A/HRC/RES/33/25 10. Decides that, within its mandate, the Expert Mechanism shall coordinate its work and further strengthen its participation, engagement and cooperation, as appropriate, with the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples and other United Nations bodies and processes; 11. Encourages the Expert Mechanism to enhance its engagement with national human rights institutions, which should be in accordance with the mandates of each national human rights institution; 12. Decides that the Expert Mechanism shall meet annually for up to five days, and that the sessions may be a combination of open and private meetings, as deemed necessary; 13. Also decides that the annual meeting of the Expert Mechanism shall be open to the participation, as observers, of States, United Nations mechanisms, bodies and specialized agencies, funds and programmes, intergovernmental organizations, regional organizations and mechanisms in the field of human rights, national human rights institutions and other relevant national bodies, academics and experts on indigenous issues, and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council; the meeting shall also be accessible to indigenous persons with disabilities and open to indigenous peoples’ organizations and non-governmental organizations whose aims and purposes are in conformity with the spirit, purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, based on arrangements, including Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31 of 25 July 1996, and practices observed by the Commission on Human Rights, through an open and transparent accreditation procedure in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Human Rights Council, which will provide for timely information on participation and consultation with the States concerned; 14. Further decides that the Expert Mechanism may also hold intersessional meetings and activities for five days a year, and invites it to use information and communications technology to advance its work; 15. Decides, in order for the Expert Mechanism to enhance cooperation and avoid duplicating the work of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and the Permanent Forum, that it shall participate in the activities of the Permanent Forum, and invite the Special Rapporteur and a member of the Permanent Forum to attend and contribute to its annual meeting; 16. Invites the special procedures of the Human Rights Council to explore concrete ways to coordinate their work with the Expert Mechanism with regard to the rights of indigenous peoples; 17. Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide all human, technical and financial assistance necessary for the Expert Mechanism to fulfil its mandate fully and effectively. 41st meeting 30 September 2016 [Adopted without a vote.] 3