Another delegation proposed that the forum review global, regional and national strategies and policies for sustainable development cooperation.

In the latest issue of Foreign Affairs, Forum s founder and president, Klaus Schwab, asks How can business help save the world?

The Dakar Roadmap resulting from the First Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Forum offers another useful model for developing countries to meet the sanitation goals.

The secretariat of the Forum has judged the activities of these organizations to be relevant to the work of the Forum and they have been approved by its Bureau accordingly, it is recommended that they be granted observer status by the Forum.

9.39 The Economic and Social Council decided that the Permanent Forum shall hold an annual session of 10 working days at the United Nations Office at Geneva or at United Nations Headquarters or at such other place as the Permanent Forum may decide in accordance with existing financial rules and regulations of the United Nations.

The proposed organization of work of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at its fourth session (see annex) has been prepared by the secretariat of the Forum following consultations with the Members of the Forum.

Status of the Forum secretariat.

Status of the Forum secretariat

World Urban Forum

Action taken by the Forum

Action taken by the Forum

Chapter V Future work of the Forum

Action taken by the Forum

Future work of the Forum

These initiatives provide valuable expert input to the work of the Forum, with reports being made available for consideration at the Forum sessions, and have influenced policy developments at the Forum.

Women's World Forum, Barcelona

Second World Urban Forum

Future work of the Forum.

The Forum recognizes that

The Forum recognizes that

Social Action Forum for Manav Adhikar

Report on the public forum

The Forum encourages national committees for the Decade, where those exist, to invite members of the Forum to participate in the activities of these committees.

Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety

The Forum makes the additional recommendations set out below.

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

At its first session in 2001, the Forum had noted the value of multi stakeholder dialogues in advancing the work of the Forum.

At its second session, the Forum, in resolution 2 1, adopted a Ministerial Declaration and a Message from the Forum to the World Summit on Sustainable Development.

The cultural diversity was one notable aspect of the forum.

Adoption of the report of the Forum on its fifth session

(v) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Adoption of the report of the Forum on its fifth session.

The Forum makes the recommendations set out below.

Chapter VII Adoption of the report of the Forum on its fourth session

It will be the Forum's task to

(r) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Requests from non governmental organization for hearings

San Marino

The Permanent Forum makes the recommendations set out below.

The Forum will have before it for its consideration a note by the Secretariat on the status of the Forum secretariat including its activities, staff and budget.

A number requested that the reports submitted by them to the Forum at previous sessions be regarded as constituting a report to the Forum at its fifth session.

During its discussions of the economic, social and cultural aspects of forests at earlier sessions, the Forum has addressed a number of important issues relating to poverty and hunger.

Egypt endeavoured to convene the symposium on the Middle East called for by the IAEA Director General. Despite the flexibility which it showed, however, the convening of the symposium had been prevented by the disagreement over the agenda.

57 191. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

57 237. Global biotechnology forum Chile 2003