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Document Type: Final Report

Date: 2007 Mar

Session: 3rd Regular Session (2006 Nov)

Agenda Item: Item3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development

GE.07-12205 (E) 300307

UNITED NATIONS

General Assembly Distr. GENERAL

A/HRC/3/7 26 March 2007

Original: ENGLISH

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Third session Agenda item 3 29 November-8 December 2006

REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE THIRD SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL*

Vice-President and Rapporteur: Mr. Musa Burayzat (Jordan)

* The format of the present report is based on the agenda and “Draft framework for a programme of work of the Human Rights Council for the first year” for the third session as adopted by the Council in its decisions 1/105 of 30 June 2006 and 2/103 of 6 October 2006. It should therefore not serve as a precedent for future sessions of the Council.

CONTENTS

Chapter Page

I. Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Council at its third session .............................................................................................. 5

A. Resolutions

3/1. Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution S-1/1 .................. 5

3/2. Preparations for the Durban Review Conference ......................... 5

3/3. Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Lebanon ....................... 7

3/4. Implementation of General Assembly resolution 60/251: agenda, annual programme of work, methods of work and rules of procedure of the Human Rights Council ......................... 8

B. Decisions

3/101. Postponement of the consideration of the draft decision on the rights of indigenous peoples .............................................. 8

3/102. Regional cooperation for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Asian and Pacific region ........................... 9

3/103. Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive follow-up to the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action ............................ 9

3/104. Conference facilities and financial support for the Human Rights Council ................................................................. 11

Paragraphs

II. Adoption of the agenda and organization of the work of the session ............................................................... 1 - 14 12

A. Opening and duration of the session .................................... 1 - 4 12

B. Attendance ........................................................................... 5 12

CONTENTS (continued) Chapter Paragraphs Page

C. Adoption of the agenda ......................................................... 6 12

D. Organization of work ............................................................ 7 - 8 12

E. Meetings and documentation ................................................ 9 - 14 13

III. Implementation of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 entitled “Human Rights Council” .............. 15 - 95 13

A. Update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ................................................................. 15 - 18 13

B. Reports of mechanisms and mandates .................................. 19 - 22 14

C. Progress reports and further discussion or decisions on intersessional mechanisms ............................................... 23 - 36 15

1. Universal periodic review ............................................. 23 - 25 15

2. Review of mandates, mechanisms, functions and responsibilities ....................................................... 26 - 34 16

Special procedures ........................................................ 26 - 28 16

Complaint procedure .................................................... 29 - 31 17

Expert advice ................................................................ 32 - 34 17

3. Methods of work and agenda ........................................ 35 - 36 18

D. Follow-up to decisions of the Human Rights Council ......... 37 - 43 19

1. Follow-up to resolution S-2/1: “The grave situation of human rights in Lebanon caused by Israeli military operations” ........................................... 37 - 40 19

2. Follow-up to other decisions of the Human Rights Council ................................................. 41 - 43 20

E. Other issues related to the promotion and protection of human rights, including initiatives, decisions and resolutions ............................................................................. 44 - 45 21

CONTENTS (continued) Chapter Paragraphs Page

F. Consideration and action on draft proposals ....................... 46 -94 22

G. General statements ............................................................... 95 27

IV. Report to the General Assembly on the third session of the Council ............................................................................. 96 - 99 27

Annexes

I. Agenda ............................................................................................................... 28

II. Administrative and programme budget implications of resolutions and decisions adopted by the Council at its third session .................................. 29

III. Attendance ......................................................................................................... 35

IV. List of documents issued for the third session of the Council ........................... 44

I. Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Council at its third session

A. Resolutions

3/1. Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution S-1/1

The Human Rights Council,

Recalling its resolution S-1/1 of 6 July 2006,

Noting with regret that the resolution has not been implemented to date,

1. Calls for the speedy implementation of its resolution S-1/1, including the dispatching of the urgent fact-finding mission;

2. Requests the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 to report to the Council on the implementation of the present resolution at its next session.

13th meeting 8 December 2006

[Resolution adopted by a recorded vote of 34 to 1, with 12 abstentions. See chap. III.]

3/2. Preparations for the Durban Review Conference

The Human Rights Council,

Underlining General Assembly resolution 52/111 of 12 December 1997 in which the Assembly decided to convene the Third World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, which was held at Durban from 31 August to 8 September 2001,

Recalling General Assembly resolution 57/195 of 18 December 2002, in which the Assembly outlined the important roles and responsibilities of the various organs of the United Nations and other stakeholders at the international, regional and national levels, including, in particular, the erstwhile Commission on Human Rights whose mandate and responsibilities now devolve in the Human Rights Council,

Recalling General Assembly resolution 58/160 of 22 December 2003 in which the Assembly decided to close the Third United Nations Decade to combat racism and racial discrimination, and placed emphasis on the concrete implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action as a solid foundation for a broad-based consensus for further actions and initiatives towards the total elimination of the scourge of racism,

Underlining that 2006 marks 60 years of the United Nations action against racism, including three United Nations decades against racism whose programmes of action have largely not been achieved, as well as five years since the Durban Conference of 2001,

Saluting the laudable efforts of the Caribbean Community to keep the Durban spirit alive and foremost in the conscience of the international community and, in this regard, welcoming the historic resolution 61/19 of the General Assembly, adopted unanimously on 28 November 2006, in which the Assembly decided to designate 25 March 2007 as the International Day for the Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade,

Taking note of the resolution proposed by the Third Committee to the General Assembly (A/C.3/61/L.53/Rev.1), adopted as orally amended on 22 November 2006 in which the Third Committee recommended that the Assembly convene the Durban Review Conference in 2009,

Recalling also that in the same resolution the Human Rights Council is requested to undertake preparations for this event and to formulate by 2007 a concrete plan for the 2009 Durban Review Conference,

Recalling further that in the same resolution the Council is requested to regularly provide the General Assembly with updates and progress reports towards this event starting in 2007,

1. Decides that the Human Rights Council will act as the Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference which shall be open to the participation of all Member States of the United Nations and members of the specialized agencies and also to the participation of observers in accordance with the established practice of the General Assembly;

2. Decides also that the Preparatory Committee shall hold an organizational session of one week in May 2007, at the level of personal representatives of the Heads of State or Government or other appropriate high-level representatives designated for this purpose by Governments and two substantive sessions of 10 working days each during 2007 and 2008 in Geneva;

