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ŠĢ**€The€document€was€submitted€late€to€the€conference€services€without€the€explanation€requiredŠ |¼# Šunder€paragraph€8€of€General€Assembly€resolution€53/208€B,€by€which€the€Assembly€decidedŠ l¬$ Šthat,€if€a€report€is€submitted€late,€the€reasons€should€be€included€in€a€footnote€to€the€document.Š \ œ% ŠĢŠ  <"|' ŠI.€ņņIntroductionóóŠ ° ŠĢ1.€The€present€report€contains€information€that€is€relevant€to€the€work€of€the€Committee€on€theŠ ą ŠElimination€of€Discrimination€against€Women.€Section€II€provides€information€on€developments€inŠ €Š Šthe€United€Nations€human€rights€regime,€including€information€on€the€fourteenth€meeting€of€theŠ pĄ Šchairpersons€of€human€rights€treaty€bodies€and€on€the€first€inter-committee€meeting€of€the€humanŠ ` ° Šrights€treaty€bodies.€Section€III€addresses€the€Committeeššs€long-term€programme€of€work€regardingŠ P   Šgeneral€recommendations,€while€section€IV€recalls€decisions€taken€at€the€CommitteeššsŠ @  Štwenty-seventh€session€regarding€consideration€of€reports€by€the€Committee€and€constructiveŠ 0 € Šdialogue€with€States€parties.€Section€V€presents€information€on€the€reports€to€be€considered€by€theŠ  p  ŠCommittee€at€future€sessions.€Section€VI€contains€information€on€the€efforts€of€the€Special€AdviserŠ `  Šon€Gender€Issues€and€Advancement€of€Women€and€the€Director€of€the€Division€for€the€AdvancementŠ P  Šof€Women€of€the€Department€of€Economic€and€Social€Affairs€to€encourage€universal€ratification€ofŠ š@  Šthe€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Discrimination€against€Women,€ratification€ofŠ ą0  Šits€Optional€Protocol,€timely€reporting,€and€acceptance€of€the€amendment€to€article€20,€paragraphŠ Š  Š1,€of€the€Convention.Š Ą ŠĢ2.€A€list€of€States€parties€to€the€Convention€whose€reports€are€five€years€or€more€overdue€isŠ  š Šcontained€in€annex€I.€A€list€of€States€parties€whose€reports€have€been€submitted€but€not€yetŠ ą Šconsidered€by€the€Committee,€together€with€the€date€of€receipt€of€those€reports,€is€contained€in€annexŠ €Š ŠII.€A€list€of€States€parties€that€have€signed,€ratified€or€acceded€to€the€Optional€Protocol€is€containedŠ pĄ Šin€annex€III,€and€a€list€of€States€parties€that€have€accepted€the€amendment€to€article€20,€paragraphŠ `° Š1,€is€contained€in€annex€IV.€A€list€of€States€that€have€not€yet€ratified€or€acceded€to€the€ConventionŠ P  Šis€contained€in€annex€V,€and€annex€VI€contains€an€extract€(points€of€agreement€andŠ @ Šrecommendations€reached€by€participants)€from€the€report€of€the€first€inter-committee€meeting€ofŠ 0€ Šhuman€rights€treaty€bodies.Š  p ŠĢII.€ņņDevelopments€in€the€human€rights€regimeóóŠ P ŠĢA.€ņņHuman€rights€treaty€bodiesóóŠ ą0 ŠĢņņHuman€Rights€CommitteeóóŠ Ą! ŠĢ3.€At€its€seventy-fourth€session,€held€from€18€March€to€5€April€2002,€the€Human€Rights€CommitteeŠ  #š! Šadopted€a€procedure€for€follow-up€to€concluding€observations€ņņ1/óó€€pursuant€to€rule€70,€paragraph€5,Š $ą" Šand€rule€70A€ņņ2/óó€€of€its€rules€of€procedure.€The€Committee€noted€that€information€pursuant€to€rule€70,Š €%Š # Šparagraph€5,€of€the€rules€of€procedure,€which€provides€that€the€Committee€may€request€a€State€partyŠ p&Ą!$ Što€give€priority€to€aspects€of€its€concluding€observations,€need€not€be€requested€in€respect€of€allŠ `'°"% ŠStates€parties€to€the€International€Covenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights€ņņ3/óó€€whose€reports€areŠ P( #& Šexamined€by€the€Committee,€and€the€Committee€must€be€mindful€of€the€substantial€additionalŠ @)$' Šworkload€that€the€analysis€of€information€submitted€will€entail€and€focus€on€the€urgency€of€theŠ 0*€%( Šconcern€addressed€to€the€State€party,€as€well€as€the€State€partyššs€ability€to€take€remedial€action€withinŠ  +p&) Ša€limited€time€frame.€Country€rapporteurs€are€also€to€bear€this€in€mind€when€preparing€draftŠ ,`'* Šconcluding€observations.Š -P(+ ŠŠ š-@), Š4.€This€procedure€provides€for€the€designation€by€the€Committee€of€a€Special€Rapporteur€forŠ ° ŠFollow-up€on€Concluding€Observations,€who€is€tasked€with€examining€the€follow-up€informationŠ  š Šreceived€from€a€given€State€party€pursuant€to€the€Committeeššs€request€and€submitting€his€or€herŠ ą Šfindings€to€the€Committee.€The€Committee€is€to€set€aside€sufficient€time€for€discussion€of€the€SpecialŠ €Š ŠRapporteurššs€findings€and€the€adoption€of€formal€recommendations,€if€any,€including,€whereŠ pĄ Šappropriate,€reconsideration€of€the€due€date€for€submission€of€the€next€periodic€report€of€the€StateŠ ` ° Šparty.€In€order€to€address€cases€in€which€States€parties€do€not€submit€follow-up€information€beforeŠ P   Šexpiry€of€the€one-year€time€limit,€(a)€the€secretariat€will€contact€the€States€parties€concerned€in€anŠ @  Šinformal€manner€approximately€two€months€prior€to€the€deadline,€with€a€view€to€ascertainingŠ 0 € Šwhether€a€submission€can€be€expected;€(b)€a€written€reminder€will€be€sent€to€the€States€partiesŠ  p  Šconcerned€within€one€month€following€the€deadline;€and€(c)€if€no€follow-up€submission€is€receivedŠ `  Šin€spite€of€the€reminder,€this€will€be€recorded€in€the€Committeeššs€subsequent€annual€report€to€theŠ P  ŠGeneral€Assembly.€This€procedure€is€already€being€implemented,€and€Maxwell€Ō_ŌYaldenŌ_Ō€has€beenŠ š@  Šdesignated€Special€Rapporteur€for€Follow-up€on€Concluding€Observations.Š ą0  ŠĢ5.€Also€at€its€seventy-fourth€session,€the€Human€Rights€Committee€adopted€decisions€on€workingŠ Ą Šmethods,€ņņ4/óó€€pursuant€to€which,€inter€alia,€country€report€task€forces€will€be€established.€Under€theseŠ ° Šdecisions,€all€members€of€the€Committee€will€normally€be€asked€to€serve€on€at€least€one€task€forceŠ  š Šper€session,€and€each€task€force€will€consist€of€no€fewer€than€four€and,€where€possible,€five€or€sixŠ ą Šmembers,€including€at€least€one€member€from€the€region€and€the€country€rapporteur.€The€membersŠ €Š Šof€a€task€force€are€to€receive€the€list€of€issues€on€the€relevant€State€partyššs€report,€prepared€by€theŠ pĄ Šcountry€rapporteur€in€cooperation€with€the€secretariat,€and€may€transmit€comments€for€proposedŠ `° Šamendments€and€additions€to€the€list€to€the€country€rapporteur.€The€members€of€a€task€force€are€toŠ P  Šhave€the€main€responsibility€for€the€conduct€of€debates€on€a€Stateššs€report,€it€being€understood€thatŠ @ Šafter€the€relevant€delegation€has€answered€the€questions€of€members€of€the€task€force,€other€membersŠ 0€ Šof€the€Committee€will€have€the€opportunity€to€intervene.