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E +?;X]r0++Q!??0  Distr. !S   GENERAL  B    E/CN.4/1996/50/Add.1     24October1995      Original:ENGLISH/FRENCHONLY   COMMISSIONONHUMANRIGHTS f Fiftysecondsession U Item9oftheprovisionalagenda Dv  qqFURTHERPROMOTIONANDENCOURAGEMENTOFHUMANRIGHTS 2  qqANDFUNDAMENTALFREEDOMS,INCLUDINGTHEQUESTIONOF !  qqTHEPROGRAMMEOFMETHODSOFWORKOFTHECOMMISSION  @  FOLLOWUPTOTHEWORLDCONFERENCEONHUMANRIGHTS  @ NotebytheHighCommissionerforHumanRights   @0Addendum V!!# K1++b >uQ!++7K b Thepresentdocumentcontainsthetextsoftheaddressofthe 4#f#% HighCommissionerforHumanRightsandthatoftheAssistantSecretary-General #$U$& forHumanRightsatthemeetingofspecialrapporteurs/representatives/experts %D%' andchairpersonsofworkinggroupsofthespecialproceduresoftheCommission &3&( onHumanRightsandoftheadvisoryservicesprogramme(Geneva, &"') 29-31May1995). '(* GE.9514364(E)  h..1 R}>?K.++b >uQ!++77K  AddressoftheHighCommissionerforHumanRights,Mr.Jos_Ayala_ԀLasso, F tothesecondmeetingofspecialrapporteurs/representatives/expertsand 5 chairpersonsofthespecialproceduresandadvisoryservicesprogramme $ oftheCommissiononHumanRights,29May1995   1. b ItismypleasuretowelcomeyoutoGenevaandtoopenthesecondmeeting   ofspecialrapporteurs/representatives/expertsandchairpersonsofworking   groupsoftheCommissiononHumanRights'specialproceduressystemand   advisoryservicesprogramme.Itistoberecalled,especiallyforthebenefit  x ofthosewhoareparticipatingforthefirsttime,thatthismeetingisbeing  g  heldasfollowuptotheViennaDeclarationandProgrammeofActionwhich,in V  itschapterentitled"Implementationandmonitoringmethods",underlined"the E  importanceofpreservingandstrengtheningthesystemofspecialprocedures" z4  andspecifiedthat"theproceduresandmechanismsshouldbeenabledto i#  harmonizeandrationalizetheirworkthroughperiodicmeetings".Lastyear, X  itwasdecidedtoincludeamongtheparticipantstheindependentexpertsof G theadvisoryservicesprogramme,whoseworkhasessentialsimilaritiestothat 6 ofthespecialprocedures.Thisyear,invitationshavealsobeenextendedto % thetwoindependentexpertsappointedunderthe1503procedure,sincetheir  concernsandmethodsofworkarealsoessentiallythesameastheexperts  reportingunderthepublicprocedures.  2. b InyourfirstmeetingfollowingtheWorldConferenceonHumanRights,I  believeagoodbeginningwasachievedinaverypositivespirit.Atthat y time,yourightlyidentifiedexistingproblemsandpointedouthowsomeof h thesecouldberedressed.Intheannotationstotheprovisionalagendafor W thismeeting,youwillhavenotedmuchofwhathasbeenachievedsincethen. F Ofcourse,agreatdealremainstobedone.Itisthustobehopedthatthis {5 meetingwillexplorefurthersuggestionsforprogress.Certainly,the j$ responsibilitiesandworkloadyousharearedaunting,andyetIknowthatthe Y  internationalcommunitylookstowardsyouwithgreathope.Itisthereforemy H! strongdesirethatoureffortsmaybeemployedefficientlyandinfull 7" coordinationinordertoeffectivelyimplementUnitedNationshumanrights &#  standards.Inthefuture,andasforeseenintheViennaDeclarationand $! ProgrammeofAction,Ishouldliketoexpandourcooperativeeffortsto %" includeinourdiscussionsrepresentativesofthetreatymonitoringbodies. % # 3. b Inmyaddresstoyoulastyear,Idescribeyourworkasamainpillarof '"% theimplementationofhumanrightsinpracticalterms.Iwouldliketo (z#& reiteratethatstatementandstressthatduringthepastyearIhavehadthe )i$' opportunitytoappreciateyourstrongcommitmenttothecauseofhumanrights *X%( andthequalityofyourwork,whichisatthesametimecomplexandimportant. +G&) Amongthealternativesforactioninimplementationofhumanrightsatthe |,6'* international,multilaterallevel,yourworkisundoubtedlyamongthemost k-%(+ concreteandtangibleintermsbothoffactfindingandadviceandassistance. F Indeed,theCommissionandtheinternationalcommunityasawholerequires 5 professionalindepthanalysisoffrequentlyverycomplexsituationsinorder $ todetermineconstructiveresponses.Sincetheproblemsandsituationsyou  analysealmostneveradmittoeasysolutions,yourworkmustnotonlyinclude   welldefinedcriticismbutalsousefulpropositionsforproductivecoursesof   ___action.Incarryingoutyourmandates,youthusfacilitatedeliberationsfrom   themostcurrentanddifficultsituations.Inthiswork,youmaybeassured   ofmyfullestunderstandingandsupport.  