Agenda

United Nations E/C.19/2012/1
Economic and Social Council
27 February 2012

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Eleventh session
New York, 7-18 May 2012

Provisional agenda

1. Election of officers.
 
2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work.
 
3. Discussion on the special theme for the year: “The Doctrine of Discovery: its enduring impact on indigenous peoples and the right to redress for past conquests (articles 28 and 37 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples)”.
 
4. Human rights:

• (a) Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
• (b) Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and the Chair of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

5. Comprehensive dialogue with United Nations agencies and funds.
 
6. Half-day discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples to food and food sovereignty.
 
7. Half-day discussion on the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples.
 
8. Half-day discussion on Central and Eastern Europe, the Russian Federation,
Central Asia and Transcaucasia.
 
9. Future work of the Permanent Forum, including issues of the Economic and
Social Council and emerging issues.
 
10. Draft agenda for the twelfth session of the Permanent Forum.
 
11. Adoption of the report of the Permanent Forum on its eleventh session.