€With€regard€to€concluding€observations,Š  p Šan€initial€draft€is€to€be€circulated€to€all€members€of€the€Committee€for€written€comments€to€the€taskŠ ` Šforce€or€country€rapporteur,€who€will€prepare€the€final€draft.Š P ŠĢ6.€A€meeting€was€held€from€27€to€29€August€2002€in€Quito,€on€follow-up€to€the€concludingŠ ą0 Šobservations€of€the€Human€Rights€Committee,€organized€by€the€Office€of€the€United€Nations€HighŠ Š  ŠCommissioner€for€Human€Rights€in€cooperation€with€the€Government€of€Ecuador.€At€itsŠ Ą! Šseventy-sixth€session,€from€21€October€to€8€November€2002,€the€Committee€held€a€second€informalŠ °"  Šmeeting€with€representatives€of€States€parties€to€the€International€Covenant€on€Civil€and€PoliticalŠ  #š! ŠRights€to€discuss,€inter€alia,€the€Committeeššs€new€procedure€for€follow-up€to€concludingŠ $ą" Šobservations,€difficulties€encountered€by€States€parties€in€meeting€their€reporting€obligations,€andŠ €%Š # Šchanges€in€the€working€methods€of€the€Committee.€The€Human€Rights€Committee€has€begun€workŠ p&Ą!$ Šon€a€general€comment€concerning€article€2€of€the€Covenant.€ņņ5/óó€Š `'°"% ŠĢņņCommittee€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€RightsóóŠ @)$' ŠĢ7.€On€13€May€2002,€during€its€twenty-eighth€session€(from€29€April€to€17€May€2002),€theŠ  +p&) ŠCommittee€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights€held€its€annual€day€of€discussion€on€article€3Š ,`'* Šof€the€International€Covenant€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights€(on€the€equal€right€of€menŠ -P(+ Šand€women€to€the€enjoyment€of€economic,€social€and€cultural€rights€set€forth€in€the€Covenant).€TwoŠ š-@), Šmembers€of€the€Committee€on€the€Elimination€of€Discrimination€against€Women€participated€in€theŠ ° Šdiscussion.€On€10€May€2002,€the€Committee€held€a€meeting,€organized€in€cooperation€with€theŠ  š ŠUnited€Nations€Educational,€Scientific€and€Cultural€Organization€(UNESCO),€on€follow-up€to€theŠ ą ŠCommitteeššs€day€of€discussion€on€the€right€to€education€(article€13€of€the€Covenant)€and€toŠ €Š ŠUNESCOššs€World€Education€Forum,€held€in€Dakar€in€April€2000.€Also€in€May€2002,€the€CommitteeŠ pĄ Šheld€its€first€meeting€with€States€parties€to€the€Covenant€to€discuss€methods€of€work€of€theŠ ` ° ŠCommittee€and€other€issues€of€common€interest€and€concern.Š P   ŠĢņņCommittee€on€the€Rights€of€the€ChildóóŠ 0 € ŠĢ8.€At€its€thirtieth€session,€from€20€May€to€7€June€2002,€the€Committee€on€the€Rights€of€the€ChildŠ `  Šadopted€a€general€recommendation,€under€organization€of€work,€regarding€the€content€and€size€ofŠ P  ŠState€reports,€in€which€it,€inter€alia,€decided€to€review€in€the€near€future€its€guidelines€for€periodicŠ š@  Šreporting€in€order€to€encourage€States€parties€to€the€Convention€on€the€Rights€of€the€Child€ņņ6/óó€€notŠ ą0  Što€submit€overly€lengthy€periodic€reports€and€requested€them€to€submit€concise€periodic€reports,€notŠ Š  Šexceeding€120€pages,€that€are€analytical€and€focus€on€key€implementation€issues.Š Ą ŠĢ9.€During€its€thirty-first€session,€from€16€September€to€4€October€2002,€the€Committee€adopted€itsŠ  š Šsecond€general€comment€on€the€role€of€national€human€rights€institutions€in€promoting€andŠ ą Šprotecting€childrenššs€rights.€The€Committeeššs€annual€day€of€discussion,€held€on€20€September€2002,Š €Š ŠŌ_ŌfocusedŌ_Ō€on€the€private€sector€as€service€provider€and€its€role€in€implementing€childrenššs€rights.Š pĄ ŠĢņņCommittee€on€the€Elimination€of€Racial€DiscriminationóóŠ P  ŠĢ10.€At€its€sixtieth€session,€from€4€to€22€March€2002,€the€Committee€adopted€its€generalŠ 0€ Šrecommendation€28,€on€follow-up€to€the€World€Conference€against€Racism,€Racial€Discrimination,Š  p ŠXenophobia€and€Related€Intolerance.€During€its€sixty-first€session,€from€5€to€23€August€2002,€theŠ ` ŠCommittee€held€a€thematic€discussion€on€the€concept€of€descent€as€provided€in€article€1€of€theŠ P ŠInternational€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination,€and€also€adoptedŠ š@ Šits€general€recommendation€29,€on€descent-based€discrimination.€This€general€recommendationŠ ą0 Šaddresses,€inter€alia,€discrimination€suffered€by€women€belonging€to€descent-based€communities€andŠ Š  Šrecommends€that€the€States€parties€to€the€Convention:Š Ą! ŠĢ(a)€Take€into€account,€in€all€programmes€and€projects€planned€and€implemented€and€in€measuresŠ  #š! Šadopted,€the€situation€of€women€members€of€the€communities,€as€victims€of€multiple€discrimination,Š $ą" Šsexual€exploitation€and€forced€prostitution;Š €%Š # ŠĢ(b)€Take€all€measures€necessary€in€order€to€eliminate€multiple€discrimination€including,Š `'°"% Šdescent-based€discrimination€against€women,€particularly€in€the€areas€of€personal€security,Š P( #& Šemployment€and€education;Š @)$' ŠĢ(c)€Provide€Ō_ŌdisaggregatedŌ_Ō€data€for€the€situation€of€women€affected€by€descent-based€discrimination.Š  +p&) ŠĢĢŠ š-@), ŠņņCommittee€against€TortureóóŠ ° ŠĢ11.€At€its€twenty-eighth€session,€from€29€April€to€17€May€2002,€the€Committee€adopted€amendedŠ ą Šrules€of€procedure€(see€CAT/C/3/Rev.4).€The€amended€rules€allow€for€the€Committee€to€review€theŠ €Š Šsituation€in€a€State€party€in€the€absence€of€a€report€(rule€65,€para.€3);€set€out€possible€courses€ofŠ pĄ Šaction€to€be€taken€by€the€Committee€in€the€event€a€State€party€fails€to€send€a€representative€to€theŠ ` ° Šsession€at€which€its€report€will€be€examined€(rule€66,€para.€2);€and€provide€that€the€Committee€mayŠ P   Šappoint€one€or€more€rapporteurs€for€follow-up€to€the€Committeeššs€conclusions€and€recommendationsŠ @  Š(rule€68,€para.€1).Š 0 € ŠĢB.€ņņFourteenth€meeting€of€the€chairpersons€of€human€rights€treaty€bodiesóóŠ `  ŠĢ12.€The€fourteenth€meeting€of€the€chairpersons€of€human€rights€treaty€bodies€was€held€from€24€toŠ š@  Š26€June€2002.€The€Chairperson€of€the€Committee€on€the€Elimination€of€Discrimination€againstŠ ą0  ŠWomen,€Charlotte€Ō_ŌAbakaŌ_Ō,€was€elected€Chairperson/€Rapporteur€of€the€meeting.Š Š  ŠĢ13.€The€chairpersons€discussed€matters€of€common€interest€and€also€held€meetings€with€theŠ ° Šexpanded€Bureau€of€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights€at€its€fifty-eighth€session€and€with€theŠ  š ŠChairperson€of€the€Ō_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€on€the€Promotion€and€Protection€of€Human€Rights€at€itsŠ ą Šfifty-third€session.