3. Decides further that the Preparatory Committee, at its organizational sessions, shall elect, on the basis of equitable geographical representation, a bureau for the Preparatory Committee and that, at the same session, the Preparatory Committee shall decide on all the relevant modalities for the Conference in accordance with established practice of the General Assembly, including deciding on the objectives of the Review Conference, the level at which the Review Conference shall be convened, regional preparatory initiatives, date and venue;

4. Requests Governments, the specialized agencies of the United Nations system and relevant United Nations bodies, regional organizations, governmental and non-governmental organizations, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, the Five Independent

Eminent Experts to follow up on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the Five Experts on Complementary Standards, the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent and other relevant human rights mechanisms to assist the Preparatory Committee by undertaking review and submitting recommendations, through the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, as contributions to the outcome of the Review Conference;

5. Reaffirms that the Durban Review Conference will be undertaken on the basis of and with full respect for the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and that there will be no renegotiation of the existing agreements contained therein;

6. Decides that the review will concentrate on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, including further actions, initiatives and practical solutions for combating all the contemporary scourges of racism;

7. Decides also to retain this priority issue on its programme of work and to report on progress regularly to the General Assembly.

13th meeting 8 December 2006

[Resolution adopted by a recorded vote of 34 to 12, with 1 abstention. See chap. III.]

3/3. Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Lebanon

The Human Rights Council,

Recalling its resolution S-2/1 of 11 August 2006 on “The grave situation of human rights in Lebanon caused by Israeli military operations”,

Having considered the report of the Commission of Inquiry on Lebanon (A/HRC/3/2),

1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Commission of Inquiry on Lebanon (A/HRC/3/2);

2. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to consult with the Government of Lebanon on the report and its findings and on the relevant recommendations contained therein and to report to the Council at its fourth session.

13th meeting 8 December 2006

[Resolution adopted without a vote. See chap. III.]

3/4. Implementation of General Assembly resolution 60/251: agenda, annual programme of work, methods of work and rules of procedure of the Human Rights Council

The Human Rights Council,

Recalling its decisions 1/103, 1/104 and 1/105 of 30 June 2006,

Underlining the importance of a comprehensive implementation of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006,

Taking into account the debate held during its third session on these issues,

1. Decides to establish an open-ended intergovernmental, intersessional working group to formulate concrete recommendations on its agenda, its annual programme of work, its methods of work as well as its rules of procedure in accordance with General Assembly resolution 60/251, and to undertake transparent, well-scheduled and inclusive consultations, with the participation of all stakeholders;

2. Decides also that the working group shall have at its disposal 10 days of fully serviced meetings, half of them to be scheduled before the fourth session of the Human Rights Council and half of them before its fifth session, which shall allow sufficient time and flexibility for the fulfilment of its mandate;

3. Requests the President of the Council to chair the working group, with the assistance, if necessary, of one or more facilitators;

4. Requests also the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide the working group with any background information it may require on these issues;

5. Requests further the working group to report to the Council at its fourth session on progress made thereon.

13th meeting 8 December 2006

[Resolution adopted without a vote. See chap. III.]

B. Decisions

3/101. Postponement of the consideration of the draft decision on the rights of indigenous peoples

At its 13th meeting, on 8 December 2006, the Human Rights Council decided, without a vote, to defer to its next session the consideration of the draft decision entitled “The rights of indigenous peoples” contained in document A/HRC/2/L.43.

[See chap. III.]

3/102. Regional cooperation for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Asian and Pacific region

At its 13th meeting, on 8 December 2006, the Human Rights Council, recalling Commission on Human Rights resolution 2005/71 of 20 April 2005, decided, without a vote, to convene the next session of the Workshop on Regional Cooperation for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Asian and Pacific Region in 2007, preferably in the first half of that year.

[See chap. III.]

At its 14th meeting, on 8 December 2006, the Human Rights Council, recalling its resolution 1/5 of 30 June 2006, all resolutions of the General Assembly and of the Commission on Human Rights, in particular General Assembly resolutions 57/195 of 18 December 2002 and 60/144 of 16 December 2005, and the resolution proposed by the Third Committee to the General Assembly (A/C.3/61/L.53/Rev.1) adopted on 22 November 2006, as well as Commission on Human Rights resolution 2002/68 of 25 April 2002, on the subject, decided by a recorded vote of 33 to 12 with 1 abstention:

(a) To heed the decision and instruction of the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance by establishing an Ad Hoc Committee of the Human Rights Council on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards, with the mandate to elaborate, as a matter of priority and necessity, complementary standards in the form of either a convention or additional protocol(s) to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, filling the existing gaps in the Convention and also providing new normative standards aimed at combating all forms of contemporary racism, including incitement to racial and religious hatred;

(b) To recommend that the Ad Hoc Committee shall convene annual sessions of 10 working days to draw up the requisite legal instruments and hold its first session before the end of 2007 subject to the Working Group having completed its task on complementary standards by that date, and to report regularly to the Council on progress in the actual process of the elaboration of complementary standards;

(c) To welcome the recent appointment of the Five Experts on Complementary Standards by the High Commissioner for Human Rights with the mandate to produce a base document outlining the substantive gaps in the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and make concrete recommendations on the means and avenues to bridge these gaps;

(d) To request the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action to invite the Five Experts to the first part of its fifth session, with the view of having a preliminary exchange of views and vision on complementary standards as a provisional measure pending the completion of their report;

(e) To request the Five Experts to finalize their report before the end of June 2007 for submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and also to request the latter to ensure immediate circulation of the report of the experts, in all official languages, to all Governments and all other relevant partners and stakeholders in order to allow all these institutions adequate opportunity and time to study the recommendations contained therein;

(f) To recommend that the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action convene the second part of its fifth session in September 2007 and that this session mark the conclusion and closure of the Working Group’s debates and deliberations on the question of complementary standards;

(g) To invite, in the above context, the Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action to transmit the report of the Five Experts to the Ad Hoc Committee through the Human Rights Council;

(h) To request that the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action continue its important work of ensuring the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action as mandated by Commission on Human Rights resolution 2002/68 of 25 April 2002 by focusing on other critical segments of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action that require immediate attention;

(i) To request that the Ad Hoc Committee convene its first session before the end of 2007 and use all the documents presented to it as background material for commencing its process of elaborating complementary standards, and that one of its main priorities be to ensure that the requisite legal instrument(s) is/are produced for negotiations;

(j) To request that the High Commissioner give visibility and a high profile to the Anti-Discrimination Unit within her Office and provide it with all the necessary and additional resources to ensure its effectiveness, particularly in view of the current challenges of racial and religious discrimination, so that the Unit ensures that the High Commissioner makes a positive contribution and plays a leadership role in the global efforts to combat all the resurgent scourges of racism;

(k) To retain this priority issue on its programme of work and to review progress at its fourth session.

