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(a) Comparative Table of Information Available in the Annual or Sessional Reports

10. The names of the committee members who would be in the working groups for future sessions

11. Names of committee members that served as country rapporteurs with respect to the states that were considered in the annual report

12. Report on activities of special rapporteurs of committee (follow-up, new communications) - HRC

14. Information concerning derogations from the Covenant in emergencies (art. 4 CCPR)

15. The list of states whose reports were scheduled to be taken up without a report during the sessions (of the annual report) whether or not they were actually considered

17. Statistics on numbers of meetings devoted to article 20 investigations (CAT)

20. Information on all matters related to review of working methods of the committee, including any new guidelines adopted

21. Scheduling and days of general discussion or thematic discussions held by the committee

24. A statistical summary of communications considered during annual reporting period and their outcome

29. List of documents received during the annual report sessions on trust and non-self-governing territories

30. Note on action taken by the General Assembly in response to committee's work

31. A summary of the committees work on general comments or recommendations and a list of topics of those adopted

CERD

CCPR

CESCR

CEDAW

CAT

CRC

1) introduction

2) positive aspects

[optional – 3) factors and difficulties impeding implementation of the Covenant]

4) concerns and recommendations

1) introduction

2) positive aspects

[3) optional - factors and difficulties affecting the implementation of the Covenant]

4) principal subjects of concern and recommendations

5) dissemination of information (art.2)

1) introduction

2) positive aspects

3) factors and difficulties impeding the implementation of the Covenant

4) principal subjects of concern

5) suggestions and recommendations

1) introduction

2) positive aspects

3) factors and difficulties affecting the implementation of the Convention

4) principal areas of concern and recommendations

1) introduction

2) positive aspects

3) [optional - factors and difficulties impeding the application of the provisions of the Convention]

4) [optional - subjects of concern]

5)recommendations

1) introduction

2) positive aspects

3) factors and difficulties impeding the implementation of the Convention

4) principal subjects of concern and recommendations

(usually:

a) General measures of implementation

b) definition of the child

c) general principles

d) civil rights and freedoms

e) family environment and alternative care

f) basic health and welfare

g) education, leisure and cultural activities

h) special measures of protection

i) dissemination of the reports)

38. Number of reports considered each session (concluding observations from each session in the annual report) (2000)

42. Any statements made to other organizations or suggestions for future activities involving other actors

51. List of documents issued publicly (for general distribution) at the committee sessions

52. List of documents before the committee at sessions (including papers only available if present and not available to the public subsequently)

1. Further documents relating to events in the year 1999 may have been issued subsequently.

2. In some cases, documents were posted on the web that were not officially issued.

	CEDAW
state party reports	X
guidelines for reporting	X
rules of procedure
status of submission of reports	X (in annual report annex)
list of issues
replies to list of issues
concluding observations	X (in sessional reports)
summary records
additional info. from state party
information from NGOs
report of UN agencies
annual or sessional report	X
general recommendations	X
provisional agenda
states parties meetings c.v.'s of candidates
states parties meetings summary records (inc. election results)	X
reservations	X (for a fee only)
press releases of sessions	X

CERD	CCPR	CESCR	CEDAW	CAT	CRC
n/a	n/a	yes	n/a	n/a	n/a

CERD	CCPR	CESCR	CEDAW	CAT	CRC
yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes

CERD	CCPR	CESCR	CEDAW	CAT	CRC
n/a			yes (states considered)	n/a	yes (states considered, date written replies requested)

CERD	CCPR	CESCR	CEDAW	CAT	CRC
n/a	yes	yes	yes	n/a	yes