€They€also€met€with€representatives€of€United€Nations€specialized€agencies€andŠ €Š Šnon-governmental€organizations,€convened€a€joint€meeting€with€representatives€of€the€specialŠ pĄ Šprocedures€system€of€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights€and€held€an€informal€consultation€withŠ `° Šrepresentatives€of€States€parties.Š P  ŠĢ14.€Recommendations€adopted€by€the€meeting€of€Chairpersons€included€that€the€inter-committeeŠ 0€ Šmeeting€of€human€rights€treaty€bodies€be€held€every€two€years,€preferably€for€a€period€of€three€orŠ  p Šfour€days,€following€the€chairpersonsšš€meeting;€that€the€second€inter-committee€meeting€be€held€inŠ ` Š2004,€provided€that€resources€are€available;€and€that€the€agenda€of€that€meeting€and€the€question€ofŠ P Šwhether€the€meeting€should€be€public€or€private€be€decided€at€the€fifteenth€meeting€of€chairpersons.Š š@ ŠThe€chairpersons€recommended€that€a€limited€number€of€substantive€topics€be€selected€for€discussionŠ ą0 Šat€future€meetings€with€United€Nations€departments,€specialized€agencies,€funds,€programmes€andŠ Š  Šmechanisms,€national€human€rights€institutions€and€non-governmental€organizations€concerning€theŠ Ą! Šnational-level€implementation€of€treaty€body€recommendations.€They€also€recommended€that€theŠ °"  ŠOffice€of€the€United€Nations€High€Commissioner€for€Human€Rights€explore€ways€of€financiallyŠ  #š! Šsupporting€the€presence€of€representatives€of€the€special€procedures€system€of€the€Commission€onŠ $ą" ŠHuman€Rights€at€treaty€body€sessions.€The€chairpersons€felt€that€there€was€a€need€for€closerŠ €%Š # Šcooperation€with€the€Ō_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€on€the€Promotion€and€Protection€of€Human€Rights,€includingŠ p&Ą!$ Šthe€possibility€of€treaty€bodies€proposing€to€the€Ō_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€topics€within€their€respectiveŠ `'°"% Šmandates€on€which€in-depth€research€would€yield€benefits.Š P( #& ŠĢC.€ņņFirst€inter-committee€meeting€of€the€human€rights€treaty€bodiesóóŠ 0*€%( ŠĢ15.€Pursuant€to€a€recommendation€made€by€the€chairpersons€of€the€human€rights€treaty€bodies€duringŠ ,`'* Štheir€thirteenth€meeting,€in€June€2001,€to€hold€a€meeting€to€consider€the€subject€of€methods€of€workŠ -P(+ Šand€reservations€to€the€human€rights€treaties,€the€first€inter-committee€meeting€of€the€human€rightsŠ š-@), ŠŌ_Ōtreaty€bodies€was€held€from€26€to€28€June€2002.€The€aim€of€the€meeting€was€to€provideŠ ° Šrecommendations€to€each€of€the€treaty€bodies€on€these€issues.Š  š ŠĢ16.€Charlotte€Ō_ŌAbakaŌ_Ō,€Chairperson€of€the€Committee€on€the€Elimination€of€Discrimination€againstŠ €Š ŠWomen,€and€Ō_ŌIvankaŌ_Ō€Corti€and€Ō_ŌAdaŌ_Ō€Ō_ŌGonzlezŌ_Ō€Ō_ŌMartnezŌ_Ō,€also€representing€the€Committee,€attendedŠ pĄ Šthe€meeting.€Charlotte€Ō_ŌAbakaŌ_Ō€was€elected€Chairperson/Rapporteur€of€the€meeting.Š ` ° ŠĢ17.€The€participants€in€the€meeting€discussed€the€aims€and€objectives€of€the€meeting,€noting€thatŠ @  Šwhile€it€was€up€to€each€committee€to€decide€on€its€methods€of€work,€the€value€of€the€inter-committeeŠ 0 € Šforum€was€the€opportunity€to€exchange€views€and€experiences€and€to€formulate€agreedŠ  p  Šrecommendations€that€could€then€be€discussed€in€each€committee.€Issues€discussed€includedŠ `  Šreporting€by€States€parties,€consideration€of€reports€of€States€parties,€concluding€observations€andŠ P  Šcomments,€opportunities€for€further€cooperation€and€collaboration,€and€future€inter-committeeŠ š@  Šmeetings.€In€its€general€observation€and€recommendations,€the€meeting€recommended,€inter€alia,Š ą0  Šthat,€taking€account€of€the€universality,€indivisibility€and€interdependence€of€human€rights,€treatyŠ Š  Šbodies€should€work€together€in€a€complementary€way€in€order€to€underline€the€holistic€nature€of€theŠ Ą Šhuman€rights€treaty€framework,€and€observed€that€such€collaboration€should€be€enhanced€through,Š ° Šinter€alia:Š  š ŠĢ(a)€Collaborative€days€of€general€debate€or€general€discussion;Š €Š ŠĢ(b)€Formulation,€where€appropriate,€of€joint€statements,€particularly€with€respect€to€United€NationsŠ `° Šconferences€and€summits;Š P  ŠĢ(c)€Formulation€of€joint€general€comments€or€recommendations€by€two€or€more€treaty€bodies,€theŠ 0€ Šsubject€of€which€could€be€discussed€in€future€inter-committee€meetings,€where€appropriate;Š  p ŠĢ(d)€Circulation€of€draft€general€comments€or€recommendations€to€other€treaty€bodies€for€input;Š P ŠĢ(e)€Cross-reference,€where€appropriate,€to€pertinent€comments€of€other€treaty€bodies€in€concludingŠ ą0 Šobservations€and€comments;Š Š  ŠĢ(f)€Information€and€input€from€non-governmental€organizations,€critical€to€the€effective€functioningŠ °"  Šof€the€United€Nations€treaty€body€system.Š  #š! ŠĢ18.€An€extract€from€the€report€of€the€meeting€(Ō_ŌHRIŌ_Ō/Ō_ŌICMŌ_Ō/2002/3),€which€sets€out€the€points€ofŠ €%Š # Šagreement€and€recommendations€reached€by€the€participants,€is€contained€in€annex€VI€to€the€presentŠ p&Ą!$ Šreport.€The€Committee€may€wish€to€consider€these€recommendations€with€a€view€to€formulating€itsŠ `'°"% Šviews€on€them€for€the€fifteenth€meeting€of€chairpersons€of€human€rights€treaty€bodies€in€2003,Š P( #& Šwhich,€pursuant€to€those€recommendations,€is€to€decide€on€the€agenda€of€the€second€inter-committeeŠ @)$' Šmeeting€on€the€basis€of€the€views€of€each€treaty€body.Š 0*€%( ŠĢD.€ņņReform€proposals€for€treaty€bodiesóóŠ ,`'* ŠĢ19.€The€report€of€the€Secretary-General€submitted€to€the€General€Assembly€at€its€fifty-seventhŠ š-@), Šsession€entitled€š šStrengthening€of€the€United€Nations:€an€agenda€for€further€changešš€(A/57/387)Š ° Šaddresses€human€rights€treaty€bodies.€The€report€indicates€that€the€existing€treaty€bodies€and€humanŠ  š Šrights€mechanisms€and€procedures€constitute€a€large€and€intricate€network,€and€that€the€growingŠ ą Šcomplexity€of€the€human€rights€machinery€and€the€corresponding€burden€of€reporting€obligationsŠ €Š Šstrain€the€resources€of€Member€States€and€the€Secretariat.€The€report€states€that€the€current€structureŠ pĄ Šof€human€rights€committees€imposes€difficult€reporting€demands€on€treaty€signatories.