[See chap. III.]

3/104. Conference facilities and financial support for the Human Rights Council

At its 14th meeting, on 8 December 2006, the Human Rights Council decided, without a vote, to adopt the following text:

The Human Rights Council,

“Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 in which the Assembly decided, inter alia, that the Council shall meet regularly throughout the year and schedule no fewer than three sessions per year, including a main session, for a total duration of no less than 10 weeks, and shall be able to hold special sessions, when needed, at the request of a member of the Council with the support of one third of the membership of the Council,

“Reaffirming the importance of the respect and the promotion of multilingualism within the United Nations and in particular the importance of the provision of appropriate interpretation and translation services,

“Taking into account the Council’s heavy schedule of work and the difficulties encountered in obtaining the necessary conference services, particularly during its first, institution-building year,

“Taking also into account the need to ensure the necessary financial resources to implement its decisions,

“1. Reaffirms the need to ensure the necessary Secretariat support and financial resources for the Council in order to fully discharge its mandate as stipulated in General Assembly resolution 60/251;

“2. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the sixty-first session of the General Assembly at the earliest possible date on ways and means to guarantee the provision of:

“(a) Conference services, including interpretation, particularly for the holding of special sessions, additional meetings during regular sessions and organizational meetings;

“(b) Webcast transmission on a regular basis for all the sessions of the Human Rights Council;

“(c) Translation of documentation in all official United Nations languages in a timely manner;

“(d) Adequate funding to provide timely financing for unforeseen extraordinary expenses arising in the implementation of the decisions of the Council, involving inter alia fact-finding missions and special commissions as well as the necessary support from the Secretariat.”

[See chap. III.]

II. Adoption of the agenda and organization of the work of the session

A. Opening and duration of the session

1. The Human Rights Council held its third session at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 29 November to 8 December 2006 (see also paragraph 9 below). It held 14 meetings (see A/HRC/3/SR.1-14)1 during the session.

2. The session was opened by Mr. Luis Alfonso de Alba, President of the Human Rights Council.

3. At the 1st meeting, on 29 November 2006, Ms. Louise Arbour, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, read a message from Mr. Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

4. At the 2nd meeting, on 29 November 2006, Mr. Ahmed Shaheed, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, made a statement to the Council.

B. Attendance

5. The session was attended by representatives of States members of the Council, observers for non-member States of the Council, observers for non-member States of the United Nations and other observers, as well as observers for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations, intergovernmental organizations and other entities, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations. An attendance list is given in annex III to the present report.

C. Adoption of the agenda

6. At the 1st meeting, on 29 November 2006, the Council considered the provisional agenda (A/HRC/3/1) as proposed by the President. The agenda was adopted without a vote. For the text as adopted, see annex I to the report.

D. Organization of work

7. At its 1st meeting, on 29 November 2006, the Council considered the organization of its work. The same modalities for time management, as followed in previous sessions, would apply. Namely, the speaking-time limits would be as follows: five minutes for statements by States members of the Council and concerned countries, and three minutes for statements by observers for non-member States of the Council, and other observers, including United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations, intergovernmental organizations and other entities, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations. The list of speakers would be drawn up in chronological order of registration and the order of speakers

1 Summary records of each of the meetings are subject to correction. They are considered final with the issuance of

a consolidated corrigendum (A/HRC/3/SR.1-14/Corrigendum).

would be as follows: States members of the Council, and concerned countries, followed by observers for non-member States of the Council and other observers. Statements in exercise of the right of reply would be limited to two statements per delegation, three minutes for the first and two minutes for the second, exercised at the end of the meeting, at the end of the day or at the end of the discussion of the issue.

8. At the same meeting, the Council adopted the draft timetable for its third session, based on the “Draft framework for a programme of work of the Human Rights Council for the first year” as contained in the annex to its decision 1/105 of 30 June 2006, and as subsequently revised by its decision 2/103 of 6 October 2006.

E. Meetings and documentation

9. As indicated in paragraph 1 above, the Council held 14 fully serviced meetings.

10. The texts of the resolutions and decisions adopted by the Council at its third session are contained in chapter I of the present report.

11. Annex I contains the agenda of the third session of the Council as adopted.

12. Annex II contains the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of Council resolutions and decisions.

13. Annex III contains the list of attendance.

14. Annex IV contains the list of documents issued for the third session of the Council.

III. Implementation of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 entitled “Human Rights Council”

A. Update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

15. At the 1st meeting, on 29 November 2006, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Louise Arbour, gave an update on her activities and those of her office.

16. At the same meeting, and at the 2nd meeting, on 29 November 2006, during the ensuing interactive dialogue, the following made statements and put questions to the High Commissioner:

(a) Concerned countries, or parties: the representatives of Canada, Germany and Sri Lanka, and the observers for Haiti, Iraq, Israel, Nepal, the Sudan and Palestine;

(b) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Bangladesh, China, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Finland (on behalf of the European Union, acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania, candidate countries - Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, countries in the process of stabilization and association and potential candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as

Moldova and Ukraine, and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) country and member of the European Economic Area - Liechtenstein), India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), the Philippines, Poland, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, Tunisia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay;

(c) Observers for the following States: Australia, Chile, Costa Rica, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Sweden, the United States of America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of);

(d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Association for World Education (also on behalf of World Union for Progressive Judaism), Human Rights Watch, Indian Movement Tupaj Amaru (also on behalf of World Peace Council), International Commission of Jurists, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, Movement against Racism and for Friendship among Peoples (also on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network, France Libertés, Habitat International Coalition, Interfaith International, International Educational Development, Inc., International Federation for the Protection of the Rights of Ethnic, Religious, Linguistic and other Minorities, International Federation of Rural Catholic Adult Movements, International Fellowship of Reconciliation, Pax Romana, Saami Council, Society for Threatened Peoples, Transnational Radical Party, World Organization Against Torture), United Nations Watch and Women’s International Zionist Organization.

