A/64/338 Rapporteur, Rodolfo Stavenhagen, participated in a seminar in Madrid from 4 to 6 February 2009 with the members of the expert mechanism and four members of the Permanent Forum, along with several experts from various regions. The main objective of the meeting, organized by the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs and the Almáciga Intercultural Working Group, was to promote an informal dialogue among the members of the three mechanisms to better coordinate their work, and their activities with other United Nations agencies and bodies, especially the need for close cooperation and partnership to promote the operationalization of the rights affirmed in the United Nations Declaration. During the meeting, the experts discussed methods for streamlining the work of the three mechanisms by examining the priority work area or areas of the respective mandates and identifying ways in which the aspects of each mandate might be maximized.2 10. The Special Rapporteur reports annually to the Permanent Forum and to the expert mechanism, and has also been active in constructing a dialogue with agencies of the United Nations Secretariat, their regional presences and the specialized agencies on indigenous issues. He engaged with representatives of various United Nations agencies in a seminar organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York, on 20 May 2009, in which he emphasized the role of United Nations agencies and programmes in implementing the United Nations Declaration. He also met with officers of the Department of Public Affairs of the Secretariat on 21 May and has subsequently worked to build coordinated action in areas of mutual interest. 11. The Special Rapporteur participated in two seminars on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America, one in Lima, from 6 to 8 October 2008 in cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO), and one in Montelimar, Nicaragua, from 10 to 13 June 2009, organized by OHCHR. OHCHR promotes implementation, at the regional level, of the rights and corresponding State obligations expressed in the Declaration through education, information-gathering and advisory services. During the two seminars, the Special Rapporteur gave presentations on the content and means of implementing the Declaration as it pertains to the Latin American region. The Declaration was also the subject of a presentation he gave to participants at a seminar entitled “The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: a pending agenda”, organized by UNDP in Costa Rica on 11 November 2008 in San Jose. 12. On 3 June 2009, the Special Rapporteur was the featured speaker at a seminar entitled “Advancing indigenous rights and development in Latin America and the Caribbean” in Washington, D.C., at which he focused on the role of the World Bank in relation to various challenges and initiatives concerning indigenous peoples. He continues to maintain contact and to cooperate with representatives of the World Bank in exploring ways of further coordination on issues in Latin America and beyond. 13. On 25 October 2008, the Special Rapporteur participated in an expert seminar on indigenous land rights and the principle of free, prior and informed consent in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. He has exchanged information with the Commission on various cases. In addition, __________________ 2 6 Summary report of the International Expert Seminar on the Role of United Nations Mechanisms with a Specific Mandate Regarding the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (A/HRC/12/34/Add.7). 09-50281