€TwoŠ ` ° Šmeasures€are€suggested€to€help€alleviate€the€shortcomings€of€the€current€system:€first,€the€committeesŠ P   Šshould€craft€a€more€coordinated€approach€to€their€activities€and€standardize€their€varied€reportingŠ @  Šrequirements;€second,€each€State€should€be€allowed€to€produce€a€single€report€summarizing€itsŠ 0 € Šadherence€to€the€full€range€of€international€human€rights€treaties€to€which€it€is€a€party.€The€reportŠ  p  Šstates€that€the€United€Nations€High€Commissioner€for€Human€Rights€will€consult€with€treaty€bodiesŠ `  Šon€new,€streamlined€reporting€procedures€and€submit€his€recommendations€to€the€Secretary-GeneralŠ P  Šby€September€2003.€ņņ7/óóŠ š@  ŠĢE.€ņņŌ_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€on€the€Promotion€and€Protection€of€Human€RightsóóŠ Š  ŠĢ20.€The€Ō_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€on€the€Promotion€and€Protection€of€Human€Rights,€at€its€fifty-fourthŠ ° Šsession,€held€from€29€July€to€16€August€2002,€adopted€a€number€of€resolutions€and€decisionsŠ  š Šrelevant€to€the€work€of€the€Committee€on€the€Elimination€of€Discrimination€against€Women,Š ą Šincluding€resolution€2002/26,€on€traditional€practices€affecting€the€health€of€women€and€the€girlŠ €Š Šchild,€and€resolution€2002/29,€on€systematic€rape,€sexual€slavery€and€slavery-like€practices.Š pĄ ŠĢ21.€By€its€resolution€2002/27,€on€the€report€of€the€Working€Group€on€Contemporary€Forms€ofŠ P  ŠSlavery,€the€Ō_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€recommended€that€the€Committee€on€the€Elimination€of€DiscriminationŠ @ Šagainst€Women,€when€examining€the€reports€of€States€parties,€give€particular€attention€to€theŠ 0€ Šimplementation€of€article€6€of€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€DiscriminationŠ  p Šagainst€Women,€and€include€in€its€general€comments€and€recommendations€an€item€concerningŠ ` Šcontemporary€forms€of€slavery.Š P ŠĢ22.€In€its€decision€on€affirmative€action€(see€E/CN.4/Sub.2/2002/L.32),€having€considered€the€finalŠ ą0 Šreport€of€the€Special€Rapporteur€on€the€concept€and€practice€of€affirmative€action,€Marc€Ō_ŌBossoytŌ_Ō,Š Š  Šthe€Ō_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€decided€to€entrust€Ō_ŌLammyŌ_Ō€Ō_ŌBettenŌ_Ō€with€the€task€of€preparing€a€working€paper€onŠ Ą! Šthe€impact€of€affirmative€action€on€the€full€participation€in€national€life€of€disadvantaged€people,Š °"  Šincluding€women,€and€on€the€question€of€developing€guidelines€for€the€implementation€ofŠ  #š! Šaffirmative€action,€for€submission€to€the€Ō_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€at€its€fifty-fifth€session.€Concerned€at€theŠ $ą" Šextent€of€discrimination€in€relation€to€women€married€to€foreigners,€the€Ō_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€decided€toŠ €%Š # Šrequest€Vladimir€Ō_ŌKartashkinŌ_Ō€to€prepare€a€working€paper€on€the€rights€of€women€married€toŠ p&Ą!$ Šforeigners,€to€be€submitted€to€the€Ō_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€at€its€fifty-fifth€session€(decision€on€women€andŠ `'°"% Šhuman€rights;€see€E/CN.4/Sub.2/2002/L.36).€It€also€decided€to€request€Ō_ŌFran oiseŌ_Ō€Ō_ŌHampsonŌ_Ō€to€submitŠ P( #& Što€the€Ō_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€at€its€fifty-fifth€session€an€extended€working€paper€on€reservations€to€humanŠ @)$' Šrights€treaties€(decision€on€reservations€to€human€rights€treaties;€see€E/CN.4/Sub.2/2002/L.30).Š 0*€%( ŠĢIII.€ņņLong-term€programme€of€work€regarding€general€recommendationsóóŠ ,`'* ŠĢ23.€At€its€twenty-seventh€session,€the€Committee€on€the€Elimination€of€Discrimination€againstŠ š-@), ŠWomen€requested€the€secretariat€to€provide€a€report€on€its€current€schedule€for€generalŠ ° Šrecommendations€for€its€twenty-eighth€session,€in€January€2003.Š  š ŠĢ24.€At€earlier€sessions,€the€Committee€had€adopted€a€long-term€programme€of€work€regarding€itsŠ €Š Šelaboration€of€general€recommendations.€At€its€eleventh€session,€in€1992,€members€of€the€CommitteeŠ pĄ Švolunteered€to€prepare€draft€general€recommendations€on€specific€articles€of€the€Convention€on€theŠ ` ° ŠElimination€of€All€Forms€of€Discrimination€against€Women€for€the€consideration€of€the€CommitteeŠ P   Šat€its€twelfth€session,€ņņ8/óó€€and€at€the€twelfth€session€additional€members€volunteered€to€prepareŠ @  Šgeneral€comments€and€recommendations€on€articles€2€to€8,€11€and€12€of€the€Convention.€Also€at€itsŠ 0 € Šeleventh€session,€in€accordance€with€its€long-term€programme€of€work,€the€Committee€concludedŠ  p  Šgeneral€recommendation€19,€concerning€violence€against€women.€General€recommendation€21,Š `  Šconcerning€equality€in€marriage€and€family€relations,€was€concluded€at€the€Committeeššs€thirteenthŠ P  Šsession€(1994);€ņņ9/óó€€general€recommendation€23,€on€women€and€public€life,€was€adopted€at€theŠ š@  Šsixteenth€session€and€included€in€the€Committeeššs€report€on€its€seventeenth€session;€ņņ10/óó€€and€generalŠ ą0  Šrecommendation€24,€on€article€12€of€the€Convention,€women€and€health,€was€adopted€by€theŠ Š  ŠCommittee€at€its€twentieth€session€(1999).€ņņ11/óó€€Also€at€its€twentieth€session,€the€Committee€decidedŠ Ą Šthat€articles€2€and€4€would€be€taken€up€in€its€long-term€programme€of€work€on€generalŠ ° Šrecommendations€and€that€work€on€a€general€recommendation€on€article€4€would€begin€at€itsŠ  š Štwenty-second€session,€in€January€2000.€ņņ12/óó€€At€its€seventeenth€session,€the€Committee€had€agreedŠ ą Šthat€general€recommendations€on€articles€2€and€4€would€be€formulated€separately.€ņņ13/óóŠ €Š ŠĢ25.€At€its€twenty-third€session,€in€2000,€the€Committee€decided€to€prepare€a€general€recommendationŠ `° Šon€article€4,€paragraph€1,€of€the€Convention,€on€temporary€special€measures€aimed€at€acceleratingŠ P  Šde€facto€equality€between€men€and€women,€bearing€in€mind€the€Committeeššs€three-stage€process€forŠ @ Šthe€preparation€of€general€recommendations€adopted€at€its€seventeenth€session.€ņņ14/óó€€The€CommitteeŠ 0€ Šbegan€discussion€of€a€general€recommendation€on€article€4,€paragraph€1,€at€its€twenty-fourth€sessionŠ  p Š(2001),€and€at€the€Committeeššs€request,€the€Secretariat€provided€to€the€Committee€at€its€twenty-fifthŠ ` Šsession€an€analysis€of€the€Committeeššs€approach€to€article€4,€paragraph€1,€in€its€consideration€ofŠ P Šreports€of€States€parties.