A/HRC/33/56 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 8 August 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-third session Agenda item 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms Report of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on its ninth session, Geneva, 11-15 July 2016 Chair-Rapporteur: Albert Kwokwo Barume Summary The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples held its ninth session from 11 to 15 July 2016. In addition to members of the Expert Mechanism, the participants in the session included representatives of States, parliaments, indigenous peoples, United Nations bodies, programmes and specialized agencies, non-governmental organizations, national human rights institutions and academics. The Expert Mechanism discussed follow-up to the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, including the review of the Expert Mechanism’s mandate, and held a panel discussion on the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous persons with disabilities. It also discussed the human rights of indigenous peoples in relation to business enterprises. The Expert Mechanism’s study on the right to health and indigenous peoples, with a focus on children and youth was considered. Discussions were also held on follow-up to previous studies, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Sustainable Development Goals and the rights of indigenous peoples. The Expert Mechanism adopted the proposals to be submitted to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-third session. In addition, it adopted the study on the right to health and indigenous peoples, with a focus on children and youth, and the report summarizing the responses to the questionnaire seeking the views of States and indigenous peoples on best practices regarding possible appropriate measures and implementation strategies in order to attain the goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. GE.16-13681(E) 