17. At the 2nd meeting, on 29 November 2006, the High Commissioner responded to questions and made her concluding remarks.

18. At the same meeting, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the representatives of Algeria, Canada, China and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

B. Reports of mechanisms and mandates

19. At the 2nd meeting, on 29 November 2006, Mr. Juan E. Méndez, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, presented his report (E/CN.4/2006/84).

20. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting, the following made statements and put questions to Mr. Méndez:

(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Argentina, Azerbaijan, Canada, China, Finland (on behalf of the European Union) and Switzerland;

(b) Observers for the following States: Armenia and Israel;

(c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Colombian Commission of Jurists, International Commission of Jurists and United Nations Watch.

21. At the same meeting, Mr. Méndez responded to questions and made his concluding remarks.

22. Also at the same meeting, a statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the observer for the Islamic Republic of Iran.

C. Progress reports and further discussion or decisions on intersessional mechanisms

1. Universal periodic review

23. At the 7th meeting, on 4 December 2006, Mr. Mohammed Loulichki (Morocco), Vice-President of the Council, in his capacity as Facilitator of the Working Group on the universal periodic review, presented an update on the progress made during the first session of the Working Group (see documents A/HRC/3/3 entitled “Preliminary conclusions by the Facilitator” and A/HRC/3/CRP.1 entitled “Summary of the discussion prepared by the Secretariat”), established pursuant to Council decision 1/103 of 30 June 2006.

24. During the ensuing discussion, at the same meeting, and at the 8th meeting on the same date, the following made statements:

(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Cuba, Finland (on behalf of the European Union, acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania, candidate countries - Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, countries in the process of stabilization and association process and potential candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, as well as Moldova and Ukraine), Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Peru, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Senegal, Switzerland, Tunisia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Uruguay (also on behalf of Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay and Peru);

(b) Observers for the following States: Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Liechtenstein, Nepal, Norway, Singapore, Spain, the Sudan, Thailand, the United States of America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of);

(c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Human Rights Watch, Indian Council of South America, Interfaith International, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (also on behalf of Amnesty International, Baha’i International Community, Franciscans International, Human Rights Watch, International Service for Human Rights and World Organization Against Torture), International Federation of University Women, International Indian Treaty Council (also on behalf of International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development), International Save the Children Alliance (also on behalf of Defence for Children International, International Alliance of Women, International Catholic Child Bureau, International Federation of Social Workers, International Federation Terre des Hommes, SOS-Kinderdorf International and World Organization Against Torture), Movement Against Racism and for Friendship Among Peoples (also on behalf of Centre Europe-Tiers Monde, International Catholic Child Bureau, International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom) and United Nations Watch;

(d) Observer for a national human rights institution: International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions (also on behalf of the German Institute for Human Rights).

25. At the 8th meeting, on 4 December 2006, Mr. Loulichki responded to questions and made his concluding remarks.

2. Review of mandates, mechanisms, functions and responsibilities

Special procedures

26. At the 9th meeting, on 5 December 2006, Mr. Tomáš Husák (Czech Republic), Vice-President of the Council, in his capacity as Facilitator of the special procedures segment of the Working Group on the implementation of paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251, presented an update on the progress made during the first session of the Working Group (see documents A/HRC/3/4 entitled “Preliminary conclusions by the Facilitator” and A/HRC/3/CRP.2 entitled “Summary of the discussion prepared by the Secretariat”), established pursuant to Council decision 1/104 of 30 June 2006.

27. During the ensuing discussion, at the same meeting, and at the 10th meeting on the same date, the following made statements:

(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Finland (on behalf of the European Union, acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania, candidate countries - Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, countries in the process of stabilization and association process and potential candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as Moldova and Ukraine, and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) country and member of the European Economic Area - Iceland), India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tunisia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay;

(b) Observers for the following States: Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Liechtenstein, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, the Sudan, Thailand, the United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Zimbabwe;

(d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, International Service for Human Rights, Movement Against Racism and for Friendship Among Peoples (also on behalf of Centre Europe-Tiers Monde, International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom), Pax Romana, Reporters without Borders, United Nations Watch and World Organization Against Torture.

28. At the 10th meeting, on 5 December 2006, Mr. Husák responded to questions and made his concluding remarks.

Complaint procedure

29. At the 11th meeting, on 6 December 2006, Mr. Blaise Godet (Switzerland), Vice-President of the Council, in his capacity as Facilitator of the complaint procedure segment of the Working Group on the implementation of paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251, presented an update on the progress made during the first session of the Working Group (see documents A/HRC/3/5 entitled “Preliminary conclusions by the Facilitator” and A/HRC/3/CRP.3 entitled “Summary of the discussion prepared by the Secretariat”), established pursuant to Council decision 1/104 of 30 June 2006.

30. During the ensuing discussion, at the same meeting, the following made statements:

(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Finland (on behalf of the European Union, acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania, candidate countries - Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, countries in the process of stabilization and association process and potential candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as Moldova and Ukraine, and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries and members of the European Economic Area - Iceland and Liechtenstein), Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), the Philippines, Poland, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Tunisia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay;

(b) Observers for the following States: Belgium, Bhutan, Colombia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Norway, Spain, the Sudan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States of America;

(c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Centre Europe-Tiers Monde (also on behalf of International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples, Movement Against Racism and for Friendship Among Peoples and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom), International Commission of Jurists and United Nations Watch.

31. At the same meeting, Mr. Godet responded to questions and made his concluding remarks.

Expert advice

32. At the 12th meeting, on 7 December 2006, Mr. Musa Burayzat (Jordan), Vice-President of the Council, in his capacity as Facilitator of the expert advice segment of the Working Group on the implementation of paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251, presented an

update on the progress made during the first session of the Working Group (see documents A/HRC/3/6 entitled “Preliminary conclusions by the Facilitator” and A/HRC/3/CRP.4 entitled “Summary of the discussion prepared by the Secretariat”) established pursuant to Council decision 1/104 of 30 June 2006.

