A/HRC/33/56 IV. Follow-up to the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, including the review of the mandate of the Expert Mechanism A. Review of the mandate of the Expert Mechanism 28. The agenda item on follow-up to the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, including the review of the mandate of the Expert Mechanism began with introductory remarks from Mr. Tsykarev, who recalled paragraph 28 of the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, in which the General Assembly invited the Human Rights Council: Taking into account the views of indigenous peoples, to review the mandates of its existing mechanisms, in particular the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples … with a view to modifying and improving the Expert Mechanism so that it can more effectively promote respect for the Declaration, including by better assisting Member States to monitor, evaluate and improve the achievement of the ends of the Declaration. 29. He presented some preliminary views regarding the review of the mandate, which included the following: that the Expert Mechanism should have stronger relationships with the Human Rights Council, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples; that the Expert Mechanism needs to be more readily accessible to indigenous peoples; that the Expert Mechanism has to be better funded and has to be more engaged with country-specific activities, including provision of technical assistance on request; and that the ultimate goal of the review should not be not solely to strengthen the mandate of the Expert Mechanism, but rather to do so with a view to increasing the rights of indigenous peoples on the ground. 30. The Chief of the Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section of OHCHR provided an overview of the background to the review of the mandate. He also gave an update on the workshop that had been held in Geneva on 4 and 5 April 2016 following Human Rights Council resolution 30/11. The dynamic and constructive discussions at the workshop resulted in a range of specific proposals, which had been, in some cases, also complemented by written submissions. He thanked the more than one hundred participants for their inputs, as well as Mr. Anaya for moderating the workshop in an inclusive and engaging manner. OHCHR looked forward to providing further support to the mandate review process. 31. Mr. Anaya introduced the main discussion points and recommendations made at the workshop. From those, three basic conclusions had become apparent: the need to strengthen coordination between the Expert Mechanism, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples; expanding the Expert Mechanism’s mandate to allow it to address country-specific situations, in a way that avoided duplication with the work of the Special Rapporteur; and increasing the number of members of the Expert Mechanism, while maintaining gender and geographical balance. 32. Mr. Barume noted that the workshop had allowed consideration of a number of additional issues deemed important by the Expert Mechanism. They included the need for broader participation of indigenous peoples in the Expert Mechanism, the working relationship between the Expert Mechanism and national human rights institutions, and multi-stakeholder dialogues at the country level, including the private sector. Ms. TauliCorpuz added that better coordination between the indigenous mechanisms was needed and 9