€A€member€of€the€Committee€prepared€a€background€paper€on€article€4,Š š@ Šparagraph€1,€which€was€circulated€to€members€prior€to€the€Committeeššs€twenty-sixth€session€(2002).Š ą0 ŠAt€its€twenty-seventh€session€(2002),€the€Committee€held€an€open€discussion€on€article€4,€paragraphŠ Š  Š1,€of€the€Convention€with€representatives€of€United€Nations€system€bodies€and€non-governmentalŠ Ą! Šorganizations.Š °"  ŠĢ26.€At€its€twenty-seventh€session,€the€Committee€agreed€to€formulate€a€general€recommendation,Š $ą" Šbased€on€its€statement€to€the€World€Conference€against€Racism,€Racial€Discrimination,€XenophobiaŠ €%Š # Šand€Related€Intolerance,€and€also€a€general€recommendation€on€the€right€of€older€women€toŠ p&Ą!$ Šnon-discrimination€under€the€Convention,€drawing€on€States€partiesšš€reports,€its€statement€to€theŠ `'°"% ŠSecond€World€Assembly€on€Ageing€and€the€Madrid€Plan€of€Action€adopted€by€that€Assembly.€ņņ15/óó€Š P( #& ŠĢ27.€Several€entities€from€within€the€United€Nations€system€have€invited€the€Committee,€whenŠ 0*€%( Šconsidering€its€long-term€programme€of€work€for€general€recommendations,€to€take€certain€issuesŠ  +p&) Šinto€account.€In€its€resolutions€2000/19€(fifty-second€session),€2001/14€(fifty-third€session)€andŠ ,`'* Š2002/27€(fifty-fourth€session),€on€the€report€of€the€Working€Group€on€Contemporary€Forms€ofŠ -P(+ ŠSlavery,€the€Ō_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€recommended€that€the€Committee€include€in€its€general€comments€andŠ š-@), Šrecommendations€an€item€concerning€contemporary€forms€of€slavery.€In€resolutions€2000/19€andŠ ° Š2001/14,€the€Ō_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€invited€the€Committee€to€elaborate€general€recommendations€in€orderŠ  š Što€clarify€reporting€procedures€with€regard€to€victims€of€trafficking,€in€particular€for€purposes€ofŠ ą Šprostitution€and€exploitation€of€the€prostitution€of€others,€as€provided€in€the€1949€Convention€for€theŠ €Š ŠSuppression€of€the€Traffic€in€Persons€and€of€the€Exploitation€of€the€Prostitution€of€Others.€A€similarŠ pĄ Šresolution€had€been€adopted€by€the€Ō_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€at€its€fiftieth€session€(resolution€1998/19).Š ` ° ŠĢ28.€In€its€resolution€1999/15,€adopted€at€its€fifty-first€session,€on€women€and€the€right€toŠ @  Šdevelopment,€the€Ō_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€invited€the€Committee€to€pay€special€attention€to€womenššsŠ 0 € Šeconomic€rights,€such€as€the€rights€to€land,€property€and€an€adequate€standard€of€living,€includingŠ  p  Šadequate€housing,€when€examining€States€partiesšš€reports,€and€to€explore€the€possibility€of€adoptingŠ `  Ša€general€recommendation€on€that€theme€as€it€related,€inter€alia,€to€the€provisions€of€article€14€of€theŠ P  ŠConvention,€with€a€view€to€clarifying€the€obligations€of€States€parties€to€the€Convention€in€thisŠ š@  Šrespect.€A€similar€resolution€had€been€adopted€by€the€Ō_ŌSubcommissionŌ_Ō€at€its€fiftieth€sessionŠ ą0  Š(resolution€1998/15).Š Š  ŠĢ29.€The€Commission€on€the€Status€of€Women,€in€its€resolution€42/3,€adopted€at€its€forty-secondŠ ° Šsession€(1998),€invited€the€Committee€to€develop€a€general€recommendation€on€women€andŠ  š Šmigration,€while€both€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights,€in€its€resolution€1998/17,€adopted€at€itsŠ ą Šfifty-fourth€session€(1998),€and€the€General€Assembly,€in€its€resolutions€54/138€(1999)€and€56/131Š €Š Š(2001),€have€encouraged€the€Committee€to€consider€developing€a€general€recommendation€on€theŠ pĄ Šsituation€of€women€migrant€workers.Š `° ŠĢ30.€The€Committee€may€wish€to€review€its€long-term€programme€for€the€preparation€of€generalŠ @ Šrecommendations.Š 0€ ŠĢIV.€ņņConsideration€of€reports€by€the€Committee€and€constructive€dialogue€with€States€partiesóóŠ ` ŠĢ31.€At€its€twenty-seventh€session,€the€Committee€decided€that€in€cases€in€which€a€member€of€theŠ š@ ŠCommittee€is€a€national€of€a€State€party€that€is€presenting€its€report,€the€Committeeššs€decision€18/III,Š ą0 Šon€the€non-participation€of€that€member€in€any€part€of€the€consideration€of€the€State€partyššs€report,Š Š  Šwould€be€explained€by€the€Chairperson€at€the€beginning€of€the€meeting€at€which€that€report€wouldŠ Ą! Šbe€considered.€The€contribution€of€that€member€to€the€work€of€the€Committee€would€beŠ °"  Šacknowledged.Š  #š! ŠĢ32.€The€Committee€decided€that€in€the€consideration€of€periodic€reports,€questions€by€experts€wouldŠ €%Š # Šbe€clustered€in€accordance€with€the€four€substantive€parts€of€the€Convention.€After€experts€had€posedŠ p&Ą!$ Šquestions€on€each€cluster,€the€State€party€concerned€would€be€given€an€opportunity€to€respond.Š `'°"% ŠExperts€would€seek€to€focus€on€issues€identified€by€the€pre-session€working€group,€and€would€avoidŠ P( #& Šintervening€under€each€cluster.€The€Committee€also€decided€that€interventions€by€experts€would€beŠ @)$' Šlimited€to€five€minutes€and€that€the€time€limit€would€be€enforced€flexibly,€but€monitored€by€a€speechŠ 0*€%( Štimer.Š  +p&) ŠĢ33.€The€Committee€further€decided€that€the€presentation€of€initial€reports€would€be€limited€to€aŠ -P(+ Šmaximum€of€45€minutes€and€that€of€periodic€reports€to€a€maximum€of€30€minutes,€and€that€theseŠ š-@), Štime€limits€would€be€reflected€in€the€Committeeššs€programme€of€work€and€the€ņņJournal€of€the€UnitedŠ ° ŠNationsóó.€The€closed€meeting€of€the€Committee€to€discuss€the€content€of€the€concluding€commentsŠ  š Šwould€be€scheduled€for€a€minimum€of€30€minutes,€which€would€be€reflected€in€the€CommitteeššsŠ ą Šprogramme€of€work€and€in€the€ņņJournalóó.Š €Š ŠĢV.€ņņReports€to€be€considered€by€the€Committee€at€future€sessionsóóŠ ` ° ŠĢ34.€At€its€twenty-seventh€session,€the€Committee€drew€up€the€list€of€States€parties€whose€reportsŠ @  Šwould€be€considered€at€future€sessions.€With€respect€to€its€twenty-ninth€session,€in€June€and€JulyŠ 0 € Š2003,€the€Committee€decided€to€consider€the€combined€initial€and€second€periodic€report€of€Albania;Š  p  Šthe€second€periodic€reports€of€Morocco€and€Slovenia;€the€combined€third€and€fourth€periodic€reportŠ `  Šof€France;€the€fourth€and€fifth€periodic€reports€of€Japan;€and€the€combined€fourth€and€fifth€periodicŠ P  Šreport€of€Ecuador.