History
The creation of the Permanent Forum was discussed at the 1993 World Conference in Vienna, Austria. The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action recommended that such a forum should be established within the first United Nations International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples (see below). A working group was formed and various other meetings took place that led to the establishment of the permanent forum by the UN Economic and Social Council resolution 2000/22 on 28 July 2000.
Read more about this topic: United Nations Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues
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