33. During the ensuing discussion, at the same meeting, the following made statements:

(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Finland (on behalf of the European Union, acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania, candidate countries - Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, countries in the process of stabilization and association process and potential candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as Moldova and Ukraine, and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) country and member of the European Economic Area - Iceland), Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Peru, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, Tunisia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;

(b) Observers for the following States: Colombia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Nepal, Norway, the Sudan, Thailand, the United States of America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of);

(c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation of University Women (also on behalf of International Council of Women), International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples (also on behalf of Centre Europe-Tiers Monde, Movement Against Racism and for Friendship Among Peoples and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom), Pax Romana and United Nations Watch.

34. At the same meeting, Mr. Burayzat responded to questions and made his concluding remarks.

3. Methods of work and agenda

35. At the 3rd and 4th meetings, on 30 November 2006, the Council discussed its methods of work and agenda, including its rules of procedure.

36. During the ensuing discussion, at the same meetings, the following made statements:

(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria (also on behalf of the Group of African States), Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Finland (on behalf of the European Union, acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania, candidate countries - Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, countries in the process of stabilization and association process and potential candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as Moldova and Ukraine, and the European

Free Trade Association (EFTA) country and member of the European Economic Area - Iceland), India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia (on behalf of the Group of Asian States), Senegal and Switzerland;

(b) Observers for the following States: Australia, Chile, Colombia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Lesotho, Norway, the Syrian Arab Republic and the United States of America;

(d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Friends World Committee for Consultation, Human Rights Watch, International Indian Treaty Council (also on behalf of International Organization of Indigenous Resources Development), International Service for Human Rights and International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations.

D. Follow-up to decisions of the Human Rights Council

1. Follow-up to resolution S-2/1: The grave situation of human rights in Lebanon caused by Israeli military operations

37. At the 5th meeting, on 1 December 2006, Mr. Stelios Perrakis presented the report of the Commission of Inquiry on Lebanon (A/HRC/3/2), established pursuant to Council resolution S-2/1 of 11 August 2006, prepared by himself, and the two other Commissioners: Mr. Mohamed Chande Othman and Mr. João Clemente Baena Soares.

38. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting, the following made statements and put questions to the Commissioners:

(a) Concerned countries: the observers for Israel and Lebanon;

(b) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Finland (on behalf of the European Union and acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania), Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference) and Saudi Arabia (on behalf of the Group of Arab States);

(c) Observers for the following States of the Council: Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Kuwait, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Spain, the Syrian Arab Republic, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of);

(d) Observer for the following intergovernmental organization: the League of Arab States;

(e) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: B’nai B’rith International (also on behalf of the Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations), International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, United Nations Watch, Women’s International Zionist Organization and Union of Arab Jurists.

39. Also at the same meeting, the Commissioners responded to questions and made their concluding remarks.

40. At the same meeting, and at the 6th meeting, on the same day, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the observers for the Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic and Palestine. At the 6th meeting, on the same day, statements in exercise of the right of reply for a second time were made by the observers for the Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel.

2. Follow-up to other decisions of the Human Rights Council

41. At the 5th meeting, on 1 December 2006, the President updated the Council on the follow-up to:

(a) Resolution 1/1: “International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance”;

(b) Resolution 1/2: “Working group of the Commission on Human Rights to elaborate a draft declaration in accordance with paragraph 5 of General Assembly resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994”;

(c) Resolution S-3/1: “Human rights violations emanating from Israeli military incursions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent one in northern Gaza and the assault on Beit Hanoun”.

42. At the same meeting, and at the 6th meeting, on the same day, the following made statements:

(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Peru and Sri Lanka;

(b) Observers for the following States: Burkina Faso, Chile, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel and the Sudan;

(d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Indian Treaty Council (also on behalf of International Organization of Indigenous Resources Development), International Service for Human Rights and United Nations Watch.

43. At the 6th meeting, on 1 December 2006, a statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the representative of Canada.

E. Other issues related to the promotion and protection of human rights, including initiatives, decisions and resolutions

44. At the 6th meeting, on 1 December 2006, the following made statements:

(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria, Canada, Finland (on behalf of the European Union, acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania, candidate countries - Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, countries in the process of stabilization and association process and potential candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, as well as Moldova and Ukraine), Norway2 (also on behalf of Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Uruguay), Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Sri Lanka, Sweden2 (also on behalf of the Netherlands) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;

(b) Observers for the following States: Australia, Iraq, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, New Zealand and the Sudan;

(d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Action Against Hunger, Amnesty International, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (also on behalf of Action Canada for Population and Development, Amnesty International, Association for the Prevention of Torture, Center for Women’s Global Leadership, Global Rights, Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists, Italian General Confederation of Labour, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, International Planned Parenthood Federation, International Service for Human Rights, International Trade Union Confederation, Public Services International, World Organization Against Torture and World Population Foundation), Human Rights Watch, Indian Council of South America, International Association of Democratic Lawyers, International Commission of Jurists, Interfaith International, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, United Nations Watch and World Blind Union.

45. At the same meeting, a statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the representative of Sri Lanka.

2 Non-member State of the Council speaking on behalf of one or more States members.

F. Consideration and action on draft proposals

Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution S-1/1

46. At the 13th meeting, on 8 December 2006, the representative of Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/2/L.13, sponsored by Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Belarus, Guinea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Mauritania, Senegal and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) subsequently joined the sponsors.

47. A statement in connection with the draft resolution was made by the representative of Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States).

48. Statements in connection with the draft resolution were made by the observers for Israel and Palestine as concerned countries, or parties.

49. At the request of the representative of Canada, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution, which was adopted by 34 votes to 1, with 12 abstentions. The voting was as follows:

In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uruguay, Zambia.

Against: Canada.

Abstaining: Cameroon, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

50. Statements in explanation of vote after the vote were made by the representatives of Canada and Finland (on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Council, and acceding country, Romania).

51. For the text of the draft resolution as adopted, see chapter I, section A, resolution 3/1.

The rights of indigenous peoples

52. At the 13th meeting, on 8 December 2006, the Council decided to defer consideration of draft decision A/HRC/2/L.43 to the next session of the Council.

53. For the text of the draft decision as adopted, see chapter I, section B, decision 3/101.

Preparations for the Durban Review Conference

54. At the 13th meeting, on 8 December 2006, the representative of Algeria introduced draft resolution A/HRC/3/L.2, sponsored by Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States). Brazil, Cuba, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) subsequently joined the sponsors.

