A/HRC/27/30 I. Introduction 1. In its resolution 24/10 concerning human rights and indigenous peoples, adopted on 23 September 2013, the Human Rights Council requested the High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue to submit to the Human Rights Council an annual report on the rights of indigenous peoples containing information on relevant developments in human rights bodies and mechanisms and activities undertaken by the Office of the High Commissioner at Headquarters and in the field, that contribute to the promotion of, respect for and the full application of the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 2. The present report focuses on some illustrative examples of the activities and initiatives undertaken by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) at headquarters and in the field that contribute to the full application of the rights of indigenous peoples. These examples are not intended as an exhaustive overview of the work of OHCHR with regard to the rights of indigenous peoples, but rather as an illustration of the action taken at country, regional and headquarters levels. The report also provides an overview of the recent developments within United Nations human rights mechanisms insofar as their work pertains to indigenous peoples. II. Activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 3. During the period under review, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights continued to work for the promotion and the full application of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The rights of indigenous peoples continued to be a priority issue for the High Commissioner and the challenges faced by indigenous peoples figure prominently in the OHCHR Management Plan for 2014-2017, including in connection with the thematic priorities of enhancing equality and combating discrimination. 4. The High Commissioner regularly highlighted the concerns of indigenous peoples in her country visits, statements and other work, often with particular focus on indigenous women. OHCHR played an active role in efforts aimed at raising the profile of indigenous peoples in the context of the Human Rights Council, including through its support to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and by organizing, during the twenty-fourth session of the Human Rights Council in September 2013, a panel on indigenous peoples’ issues, devoted to the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples. 5. OHCHR also continued to play an active role in various inter-agency initiatives, including the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues (IASG), which OHCHR will chair as from June 2014. The annual IASG meeting, held at the Headquarters of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), New York, from 22 to 23 October 2013, welcomed 35 participants from 15 agencies to discuss, among other matters, key issues in preparation for the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the milestones for the formulation of the post2015 development agenda and sustainable development goals. The meeting also provided the opportunity to review and revise the IASG terms of reference and to discuss a collaborative approach for addressing the recommendations arising from the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. OHCHR also coordinated the work of the United Nations Network on Racial Discrimination and Protection of Minorities to develop an action plan to implement the Secretary General’s Guidance Note on the topic. The action plan highlights the importance of United Nations engagement with indigenous peoples’ issues. 3