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The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues serves as an advisory body to the UN Economic and Social Council. It has a mandate to discuss indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights. Its aims include the better coordination of activities related to indigenous issues within the UN system. The independent experts that sit in the PFII are regionally balanced representatives selected both by indigenous peoples and States. The PFII holds annual two-week sessions, typically in New York. CSOs and indigenous peoples can be accredited to participate in the sessions.
The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples provides thematic expertise on the rights of indigenous peoples to the Human Rights Council. It is formed by 5 independent experts and meets annually in Geneva. CSOs and indigenous peoples are among those permitted to attend the sessions. The Expert Mechanism replaces the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations (1982-2006).
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