55. At the same meeting, the representative of Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States) orally revised the draft resolution by modifying the sixth preambular paragraph.

56. The President informed the Council that the amendment to the draft resolution A/HRC/3/L.2, as contained in document A/HRC/3/L.8, had been withdrawn.

57. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the attention of the Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications3 of the draft resolution.

58. A statement in explanation of vote before the vote was made by the representative of Finland (on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Council, and acceding country, Romania).

59. At the request of the representative of Finland (on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Council, and acceding country, Romania), a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution, which was adopted, as orally revised, by 34 votes to 12, with 1 abstention. The voting was as follows:

In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uruguay, Zambia.

Against: Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Abstaining: Ukraine.

60. Statements in explanation of vote after the vote were made by the representatives of Argentina, Canada, Japan, Peru, Philippines and Switzerland.

61. For the text of the draft resolution as adopted, see chapter I, section A, resolution 3/2.

3 See annex II.

Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive follow-up to the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action

62. At the 13th meeting, on 8 December 2006, the representative of Algeria introduced a revised version of draft decision A/HRC/2/L.27/Rev.2, as contained in document A/HRC/3/L.3, sponsored by Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States). Cuba, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) subsequently joined the sponsors.

63. At the same meeting, the representative of Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States) orally revised the draft decision as follows:

(a) In subparagraph (b), after the words “10 working days” he inserted the following words “to draw up the requisite legal instruments”. He replaced the words “commencing after its sixth session” with the following text “and hold its first session before the end of 2007 subject to the Working Group having completed its task on complementary standards by that date”;

(b) At the end of subparagraph (c), he added the following phrase “and make concrete recommendations of the means and avenues to bridge these gaps”;

(c) In subparagraph (d), he replaced the word “its” with the words “the first part of its” and after the word “having” he deleted the words “one day”;

(d) In subparagraph (e) he replaced the word “dissemination” with the word “circulation” and after the word “experts” he added the words “, in all official languages,”;

(e) In subparagraph (f), he replaced the words “its sixth” with the words “the second part of its fifth” and the word “July” with the word “September”;

(f) In subparagraph (i), he replaced the word “draft” with the words “requisite legal”. 64. At the same meeting, the observer for Chile in his capacity as Chairman of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action made a statement in connection with the draft decision.

65. At the same meeting, the President stated that the Council agreed to defer consideration of and action on the draft decision to the 14th meeting, on the same day.

66. At the 14th meeting, on the same day, the President informed the Council that the amendments contained in document A/HRC/3/L.9 to the draft decision A/HRC/3/L.3 had been withdrawn.

67. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the attention of the Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications4 of the draft decision.

68. Statements in explanation of vote before the vote were made by the representatives of Finland (on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Council, and acceding country, Romania) and India.

69. At the request of the representative of Finland (on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Council, and acceding country, Romania), a recorded vote was taken on the draft decision, which was adopted, as orally revised, by 33 votes to 12, with 1 abstention. The voting was as follows:

In favour: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uruguay, Zambia.

Against: Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Abstaining: Ukraine.

70. Statements in explanation of vote after the vote were made by the representatives of Argentina, Japan, Peru and Switzerland.

71. For the text of the draft decision as adopted, see chapter I, section B, decision 3/103.

Regional cooperation for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Asian and Pacific region

72. At the 13th meeting, on 8 December 2006, the representative of China introduced draft decision A/HRC/3/L.4, sponsored by China, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and the Syrian Arab Republic. Colombia, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, India, Singapore and Thailand subsequently joined the sponsors.

73. The draft decision was adopted without a vote. For the text of the draft decision, see chapter I, section B, decision 3/102.

4 See annex II.

Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Lebanon

74. At the 13th meeting, on 8 December 2006, the representative of Pakistan introduced draft resolution A/HRC/3/L.5, sponsored by Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference). Cuba and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) subsequently joined the sponsors.

75. At the same meeting, the representative of Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference) orally revised the draft resolution by modifying paragraph 2.

76. Statements in connection with the draft resolution were made by the representatives of Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Finland (on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Council, and acceding country, Romania) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

77. Statements in connection with the draft resolution were also made by the observers for Israel and Lebanon as concerned countries.

78. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote.

79. Statements in explanation of vote after the vote were made by the representatives of Argentina and Canada.

80. For the text of the draft resolution as adopted, see chapter I, section A, resolution 3/3.

Implementation of General Assembly resolution 60/251: agenda, annual programme of work, methods of work and rules of procedure of the Human Rights Council

81. At the 13th meeting, on 8 December 2006, the President of the Council introduced draft resolution A/HRC/3/L.6.

82. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the attention of the Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications5 of the draft resolution.

83. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote.

84. Statements in explanation of vote after the vote were made by the representatives of Japan and the Russian Federation.

85. For the text of the draft resolution, as adopted, see chapter I, section A, resolution 3/4.

Conference facilities and financial support for the Human Rights Council

86. At the 13th meeting, on 8 December 2006, the President of the Council introduced draft decision A/HRC/3/L.7.

5 See annex II.

87. At the same meeting, the President orally revised the draft decision by adding a new preambular paragraph and two new subparagraphs in paragraph 2.

88. At the same meeting, the representative of Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States) made a statement in connection with the draft decision as orally revised.

89. At the same meeting, the President stated that the Council agreed to defer consideration of and action on the draft decision to the 14th meeting, on the same day.

90. At the 14th meeting, on the same day, the President orally revised the draft decision by inserting new words in the second preambular paragraph and deleting a phrase in the fourth one. He also modified the text of paragraph 2, subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (d).

91. The representative of China made a statement in explanation of vote before the vote.

92. The draft decision was adopted without a vote.

93. Statements in explanation of vote after the vote were made by the representatives of Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Canada, Finland (on behalf of the European Union) and the Russian Federation.

94. For the text of the draft decision as adopted, see chapter I, section B, decision 3/104.

G. General statements

95. At the 14th meeting, on 8 December 2006, after the consideration and action on the draft proposals and prior to the conclusion of the third session, on the proposal of the President of the Council, the following made general statements:

(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Ecuador, Guatemala, Jordan, Mexico, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Peru and Switzerland;

(b) Observers for the following States: Denmark, Norway, Spain and the United States of America.

IV. Report to the General Assembly on the third session of the Council

96. At the 14th meeting, on 8 December 2006, the Rapporteur and Vice-President, Mr. Musa Burayzat (Jordan), introduced the draft report of the Council (A/HRC/3/L.10).

