NEPAL

Special Decisions or Action taken Re: Reporting, Including Urgent Action Procedure

CERD A/8718

Annex III

Text of communication to be sent to ... Nepal in accordance with the decision adopted by the Committee at the 112^th meeting, sixth session

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination considered the initial report submitted by [Nepal] at the [110^th and 112^th] meetings of its sixth session, which were held on [18 August 1972], in the presence of the duly accredited representative of [Nepal]. The final summary records of the meetings at which the report was considered will be forwarded as soon as they are available.

The Committee listened carefully to the statement made by the representative of [Nepal] at its [110^th] meeting, and noted with appreciation his assurance that the information which, in the opinion of the Committee, was lacking in that initial report would be furnished to the Committee in a subsequent report, to the extent to which it is possible to do so. The Committee therefore hopes that a supplementary report, containing such relevant information as is available to the Government of [Nepal] but was lacking in its initial report, will be received by the Committee no later than 1 June 1973, in order that it may be able to consider the report at its eighth session and include in its fourth annual report to the General Assembly any suggestions or general recommendations it may deem appropriate to make on the basis of its examination of that report, in accordance with article 9, paragraph 2, of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

In this connection, the Committee draws attention to the first communication it issued on the subject of reports from States Parties, on 28 January 1970, as well as to the subsequent general recommendations which it has adopted and which deal with the contents of reports submitted by States Parties in accordance with article 9, paragraph 1, of the International Convention. Copies of the relevant portions of the original communication of 28 January 1970 and the subsequent general recommendations are attached, in the hope that they, as well as the relevant summary records of the meetings of the Committee, will be taken into account in the preparation of the forthcoming report by the competent authorities of the Government of [Nepal].

CERD A/9618

Annex IV

Texts of communications sent through the Secretary-General to States Parties whose representatives did not participate in the consideration by the Committee of their respective reports, submitted in accordance with article 9, paragraph 1, of the convention, at the ninth and tenth sessions of the Committee

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E. Communication to the Governments of ... Nepal ... e/

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination considered the report submitted by the Government of [Nepal] at its [210^th] meeting ([tenth] session), held on [19 August] 1974, without the benefit of the participation of a representative of the Government of [Nepal].

The views expressed by members of the Committee during the discussion, and the decision adopted by the Committee, may be found in the summary records of the meeting (document CERD/C/SR.[210], to be sent as soon as the final version is available) and will also be reflected in the fifth annual report, which will be submitted by the Committee to the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session.

The Committee hopes that the views and decision in question, as well as the documents included in CERD/C/R.60 and Add.1, will be taken into account by the Government of [Nepal] during the preparation of its next report in accordance with article 9, paragraph 1, of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

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            e/ Adopted at the 215^th meeting, on 22 August 1974.

CERD A/64/18 (2009)

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Chapter II: Prevention of racial discrimination, including early warning and urgent procedures

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15. During the reporting period, the Committee again considered a number of situations under its early warning and urgent action procedure, including in particular the following.

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23. Following the receipt of a report claiming the exclusion of indigenous peoples’ representatives from the constitution-making processes in Nepal, the Committee, on 6 March 2009, transmitted a letter to the Government of Nepal requesting information on measures taken to ensure the adequate participation of these peoples in the ongoing constitution-making process, and their full participation in political life. At the same time, Nepal was reminded that its seventeenth to nineteenth periodic reports had fallen due on 1 March 2008. At its seventy-fifth session, and in the absence of a response from the State party, the Committee decided to reiterate its request for information.

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