x 4. b Asaresultoflastyear'smeeting,yourreportwascirculatedasan V  officialdocumentoftheCommissiononHumanRights.Inmyownreporttothe E  Commission,Isummarizedthesalientpointsofthemeetingandemphasizedmy z4  commitmenttoreinforcingcoordinationandcooperationbetweenmechanisms i#  themselvesandbetweenmechanismsandmyoffice.AsIhavesaidbefore,I X  believethatourfunctionsarenaturallycomplementaryandmutually G reinforcinginkeepingwithourrespectivemandates. 6 5. b Inmyfirstfullyearinoffice,Ihavegivenpriorityconsiderationto  thedevelopmentofmeansofimplementation.Inparticular,Ihavegivengreat  attentiontothedevelopmentoffieldoperations.Inpart,Ihadtorespond  inthisfashionwhenfacedwiththetragicsituationinRwanda.Myactivities  inthisareaaredescribedinthedocumentswhichhavebeendistributedto  you,whichshowtheintensityofmyinvolvement.However,oneaspectIwould y liketohighlightinthisconnectionisthecomprehensivenatureofthefield h operationinRwandawithitsmultifacetedapproach,whichvariesfrom W investigationsofgrossviolationstohumanrightseducation;from F confidence-buildingandmonitoringtobuildingnationalcapacitiesforhuman {5 rights.Iamhopefulthattheexperiencewearegaininginthisoperation j$ willenableustoreviewitscurrentstructurewithaviewtoenhancingand Y  improvingtheeffectivenessoftheundertaking.Clearly,however,thisisa H! continuouschallenge. 7" 6. b Iamatpresentendeavouringtostrengthenoperationalplanning, $! logisticsandtrainingoffieldstaff.Iamalsoactivelyexploringthe %" possibilityofcreatingastandbycontingentofqualifiedhumanrightsfield % # officerswhocouldbedispatchedasneedsarise.Thisprojectwouldrequire &!$ developmentofappropriateguidelinesandtrainingmatterswhichIintendto '"% exploretogetherwithallpartsoftheSecretariatengagedinfield (z#& activities,withinterestedacademicandresearchinstitutionsand,lastbut )i$' notleast,withthosenongovernmentalorganizationsparticularlyexperienced *X%( inthisarea.Ithereforeintendtomakethefullestuseofalreadyavailable +G&)  knowledgeinthisdomainbothwithinandoutsidetheUnitedNations.In_this |,6'* cooperativespirit,Ilookforwardtocreatingabroadbasedpartnershipto F strengthenthecapacityforfutureactivity. 5  7. b Lessvisible,butnotlessintensive,havebeenmyeffortsatprevention  ofserioushumanrightsviolations.Inthiswork,IwishyoutoknowthatI   haveregularlytakenintoaccountyourwork,particularlythatofthethematic   mechanisms,asamainpointofreferenceformyownanalysisandalsofor   discussionsundertakenwithgovernmentalrepresentatives.Youmayalsowish   toknowthattheCentreforHumanRightshasbeencooperatinginearlywarning  x exerciseswithotherdepartmentsoftheUnitedNations.Iampersonally  g  involvedinensuringthehighestdegreeofcooperationinthesequestionswith V  theotherkeydepartmentsoftheSecretariat(theDepartmentofPeace-keeping E  Operations,theDepartmentofPoliticalAffairsandtheDepartmentof z4  HumanitarianAffairs).Inthisconnection,thefactfindingofthespecial i#  proceduresisbeingemployedasoneofthebasesforchartingtrends.Efforts X  arebeingmadetodevelopelectronicdatabaseswhichwillenhancecapacities G andenableamoremeaningfulcontributiontoearlywarning.Atthesametime, 6 thesedatabaseswillmanifestaninterdisciplinaryapproachtoallspecial % procedures,bothcountryandthematic.Itishopedthattheseeffortswill  yieldfunctionalresultsinthesecondhalfofthisyear.  