97. The representatives of the Czech Republic, Morocco and Switzerland made statements in connection with the draft report.

98. The draft report was adopted ad referendum. 99. The Council decided to entrust the Rapporteur with the finalization of the report.

ANNEXES

ANNEX I

Agenda

1. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work.

2. Implementation of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 entitled “Human Rights Council”.

3. Report to the General Assembly on the third session of the Council.

ANNEX II

Administrative and programme budget implications of resolutions and decisions adopted by the Council at its third session

3/2. Preparations for the Durban Review Conference

1. Under the terms of operative paragraphs 1 and 2 of draft resolution A/HRC/3/L.2, the Human Rights Council would decide:

(i) To establish a Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference which shall be open to the participation of all Member States of the United Nations and members of the specialized agencies and also with the participation of observers in accordance with the established practice of the General Assembly; and

(ii) Also that the Preparatory Committee shall hold an organizational session of one week in May 2007, at the level of personal representatives of the Heads of State or Government or other appropriate high-level representatives designated for this purpose by Governments and two substantive sessions of 10 working days each during 2007 and 2008 in Geneva.

2. Should the draft resolution be adopted by the Human Rights Council, requirements would arise to implement the activities called for in operative paragraphs 1 and 2 to provide for conference services and general temporary assistance for the 2006-2007 biennium, estimated at US$ 441,600 and for the 2008-2009 biennium estimated at US$ 303,300 as follows:

2006-2007 United States dollars Section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management

377 700

Section 23, Human rights 54 000 Section 28E, Administration, Geneva 9 900 Total 441 600

2008-2009 United States dollars Section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management

242 700

Section 23, Human rights 54 000 Section 28E, Administration, Geneva 6 600 Total 303 300

3. No provisions have been included under the programme budget for the 2006-2007 biennium for these additional activities, therefore, additional resources will be required under: Section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management ($377,700); Section 23, Human rights ($54,000) and Section 28E, Administration, Geneva ($9,900).

4. With regard to the requirements for the 2008-2009 biennium, they are indicative and will be considered in the context of the proposed programme budget for the 2008-2009 biennium.

5. It will be recalled that under the procedures established by the General Assembly in its resolutions 41/213 of 19 December 1986 and 42/211 of 21 December 1987, a contingency fund is established for each biennium to accommodate additional expenditures derived from legislative mandates not provided for in the programme budget. Under this procedure, if additional expenditures are proposed that exceed the resources available from the contingency fund, the activities concerned can be implemented only through the redeployment of resources from low-priority areas or the modification of existing activities. Otherwise, such additional activities must be deferred to a later biennium.

6. The additional provisions cannot be met from the contingency fund as other activities in the 2006-2007 biennium charged against the fund will have exhausted the fund during the main part of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly. It is not possible at this stage to identify activities under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management, section 23, Human rights, and section 28E, Administration, Geneva, of the programme budget for the 2006-2007 biennium that could be curtailed, deferred, terminated or modified in order to meet the additional requirements of US$ 441,600, although preliminary review leads the Secretariat to assume that some absorption of the estimated requirements is possible. The Secretariat will seek to identify areas from which resources can be redeployed to meet the requirements arising from the draft resolution in the 2006-2007 biennium. At the time the General Assembly reviews at its sixty-first session the question of the revised estimates resulting from decisions of the Human Rights Council it is anticipated that the Secretariat would be in a position to inform the General Assembly on how to meet the additional requirements.

1. Under the terms of subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (i) and (j) of draft decision A/HRC/3/L.3, the Human Rights Council would decide:

(i) “To heed the decision and instruction of the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance by establishing an Ad-Hoc Committee of the Human Rights Council on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards with the mandate to elaborate, as a matter of priority and necessity, complementary standards in the form of either a convention or additional protocol(s) to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, filling the existing gaps in the Convention and also providing new normative standards aimed at combating all forms of contemporary racism, including incitement to racial and religious hatred;

(ii) To recommend that the Ad-Hoc Committee shall convene annual sessions of 10 working days commencing after its sixth session and report regularly to the Council on progress in the actual process of the elaboration of complementary standards;

(iii) To welcome the recent appointment of the Five Experts on Complementary Standards by the High Commissioner for Human Rights with the mandate to produce a base document outlining the substantive gaps in the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination;

(iv) To request the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action to invite the Five Experts to its fifth session with the view of having a one day preliminary exchange of views and vision on complementary standards as a provisional measure pending the completion of their report;

(v) To recommend that the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action convene its sixth session in July 2007 and that this sixth session mark the conclusion and closure of the Working Group’s debates and deliberations on the question of complementary standards;

(vi) To request that the Ad-Hoc Committee convene its first session during September 2007 and use all the documents presented to it as background material for commencing its process of elaborating complementary standards, and that one of its main priorities be to ensure that draft instrument(s) is/are produced for negotiations;

(vii) To request that the High Commissioner give visibility and a high profile to the Anti-Discrimination Unit within her Office and provide it with all the necessary and additional resources to ensure its effectiveness, particularly in view of the current challenges of racial and religious discrimination, so that the Unit ensures that the High Commissioner make a positive contribution and play a leadership role in the global efforts to combat all the resurgent scourges of racism.”

2. Should the draft resolution be adopted by the Human Rights Council, it is estimated that requirements for conference services, in the amount of US$ 607,100 would arise for the 2006-2007 biennium and US$ 451,800 for the 2008-2009 biennium as follows:

2006-2007 United States dollars Section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management

594 100

Section 28E, Administration, Geneva 13 000 Total 607 100

2008-2009 United States dollars Section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management

439 100

Section 28E, Administration, Geneva 12 700 Total 451 800

3. No provisions have been included under the programme budget for the 2006-2007 biennium for these additional activities, therefore, additional resources will be required under: Section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management (US$ 594,100); and Section 28E, Administration, Geneva (US$ 13,000).

4. With regard to the requirements for the 2008-2009 biennium, they are indicative and will be considered in the context of the proposed programme budget for the 2008-2009 biennium. With regard to paragraph 1 (vii) herein, the attention of the Council is also drawn to the provisions of resolution 45/248 B, Section VI, in which the General Assembly reaffirmed that the Fifth Committee is the appropriate Main Committee of the General Assembly entrusted with responsibilities for administrative and budgetary matters and also reaffirmed the role of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions.