€ņņ16/óó€€Costa€Rica,€which€had€been€scheduled€to€present€its€combined€initial,€secondŠ š@  Šand€third€periodic€report€at€the€twenty-eighth€session,€submitted€a€fourth€periodic€report€in€late€2002,Š ą0  Šand€has€indicated€that€it€wishes€its€combined€initial,€second€and€third€periodic€report€and€its€fourthŠ Š  Šperiodic€report€to€be€taken€up€together€at€the€twenty-ninth€session€of€the€Committee.€In€finalizingŠ Ą Šthe€list€of€States€parties€whose€reports€are€to€be€considered€at€the€twenty-ninth€session,€theŠ ° ŠCommittee€may€wish€to€take€account€of€the€fact€that€the€combined€initial,€second€and€third€periodicŠ  š Šreport€of€Angola,€the€combined€initial€and€second€periodic€report€of€Benin,€the€combined€initial,Š ą Šsecond,€third,€fourth€and€fifth€periodic€report€of€Brazil,€the€initial€report€of€the€Democratic€PeopleššsŠ €Š ŠRepublic€of€Korea€and€the€combined€initial€and€second€periodic€report€of€Kuwait€have€beenŠ pĄ Šsubmitted.€Š `° ŠĢ35.€In€finalizing€the€list€of€reports€to€be€considered€at€the€thirtieth€session€and€proposing€those€to€beŠ @ Šconsidered€at€future€sessions,€the€Committeeššs€attention€is€drawn€to€annex€II€below,€which€containsŠ 0€ Ša€list€of€States€parties€whose€reports€have€been€submitted€but€not€yet€considered,€including€theŠ  p Šcombined€second€and€third€periodic€report€of€Equatorial€Guinea,€the€combined€fourth€and€fifthŠ ` Šperiodic€report€of€Ethiopia,€the€third€periodic€report€of€Israel,€the€second€periodic€report€ofŠ P ŠŌ_ŌKyrgyzstanŌ_Ō,€the€second€periodic€report€of€the€Libyan€Arab€Ō_ŌJamahiriyaŌ_Ō,€and€the€fifth€periodic€reportŠ š@ Šof€New€Zealand.Š ą0 ŠĢVI.€ņņEfforts€to€encourage€universal€ratification€of€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€FormsŠ Ą! Šof€Discrimination€against€Women,€ratification€of€the€Optional€Protocol€and€acceptance€of€theŠ °"  Šamendment€to€article€20,€paragraph€1,€of€the€ConventionóóŠ  #š! ŠĢ36.€The€Special€Adviser€to€the€Secretary-General€on€Gender€Issues€and€Advancement€of€Women€andŠ €%Š # Šthe€Director€of€the€Division€for€the€Advancement€of€Women€have€continued€their€efforts€toŠ p&Ą!$ Šencourage€universal€ratification€of€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€ofŠ `'°"% ŠDiscrimination€against€Women,€acceptance€of€the€Optional€Protocol€and€the€amendment€to€articleŠ P( #& Š20,€paragraph€1,€of€the€Convention,€and€the€fulfilment€of€reporting€obligations.€Notably,€in€MayŠ @)$' Š2002,€in€collaboration€with€the€Office€of€Legal€Affairs€and€the€United€Nations€Childrenššs€Fund,€theŠ 0*€%( ŠOffice€of€the€Special€Adviser€and€the€Division€organized€a€panel€discussion€during€theŠ  +p&) Štwenty-seventh€special€session€of€the€General€Assembly,€on€children,€which€sought€to€encourageŠ ,`'* Šsignature€and€ratification€of€international€treaties€relevant€to€the€rights€of€women€and€children,€inŠ -P(+ Šparticular€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Discrimination€against€Women€andŠ š-@), Šits€Optional€Protocol.€Š ° ŠĢ37.€At€the€informal€meeting€of€the€Committee€with€States€parties€in€June€2002,€the€Special€AdviserŠ ą Šand€the€Director€of€the€Division€provided€information€on€technical€assistance€available€through€theŠ €Š ŠDivision€to€States€parties€for€implementation€of€the€Convention,€and€particularly€the€fulfilment€ofŠ pĄ Šthe€reporting€obligation€set€out€in€article€18€of€the€Convention.€In€May€2002,€the€Chief€of€theŠ ` ° ŠWomenššs€Rights€Section€participated€in€a€training€workshop€in€Sarajevo€on€reporting€under€theŠ P   ŠConvention.€In€November€2002,€in€collaboration€with€the€Economic€and€Social€Commission€forŠ @  ŠAsia€and€the€Pacific,€the€Division€convened€a€training€workshop€for€States€parties€that€had€not€as€yetŠ 0 € Šsubmitted€initial€reports.€The€workshop€was€preceded€by€a€judicial€colloquium€on€the€domesticŠ  p  Šapplication€of€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Discrimination€against€Women.Š `  ŠĢ38.€The€Division€collaborated€with€the€Inter-Parliamentary€Union€in€the€preparation€of€a€handbookŠ š@  Šfor€parliamentarians€on€the€Convention€and€the€Optional€Protocol,€and€is€preparing€a€comprehensiveŠ ą0  Štraining€package€on€them.Š Š  ŠĢĢņņNotesóóŠ  š ŠĢņņ1/óó€€See€ņņOfficial€Records€of€the€General€Assembly,€Fifty-seventh€Session,€Supplement€No.€40óóŠ €Š Š(A/57/40),€annex€Ō_ŌIII.A.Ō_ŌŠ pĄ ŠĢņņ2/óó€€See€Ō_ŌCCPRŌ_Ō/C/3/Rev.6€and€Corr.1.€Rule€70A€provides€that,€where€the€Committee€has€specifiedŠ P  Šas€a€priority€concern€certain€aspects€of€its€concluding€observations€on€a€State€partyššs€report€underŠ @ Šrule€70,€paragraph€5,€it€shall€establish€a€procedure€to€consider€replies€by€the€State€party€on€thoseŠ 0€ Šaspects,€and€to€decide€the€consequent€action,€including€the€date€set€for€the€next€periodic€report,€thatŠ  p Šmay€be€appropriate.Š ` ŠĢņņ3/óó€€See€General€Assembly€resolution€2200€A€(XXI),€annex.Š š@ ŠĢņņ4/óó€€ņņOfficial€Records€of€the€General€Assembly,€Fifty-seventh€Session,€Supplement€No.€40€(A/57/40)óó,Š Š  Šannex€Ō_ŌIII.B.Ō_ŌŠ Ą! ŠĢņņ5/óó€€Article€2€reads€as€follows:Š  #š! ŠĢą0  ąš š1.€Each€State€Party€to€the€present€Covenant€undertakes€to€respect€and€to€ensure€to€allŠ €%Š # Šindividuals€within€its€territory€and€subject€to€its€jurisdiction€the€rights€recognized€in€theŠ p&Ą!$ Špresent€Covenant,€without€distinction€of€any€kind,€such€as€race,€colour,€sex,€language,Š `'°"% Šreligion,€political€or€other€opinion,€national€or€social€origin,€property,€birth€or€other€status.€ŠP( #&(#(# ŠĢą0  ąš š2.€Where€not€already€provided€for€by€existing€legislative€or€other€measures,€each€State€partyŠ 0*€%( Što€the€present€Covenant€undertakes€to€take€the€necessary€steps,€in€accordance€with€itsŠ  +p&) Šconstitutional€processes€and€with€the€provisions€of€the€present€Covenant,€to€adopt€suchŠ ,`'* Šlegislative€or€other€measures€as€may€be€necessary€to€give€effect€to€the€rights€recognized€inŠ -P(+ Šthe€present€Covenant.Šš-@),(#(# Їą0  ąš š3.€Each€State€Party€to€the€present€Covenant€undertakes:а(#(# ŠĢą0  ąą0` (#(#ąš š(a)€To€ensure€that€any€person€whose€rights€or€freedoms€as€herein€recognized€areŠ ą Šviolated€shall€have€an€effective€remedy,€notwithstanding€that€the€violation€has€beenŠ €Š Šcommitted€by€persons€acting€in€an€official€capacity;ŠpĄ` (#` (# ŠĢą0  ąą0` (#(#ąš š(b)€To€ensure€that€any€person€claiming€such€a€remedy€shall€have€his€right€theretoŠ P   Šdetermined€by€competent€judicial,€administrative€or€legislative€authorities,€or€by€anyŠ @  Šother€competent€authority€provided€for€by€the€legal€system€of€the€State,€and€toŠ 0 € Šdevelop€the€possibilities€of€judicial€remedy;Š p ` (#` (# ŠĢą0  ąą0` (#(#ąš š(c)€To€ensure€that€the€competent€authorities€shall€enforce€such€remedies€whenŠ P  Šgranted.