8. b Whereadvisoryservicesprogrammesexist,Ihavesoughttostrengthen  themespeciallyintermsoffieldoffices.Whereadvisoryservicesprogrammes  donotexist,butwhereIbelievetheymayhaveanimportantimpactofa y preventivenature,IhaveencouragedGovernmentstotakeadvantageof h availableadviceandassistance.NewofficesareenvisagedforColombiaand W Zaire.Ofcourse,eachsituationisdifferentintermsofneedsand F appropriateresponses.Projectplanningandimplementation(including {5 financing)musttakethisintoaccount.Atthesametime,thereare j$ substantiveelementswhichcanbetreatedinastandardfashion,asthereare Y  alsoadministrativedemandswhichmustbedealtwithuniformly.HeretooI H! hopetoactasafacilitatorandcoordinator,assistingwiththeadaptationor 7" creationofstructuresuponwhichsuccessfuladvisoryservicesfield &#  operationsmaybelaunchedandsustained.Tomakethisrealizable,Ihave $! encourageddonorstomakefundsavailablefortheadvisoryservicesprogramme %" ingeneralandIhaveappealedforcontributionstosupportspecific % # operations. &!$ 9. b Ingeneral,Ibelievethatweallagreethatthereisnoshortageof (z#& internationalhumanrightsstandards.Nor,unfortunately,isthereashortage )i$' ofsituationsdemandingimprovementofrespectforhumanrights.Ourbasic *X%( challengeistoimplementhumanrightsstandardsandmakehumanrights +G&) meaningfulinpeople'slives.Unfortunately,thereremainsaterriblegap |,6'* betweenthechallengeandtheresourcesavailabletorespond.Thisrequires k-%(+ twothings.First,wemustmaximizetheuseofsuchresourcesasdoexist. F Inthisregard,sincetheverybeginningofmytenureIexpressedmy 5 convictionthattheOfficeoftheHighCommissionerforHumanRightsandthe $ CentreforHumanRightsmustfunctionasaunity:thishasnowbeen  officiallyrecognizedanddecided.Inaddition,theCentreforHumanRights   mustitselfbecomemoreefficientagoalwhichIamworkingtoachieve.I   willcomebacktothispointlater.Thesecondthingwhichmustbedoneisto   increasehumanandmaterialresources.Iam,therefore,activelyseekingan   increaseinresourcesboththroughtheregularbudgetoftheUnitedNations  x andthrough_extrabudgetary_Ԁcontributions.Whilethereisstillprogresstobe  g  madewithrespecttoregularbudgetaryallocations,Ihavemetconsiderable V  successinobtaining_extrabudgetary_Ԁcontributionsespeciallyforspecific E  fieldoperations.Itiscleartomethatthereissubstantialgoodwillin z4  supportofourwork.Atthesametime,Irealizethattherearesome i#  activities,especiallythecoreactivitiesofthespecialprocedures,which X  arenotappropriatefor_extrabudgetary_Ԁfinancing.Fortheseprocedures,we G mustachievegainsingreaterefficiencyoftheCentreforHumanRightsand 6 acttoincreaseregularbudgetaryallocations. % 10. b OneofmymostimportantresponsibilitiesasHighCommissionerforHuman  RightsistoworkfortherationalizationofUnitedNationsmachineryinthe  fieldofhumanrightswithaviewtoimprovingitsefficiencyand  effectiveness.Thisincludesassessingandreviewingtheneedforadaptation  oftheUnitedNationsSecretariatstructuresdealingwithhumanrightsin y connectionwiththeoverallimplementationofthehumanrightsprogramme.The h basicobjectiveistostrengthenthefunctionalframeworkforintegratedand W consolidatedactivitiesoftheSecretariatinthefieldofhumanrights.It F isforthispurpose,andwithinthecontextofmymandateofoverall {5 supervisionoftheCentreforHumanRights,thatIhavedecidedthe j$ restructuringoftheCentreforHumanRights. Y  11. b Asyouknow,wehavealreadystartedthisprocessandanexternal 7" consultantwillshortlyjoinourefforts.Iwouldliketostresstoyouthat &#  Iseetherestructuringasasingleexercisewhichwillresultinonestudy $! only.ThatstudywillbebasedontheongoingeffortswithintheCentrefor %" HumanRights,aswellasonthosetobedeployedbytheteamofexternal % # consultants. &!