24. The Chairperson-Rapporteur, International Chief Littlechild, thanked the members of the Expert Mechanism for electing him, and welcomed the new members of the mechanism, Messrs. Deterville and Tsykarev. 25. The Chairperson-Rapporteur highlighted that the Declaration provides the foundational framework for the attainment of the human rights of indigenous peoples and informs every aspect of the mechanism’s work. He noted the valuable contributions of the participants of the sixth session to the work of the mechanism. The Chairperson-Rapporteur emphasized the importance of sessions such as this one in providing collaborative and participatory space for dialogue between States, indigenous peoples and other stakeholders and in this way contributing to the full realization of the rights of indigenous peoples as enshrined in the Declaration. E. Adoption of the agenda 26. The Expert Mechanism adopted the agenda and the programme of work of its sixth session. IV. World Conference on Indigenous Peoples 27. The Chairperson-Rapporteur presented the compilation of recommendations, conclusions and advice from studies completed by the mechanism (A/HRC/EMRIP/2013/CRP.1) in preparation for the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, and noted that it was a work in progress. The Alta Outcome Document (A/HRC/EMRIP/2013/CRP.2) was introduced for the first time as an official United Nations document, and was welcomed and encouraged by many participants. 8