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UN Commission on Human Rights Suspended Again |
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Sunday, 19 March 2006 |
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Geneva, 20 March - The Expanded Bureau of the 62nd session
of the Commission on Human Rights met this morning and announced that the Commission
will reconvene in the afternoon of Monday 27 March 2006. This new suspension
is intended to allow members of the Bureau to continue discussions towards consensus
regarding the adoption of the agenda of the 62nd session.
Furthermore, following the UN General Assembly’s adoption
last week of Resolution A/60/251 to create a Human Rights Council, an ECOSOC
resolution relating to the termination of the work of the Commission is awaited.
Chairman Rodriguez Cuadros informed this morning that corresponding to the GA
Resolution establishing the Human Rights Council, the Commission is currently
awaiting an ECOSOC Resolution providing substantive elements for the format
and the nature of the final session of the Commission on Human Rights.
The session may last for up to two weeks, but many believe
it will be a substantially shortened session, possibly cut down to a couple
of days. Whereas the Expanded Bureau has been discussing the agenda for a shortened
62nd Session, it has thus far not reached agreement on this matter. Please consult the UNPO website for further information in the coming period.
- UNPO Secretariat -
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