$ 12. b ThestudywillbereviewedwiththecooperationofUnitedNations (z#& Headquartersandwillbenefitinteraliafromyourinput.Iwillfinalizeand )i$' approvethestudyforsubmissiontotheSecretaryGeneralwhowillthen *X%( establishaneworganigrammewhichwillbebasedontheunitarystructureof +G&) myofficeandtheCentreforHumanRights. |,6'*  k-%(+ 13. b Oneofthepurposesofthisrestructuringwillbetofindwaysof F improvingthesupportgiventothenumerousUnitedNationshumanrightsbodies 5 andprocedures,fromasubstantivepointofviewandinthefollowupand $ implementationofrecommendations.Inthesedaysoflimitedresources,we  mustseekthebestbalancebetweentechnicalsupport,substantiveassistance   andfollowupactivities.Sinceyourmandatesareanimportantpartofthe   UnitedNationshumanrightsmachinery,Iwouldgreatlyappreciatereceiving   yourviewsonthespecificneedsand/orproblemsencounteredinthedischarge   ofyourmandateswhichmightberelevanttotherestructuring.  x 14. b Asidefromresourcequestionsaffectingthefunctioningofthespecial V  proceduressystemandadvisoryservicesprogramme,Ibelievegreater E  effectivenessmaybeachievedthroughrationalizationofsomeadministrative z4  proceduresandalsothroughimprovedrelationswithinterestedactorsofthe i#  internationalcommunity.Irecognizethattheexigenciesofyourworkoften X  demandswiftaction,andthatyouhavedeveloped,forexample,urgentaction G procedurestorespondinsomesituations.Iwillthereforedirectmy 6 attentiontoimprovingyourfacilitiesinthecomingyear.Asfor % improvementsinrelationswithinterestedpersonsorgroups,wehave  previouslyconsideredandimplementedsomewaysofenhancingyourpresenceat  theCommissiononHumanRightsandextendingyourrelationswith  non-governmentalorganizations.Atthismeeting,Iwouldaskyoutogivesome  considerationtoarticulationofadditionalwaysinwhichyourworkmaybecome  moreaccessibletotheoutsideworld.Itisofcourseclearthatanextremely y importanttoolforthespecialproceduressystemresidesinpublicity,andso h Iwouldencouragethismeetingtoconsiderwaysofinvolvingthemediamore W fruitfully. F 15. b Inthisconnection,andinorderbettertosharewithyoutheresultsof j$ myactivitiesandplansforfutureaction,includingthedialoguewithMember Y  StatesIvisitonhumanrightsmatters,Ihavedecidedtoissueabrief H! bimonthly"HumanRights:Update"whichwillbesharedwiththewiderhuman 7" rightscommunitybothwithinandoutsidetheUnitedNations.Inviewofthe &#  needtoensureitsmosttimelydistribution,Iwillrelyonthemostadvanced $! technologyavailable,includingtheINTERNET. %" 16. b Idonotwishtotakeupagreatdealofyourvaluabletimewithfurther &!$ identificationofthestepsIhavetakenoramtakingtosupportand '"% strengthentheeffectivenessofyourwork.However,Iwouldliketodrawyour (z#& attentiontoonesubstantivematterandoneproceduralissue.First,in )i$' connectionwithmyownmandateregardingpreventionofdiscriminationand *X%( violationsofthehumanrightsofwomen,andnotingtherequestsofthe +G&) CommissiononHumanRightsthattheCommission'sproceduresandmechanisms |,6'* betterintegratethehumanrightsofwomenintotheiractivities,Idrawyour k-%(+ attentiontoitem8oftheyourprovisionalagenda.Despitethepressureof F time,Icalluponyoutodesignateatleasttworepresentatives(inaddition 5 totheSpecialRapporteuronviolenceagainstwomen)toparticipateinthe $ FourthWorldConferenceonWomentobeheldinBeijingthisSeptember.I  myselfwillplayanactivepartintheConference.Ishouldalsoliketo   informyouthattheCentreforHumanRights,incooperationwiththe   UnitedNationsDevelopmentFundforWomen,iscosponsoringanexpertgroup   meetingtobeheldatGenevafrom3to7July1995todiscusstheformulation   ofgendersensitiveguidelines,whichshouldassistallexpertsintheir  x subsequentwork.  g  17. b Finally,letmewishyoueverysuccessinyourdeliberations.Ishall E  remainattentivetothediscussionsandwillpersonallystudysuchconclusions z4  andrecommendationsasyoumaymake.Further,Iwillacttothebestofmy i#  abilitiestoensurefollowupactiontoyourrecommendations. 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