ABSTRACT
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues After about two decades of relentless efforts of the Indigenous peoples in the United Nations system, the UNHRC adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UDRIP). The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (Permanent Forum) provides expert advice to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and to other agencies of the United Nations programs. The Permanent Forum has become one of three United Nations bodies that are mandated to deal specifically with causes of Indigenous peoples. The Permanent Forum holds a two-week session at the UN Headquarters during April or May, which offers windows for Indigenous peoples to engage in direct dialogue with members of the Forum and Human Rights Special Rapporteurs, other expert bodies and Member States (The Indigenous World, 2013).
