Provisional agenda for the tenth session of the Permanent Forum

on Indigenous Issues

1.  Election of officers.
2.  Adoption of the agenda and organization of work.
3.  Follow-up to the recommendations of the Permanent Forum:
(a) Economic and social development;
(b) Environment;
(c) Free, prior and informed consent.
4.   Human rights:
(a) Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
(b) Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people and other United Nations human rights mechanisms.
5.  Half-day discussion on Central and South America and the Caribbean.
6.  Comprehensive dialogue with United Nations agencies and funds.
7.  Future work of the Permanent Forum, including issues of the Economic and Social Council and emerging issues.
8.  Draft agenda for the eleventh session of the Permanent Forum.
9.  Adoption of the report of the Permanent Forum on its tenth session.

- Note. There is no special theme for the Tenth Session. The Permanent Forum has a biannual working method one policy year and one review year. 2011 will be a review year.

Pre-Registration

Online pre-registration is now open. Those who wish to attend the tenth session of the Permanent Forum must pre-register online by 1 May 2011.

NGOs with ECOSOC status, indigenous peoples' organizations and academics that are already registered and have participated in past sessions of the Permanent Forum:

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Indigenous peoples' organizations and academics that have not participated in previous sessions:

Step by step guide: Pre-registration of new organizations

Pre-Registration - indigenous peoples organizations

Pre-Registration - academics

Further information and FAQs on registration

Side events

Registration of side events is now open. The deadline for the submission of side event requests is 15 April. Due to a lack of availability of rooms, there will be significantly fewer side events than during previous sessions.

Side event request form (to be submitted by organizers of side events)

Guidelines for organizers of side events

Indigenous Photographers - Exhibit your photos at the UN

The Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues invites
indigenous photographers from around the world to submit photographs
related to the theme the “Right to Water”.
The selected photographs will be exhibited at United Nations Headquarters
in new York during the Tenth Session of the UN Permanent Forum on
Indigenous Issues in May 2011.

Entry Period:
February 10 2011 through 11 March 2011.

Entry Method:
Email image(s) to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Number of Entries:
Three photos per each photographer may be submitted.

File Size:
500 KB or less per file.

Dimension:
No dimension may be shorter than 200 pixels or longer than 800 pixels.

Each image must include a brief explanation (no more than 500 words) in
English or Spanish.

Each submission must include a brief biography of artist (no more than
500 words). This bigraphy should include the artist's indigenous
identity.

The selection of photographs will be based on the connection between the
image and the overall theme, creativity and visual impact.

Go to official website of United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII):

http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/index.html

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