A/HRC/2/2 A/HRC/Sub.1/58/36 page 46 2006/13. Working Group on Indigenous Populations The Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Reaffirming the urgent need to recognize, promote and protect more effectively the rights of indigenous peoples, including their human rights and fundamental freedoms, Mindful of the relevant recommendations adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights in 1993, in particular those contained in Part I, paragraph 20, and Part II, paragraphs 28 to 32, of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, Mindful also of the relevant recommendations adopted by the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in 2001, Recalling Economic and Social Council resolution 1982/34 of 7 May 1982, in which the Council authorized the Sub-Commission to establish annually a Working Group on Indigenous Populations, Taking note with deep appreciation of the report of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations on its twenty-fourth session (A/HRC/Sub.1/58/22) and, in particular, of its conclusions and recommendations, Welcoming the ample discussions in the Working Group during its twenty-fourth session under its twofold mandate: the review of developments pertaining to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, including the main theme, “Utilization of indigenous peoples’ lands by non-indigenous authorities, groups or individuals for military purposes”, and standard-setting, as well as on cooperation with other United Nations bodies in the sphere of indigenous issues, Stressing its deep concern at the still visible sequels of the colonial era that continue to adversely affect the living conditions of indigenous peoples in various parts of the world, Recalling once again Commission on Human Rights resolution 1993/30 of 5 March 1993, in which the Commission recommended to all thematic rapporteurs, special representatives, independent experts and working groups to pay special attention, within the framework of their mandates, to the situation of indigenous peoples, Taking note of Commission on Human Rights resolutions 2005/49 and 2005/51 of 20 April 2005 and Economic and Social Council decisions 2005/268 and 2005/270 of 25 July 2005, Taking into account, in the context of the ongoing process of reform of the United Nations human rights bodies recently launched at the initiative of the Secretary-General, the deep interest in the continuation of its Working Group on Indigenous Populations repeatedly expressed by a large number of Governments and the representatives and caucuses of indigenous peoples in a large number of meetings held both within and outside the United Nations system,