ššŠš@ ` (#` (# ŠĢņņ6/óó€€General€Assembly€resolution€44/25,€annex.Š Š  ŠĢņņ7/óó€€The€report€on€the€management€review€of€the€Office€of€the€United€Nations€High€CommissionerŠ ° Šfor€Human€Rights€conducted€by€the€Office€of€Internal€Oversight€Services€during€2002,€transmittedŠ  š Šby€the€Secretary-General€to€the€General€Assembly€at€its€fifty-seventh€session,€also€recommends€thatŠ ą Šthe€High€Commissioner€consistently€pursue€consultations€with€the€treaty€bodies€on€the€modalitiesŠ €Š Šfor€consolidating€reporting€under€various€treaty€obligations€into€a€single€national€report€with€a€viewŠ pĄ Što€achieving€a€steady€progress€towards€this€goal€(A/57/488,€para.€63).Š `° ŠĢņņ8/óó€€ņņOfficial€Records€of€the€General€Assembly,€Forty-seventh€Session,€Supplement€No.€38óó€(A/47/38),Š @ Šparas.€456-458.Š 0€ ŠĢņņ9/óó€€See€ņņOfficial€Records€of€the€General€Assembly,€Forty-ninth€Session,€Supplement€No.€38óó€(A/49/38).Š ` ŠĢņņ10/óó€€ņņOfficial€Records€of€the€General€Assembly,€Fifty-second€Session,€Supplement€No.€38óóŠ š@ Š(A/52/38/Rev.1),€part€two.Š ą0 ŠĢņņ11/óó€€Ibid.,€ņņFifty-fourth€Session,€Supplement€No.€38óó€(A/54/38/Rev.1),€part€one.Š Ą! ŠĢņņ12/óó€€Ibid.,€para.€434.Š  #š! 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uį@35752 % uį@Y JŠĢÓ  ÓĢņņa/óó€€For€the€Kingdom€in€Europe,€the€Netherlands€Antilles€and€Aruba.Š "# ŠĢņņb/óó€€For€the€United€Kingdom€of€Great€Britain€and€Northern€Ireland,€the€Isle€of€Man,€the€British€VirginŠ ų#š% ŠIslands€and€the€Turks€and€Caicos€Islands.Š č$ą& ŠÓŌÉÓĢŠ  Č&Ą( ŠņņAnnex€VóóŠ ° ŠĢņņÓ  ÓStates€that€have€not€ratified€or€acceded€to€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€ofŠ ą ŠDiscrimination€against€Women€as€at€8€November€2002óóŠ €Š ŠÓIĖÓĢĢĢņņAfricaóóŠ @  ŠSao€Tome€and€PrincipeŠ 0 € ŠSomaliaŠ  p  ŠSudanŠ `  ŠSwazilandŠ P  ŠĢņņAsia€and€the€PacificóóŠ ą0  ŠAfghanistanŠ Š  ŠBrunei€DarussalamŠ Ą ŠIran€(Islamic€Republic€of)Š ° ŠKiribatiŠ  š ŠMarshall€IslandsŠ ą ŠMicronesia€(Federated€States€of)Š €Š ŠNauruŠ pĄ ŠOmanŠ `° ŠPalauŠ P  ŠQatarŠ @ ŠSyrian€Arab€RepublicŠ 0€ ŠTongaŠ  p ŠUnited€Arab€EmiratesŠ ` ŠĢņņWestern€European€and€other€StatesóóŠ š@ ŠHoly€SeeŠ ą0 ŠMonacoŠ Š  ŠSan€MarinoŠ Ą! ŠUnited€States€of€AmericaŠ °"  ŠĢŠ  $ą" ŠņņÓ  ÓAnnex€VIóóŠ ° ŠĢņņExtract€from€the€report€of€the€first€inter-committee€meeting€of€the€human€rights€treaty€bodiesóóŠ ą Š(ņņŌ_ŌHRIŌ_Ō/Ō_ŌICMŌ_Ō/2002/3óó)Š €Š ŠĢš šņņPoints€of€agreement€reached€by€participantsóóŠ ` ° ŠĢš š47.€The€meeting€agreed€upon€the€following€points:€ņņ1/óóŠ @  ŠĢš šņņGeneral€observations€and€recommendationsóóŠ  p  ŠĢš š48.€Recalling€the€United€Nations€Millennium€Declaration,€States€should€work€towards€the€universalŠ P  Šratification€of€the€six€core€United€Nations€human€rights€treaties.Š š@  ŠĢš š49.€States€parties€to€United€Nations€human€rights€treaties€should€report€in€strict€compliance€withŠ Š  Šthe€periodicity€set€out€in€those€treaties.Š Ą ŠĢš š50.€Taking€account€of€the€universality,€indivisibility€and€interdependence€of€human€rights,€treatyŠ  š Šbodies€should€work€together€in€a€complementary€way€in€order€to€underline€the€holistic€nature€of€theŠ ą Šhuman€rights€treaty€framework.€Collaboration€should€be€enhanced€through,€inter€alia:Š €Š ŠĢ(a)€Collaborative€days€of€general€debate€or€general€discussion;Š `° ŠĢ(b)€Formulation,€where€appropriate,€of€joint€statements,€particularly€with€respect€to€United€NationsŠ @ Šconferences€and€summits;Š 0€ ŠĢ(c)€Formulation€of€joint€general€comments/recommendations€by€two€or€more€treaty€bodies;€theŠ ` Šsubject€of€such€general€comments€could€be€discussed€in€future€Inter-Committee€Meetings,€whereŠ P Šappropriate;Š š@ ŠĢ(d)€Circulation€of€draft€general€comments/recommendations€to€other€treaty€bodies€for€input;Š Š  ŠĢ(e)€Cross-reference,€where€appropriate,€to€pertinent€comments€of€other€treaty€bodies€in€concludingŠ °"  Šobservations/comments;Š  #š! ŠĢ(f)€Information€from€and€input€of€Ō_ŌNGOsŌ_Ō,€which€is€critical€to€the€effective€functioning€of€the€UnitedŠ €%Š # ŠNations€treaty€body€system.Š p&Ą!$ ŠĢš š51.€Treaty€body€secretariats€should€assume€a€stronger€role€in€ensuring€greater€consultation€amongstŠ P( #& Štreaty€bodies.Š @)$' ŠĢš šņņRecommendations€addressed€to€the€treaty€bodiesóóŠ  +p&) ŠĢš š52.€Treaty€bodies€should€devise€a€framework€to€provide€States€parties€whose€reporting€obligationsŠ -P(+ Šunder€several€human€rights€treaties€are€almost€simultaneous€with€the€option€of€staggering€the€datesŠ š-@), Šof€their€appearance€before€the€different€treaty€bodies.Š ° ŠĢš š53.€Treaty€bodies€should€seek€to€identify€the€date€of€submission€of€a€State€partyššs€subsequentŠ ą Šperiodic€report€clearly€in€the€concluding€observations/comments€on€the€previous€report€of€the€StateŠ €Š Šparty;€where€appropriate,€this€date€may€allow€for€consolidation€of€more€than€one€reportingŠ pĄ Šobligations.Š ` ° ŠĢš š54.€Treaty€bodies€should€elaborate€criteria€to€govern€circumstances€in€which€the€reports€of€StatesŠ @  Šparties€may€be€examined€in€the€absence€of€representatives€of€the€State€party€concerned.Š 0 € ŠĢš š55.€Treaty€bodies€should€consider€the€possibility€of€examining€the€situation€in€a€State€party€in€theŠ `  Šabsence€of€a€report€where€that€State€partyššs€initial/periodic€report€is€long€overdue.Š P  ŠĢš š56.€Treaty€bodies€should€convene€meetings€and€establish€a€dialogue€with€representatives€of€StatesŠ ą0  Šparties€on€a€country-by-country€basis,€in€order€to€explore€reasons€for€failure€to€meet€reportingŠ Š  Šobligations€and€encourage€the€submission€of€reports.Š Ą ŠĢš š57.€As€a€general€rule,€all€treaty€bodies€should€make€information€submitted€to€them€by€Ō_ŌNGOsŌ_ŌŠ  š Šavailable€to€the€States€parties€concerned.Š ą ŠĢš š58.€Treaty€bodies€should€seek€to€convene€pre-sessional€and€in-sessional€working€groups€in€orderŠ pĄ Što€formulate€lists€of€issues€and€questions€on€the€reports€of€States€parties.Š `° ŠĢš š59.€Lists€of€issues€and€questions,€which€should€be€as€concise€and€precise€as€possible,€should€beŠ @ Štransmitted€to€States€parties€well€in€advance€of€the€examination€of€their€reports.Š 0€ ŠĢš š60.€Lists€of€issues€and€questions€should€ask€for€Ō_ŌdisaggregatedŌ_Ō€and€comparative€data,€spanning€theŠ ` Štime€between€the€examination€of€the€previous€report€and€the€examination€of€the€report€on€which€aŠ P Šlist€of€issues€has€been€drawn€up.Š š@ ŠĢš š61.€Treaty€bodies€should€seek€to€formulate€concluding€observations/comments€which€reflect€asŠ Š  Šclosely€as€possible€the€contents€of€the€dialogue€with€the€State€party€Ō_Ōconcern[edŌ_Ō].Š Ą! ŠĢš š62.€Treaty€bodies€should€seek€to€include€concerns€and€their€pertinent€recommendations€in€the€sameŠ  #š! Šsection€of€the€concluding€observations/comments.Š $ą" ŠĢš š63.€Treaty€bodies€should€include€a€section€on€ššfactors€and€difficulties€affecting€the€implementationŠ p&Ą!$ Šof€the€Convention/Covenantšš€with€caution€and€where€appropriate€in€concludingŠ `'°"% Šobservations/comments€on€the€reports€of€States€parties.Š P( #& ŠĢš š64.€Treaty€bodies€should€formulate€country-specific€concluding€observations/comments,Š 0*€%( Šincorporating€realistic€recommendations.Š  +p&) ŠĢš š65.€Treaty€bodies€should€formulate€concluding€observations/comments€which€include€concise€andŠ -P(+ Šconcrete€recommendations,€to€allow€for€follow-up.Š š-@), Їš š66.€Treaty€bodies€should€ensure€that€their€concluding€observations/comments€are€made€availableŠ ° Šfirst€to€the€States€parties€concerned.Š  š ŠĢš š67.€Treaty€bodies€should€make€available€any€comments€by€States€parties€on€concludingŠ €Š Šobservations/comments€on€their€reports€as€public€documents,€as€appropriate,€including€in€electronicŠ pĄ Šformat.Š ` ° ŠĢš š68.€Except€where€the€correction€of€factual€errors€is€concerned,€treaty€bodies€should€not€engage€inŠ @  Šdiscussion€with€States€parties€on€the€form€or€content€of€concluding€observations/comments.Š 0 € ŠĢš š69.€Treaty€bodies€should€develop€procedures€for€follow-up€on€concluding€observations/comments;Š `  Šthe€modalities€of€such€procedures,€which€should€be€as€transparent€as€possible,€should€be€left€to€eachŠ P  ŠCommittee.Š š@  ŠĢš šņņRecommendations€addressed€to€States€partiesóóŠ Š  ŠĢš š70.€States€parties€should€consider€establishing,€where€appropriate,€a€reporting€unit€responsible€forŠ ° Šthe€preparation€of€reports€required€by€human€rights€treaties.Š  š ŠĢš š71.€Donors€should€coordinate€technical€assistance€activities€directed€at€reporting€obligations.Š €Š ŠĢš šņņRecommendation€addressed€to€Ō_ŌNGOsŌ_ŌóóŠ `° ŠĢš š72.€Ō_ŌNGOsŌ_Ō€should€submit€their€reports€to€the€treaty€bodies€well€in€advance€of€the€examination€of€theŠ @ Šrelevant€State€partyššs€report;€Ō_ŌNGOŌ_Ō€reports€should€not€be€submitted€at€the€last€minute.Š 0€ Šš šRecommendations€addressed€to€the€United€NationsŠ  p ŠĢš š73.€Efforts€should€be€made€to€ensure€that€all€treaty€bodies€that€wish€to€do€so€are€able€to€conveneŠ P Špre-sessional€working€groups.Š š@ ŠĢš š74.€Treaty€body€secretariats€should€institute€a€harmonized€system€of€reporting€reminders€to€StatesŠ Š  Šparties.Š Ą! ŠĢš š75.€Ō_ŌOHCHRŌ_Ō€should€develop€and€implement€a€comprehensive€technical€assistance€programme€onŠ  #š! Šreporting€under€the€existing€human€rights€instruments€to€create€an€enabling€environment€at€theŠ $ą" Šnational€level€to€enhance€the€implementation€of€substantive€obligations€and€fulfilment€of€reportingŠ €%Š # Šobligations.Š p&Ą!$ ŠĢš š76.€The€secretariat€should€develop€programmes€to€provide€technical€assistance€to€States€parties€toŠ P( #& Šsupport€them,€at€their€request,€in€meeting€their€reporting€obligations.Š @)$' ŠĢš š77.€Technical€assistance€programmes€to€support€States€parties€in€meeting€their€reporting€obligationsŠ  +p&) Šis€most€appropriately€provided€at€the€country€level.Š ,`'* ŠĢš š78.€Technical€assistance€provided€at€the€regional€or€subregional€level€should€concentrate€onŠ š-@), Šimplementation€of€the€instruments€and€concluding€observations/comments.Š ° ŠĢš š79.€The€United€Nations€and€its€specialized€agencies,€funds€and€programmes€should€coordinateŠ ą Štechnical€assistance€activities€directed€at€reporting€obligations.Š €Š ŠĢš š80.€Treaty€body€members€should€participate€in€technical€assistance€activities€directed€at€reportingŠ ` ° Šobligations.Š P   ŠĢš šņņRecommendations€addressed€to€the€treaty€bodies€and€the€United€Nations€SecretariatóóŠ 0 € ŠĢš š81.€The€second€Inter-Committee€meeting€should€be€convened€in€two€years€toŠ `  Šdiscuss€issues€that€remain€outstanding€from€the€first€Inter-Committee€meeting,€implementation€ofŠ P  Šrecommendations€of€that€meeting€and€an€appropriate€substantive€theme€such€as€non-discrimination.Š š@  ŠĢš š82.€The€fifteenth€meeting€of€chairpersons€of€the€human€rights€treaty€bodies€in€2003€should€decideŠ Š  Šon€the€agenda€of€the€second€Inter-Committee€meeting€on€the€basis€of€the€views€of€each€treaty€body.Š Ą ŠĢš šņņNotesóóŠ  š ŠĢš š1€The€following€issues€remain€outstanding€for€the€second€Inter-Committee€meeting:Š €Š ŠĢ(a)€The€establishment€of€a€generalized€system€of€flexible€periodicity,€or€general€acceptance€ofŠ `° Šcombined€reports;Š P  ŠĢ(b)€Allowing€for€the€consolidation€of€outstanding€reporting€obligations,€exceptionally€and€as€anŠ 0€ Šinterim€measure,€to€address€both€the€backlog€of€reports€awaiting€review€and€to€encourage€StatesŠ  p Šparties€to€meet€their€reporting€obligations;Š ` ŠĢ(c)€The€appointment€of€a€special€rapporteur€on€overdue€reports.€This€should€be€left€to€each€treatyŠ š@ Šbody€to€decide;Š ą0 ŠĢ(d)€The€preparation€and€submission€of€ššsinglešš€(omnibus)€reports€as€an€appropriate€way€of€assistingŠ Ą! ŠStates€parties€in€meeting€their€reporting€obligations;Š °"  ŠĢ(e)€The€issue€of€harmonized€timing€of€the€release€of€concluding€observations;Š $ą" ŠĢ(f)€Whether€to€allow€treaty€bodies€to€identify€concerns€in€concluding€observations/comments€thatŠ p&Ą!$ Šwere€not€raised€in€the€dialogue€with€the€State€party;Š `'°"% ŠĢ(g)€Providing€Ō_ŌCEDAWŌ_Ō€with€the€option€of€formulating€lists€of€issues€on€States€parties€presentingŠ @)$' Šinitial€reports;Š 0*€%( ŠĢ(h)€Recommending€to€the€Department€of€Public€Information€that€it€address€the€matter€of€expressionsŠ ,`'* Šof€public€concern€over€the€accuracy€of€DPI€press€releases€by€involving€treaty€body€members€inŠ -P(+ Šstrategies€to€ensure€that€its€treaty-related€output€is€accurate;Š š-@), Ї(Ō_ŌiŌ_Ō)€The€confidentiality€requirements€of€United€Nations€entities€with€regard€to€information€providedŠ ° Što€treaty€bodies.ššŠ  š ŠÓŒĻÓ