6. The additional provisions cannot be met from the contingency fund as other activities in the 2006-2007 biennium charged against the fund will have exhausted the fund during the main part of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly. It is not possible at this stage to identify activities under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management, and section 28E, Administration, Geneva, of the programme budget for the 2006-2007 biennium that could be curtailed, deferred, terminated or modified in order to meet the additional requirements of US$ 607,100, although preliminary review leads the Secretariat to assume that some absorption of the estimated requirements is possible. The Secretariat will seek to identify areas from which resources can be redeployed to meet the requirements arising from the draft resolution in the 2006-2007 biennium. At the time the General Assembly reviews at its sixty-first session the question of the revised estimates resulting from decisions taken by the Human Rights Council it is anticipated that the Secretariat would be in a position to inform the General Assembly on how to meet the additional requirements.

3/4. Implementation of General Assembly resolution 60/251: agenda, annual programme of work, methods of work and rules of procedure of the Human Rights Council

1. Under the terms of operative paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 of draft resolution A/HRC/3/L.6, the Human Rights Council would:

(i) Decide to establish an open-ended intergovernmental, intersessional working group to formulate concrete recommendations on its agenda, its annual programme of work, its methods of work as well as its rules of procedure in accordance with General Assembly resolution 60/251, to undertake transparent, well scheduled and inclusive consultations, with the participation of all stakeholders;

(ii) Further decide that the working group shall have at its disposal 10 days of fully serviced meetings, half of them to be scheduled before the fourth session of the Human Rights Council and half of them before its fifth session which shall allow sufficient time and flexibility for the fulfilment of its mandate;

(iii) Request the working group to report to the Council at its fourth session on progress made.

2. Should the draft resolution be adopted by the Human Rights Council, total full costs for conference servicing of the Working Group are estimated in the amount of US$ 241,400 for the 2006-2007 biennium as follows:

United States dollars Section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management

235 000

Section 28E, Administration, Geneva 6 400 Total 241 400

3. Provisions have not been made under the 2006-2007 programme budget for the above-mentioned activity, under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management, nor section 28E, Administration, Geneva. Should the draft resolution be adopted, additional resources would be required as reflected in paragraph 3 above.

4. It will be recalled that under the procedures established by the General Assembly in its resolutions 41/213 of 19 December 1986 and 42/211 of 21 December 1987, a contingency fund is established for each biennium to accommodate additional expenditures derived from legislative mandates not provided for in the programme budget. Under this procedure, if additional expenditures are proposed that exceed the resources available from the contingency fund, the activities concerned can be implemented only through the redeployment of resources from low-priority areas or the modification of existing activities. Otherwise, such additional activities must be deferred to a later biennium.

5. The additional provisions cannot be met from the contingency fund as other activities in the 2006-2007 biennium charged against the fund will have exhausted the fund during the main part of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly. It is not possible at this stage to identify activities under section 2, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council affairs and conference management, and section 28E, Administration, Geneva, of the programme budget for the 2006-2007 biennium that could be curtailed, deferred, terminated or modified in order to meet the additional requirements of US$ 241,400. The Secretariat will seek to identify areas from which resources can be redeployed to meet the requirements arising from the draft resolution in the 2006-2007 biennium. At the time the General Assembly reviews at its sixty-first session the question of the revised estimates resulting from decisions of the Human Rights Council it is anticipated that the Secretariat would be in a position to inform the General Assembly on how to meet the additional requirements.

ANNEX III

Attendance

Members

Algeria

M. Idriss Jazairy*, M. Mohammed Bessedik**, M. Mohamed Chabane, M. Boumediene Mahi, M. Hamza Khelif, M. Nacim Gaouaoui, M. Samir Stiti, Mme Selma Hendel.

Argentina

Sr. Alberto J. Dumont*, Sr. Ernesto Martinez Gondra**, Sr. Sergio Cerda**, Sr. Sebastian Rosales.

Azerbaijan Mr. Elchin Amirbayov*, Mr. Azad Jafarov, Mr. Mammad Talibov. Mr. Seymur Mardaliyev, Mr. Marat Kangarlinski.

Bahrain

Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla*, Mr. Yasser G. Shaheen, Mr. Ammar M. Rajab, Mr. Khalifa Al Khalifa.

Bangladesh

Mr. Toufiq Ali*, Mr. Mustafizur Rahman, Mr. Muhammed Enayet Mowla, Mr. Nayem U. Ahmed.

Brazil

Mr. Clodoaldo Hugueney*, Mr. Sérgio Abreu Lima Florencio**, Ms. Ana Lucy Gentil Cabral Petersen, Ms. Patricia Maria Oliveira Lima, Ms. Claudia De Angelo Barbosa, Ms. Luciana Da Rocha Manzini, Ms. Regiane Mara Conçcalves De Melo, Mr. Christiano Savio Barros Figeroa.

Cameroon

M. Francis Ngantcha*, Mme Odette Melono, M. Michel Mahouve, Mme Chantal Nama, M. Bertin Bidima.

* Representative.

** Alternate.

Canada

Mr. Paul Meyer*, Mr. Terry Cormier**, Mr. John Von Kaufmann, Mr. Robert Sinclair, Ms. Karmin Amegan, Ms. Nadia Stuewer, Ms. Mia Mouelhi, Ms. Patrycja Zawierucha, Ms. Mary Wade, Mr. Keith Boustead.

China

Mr. Zukang Sha*, Mr. Yifan La**, Ms. Li Nan**, Mr. Bin Hu, Ms. Wen Li, Mr. Ke Yousheng, Mr. Zhang Yi, Ms. Chen Yingzhu.

Cuba

Sr. Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios*, Sr. Rodolfo Reyes Rodríguez*, Sr. Yuri Ariel Gala López**, Sra. María del Carmen Herrera, Sr. Carlos Hurtado Labrador, Sr. Rafael Garcia Collada.

Czech Republic

Mr. Tomas Husak**, Mr. Pavel Hrncir**, Mr. Lukas Machon, Mr. Jan Kaminek, Ms. Olga Janickova.

Djibouti M. Mohamed Ziad Doualeh*.

Ecuador

Sr. Mauricio Montalvo*, Sr. Galo Larenas Serrano**, Sr. Arturo Cabrera Hidalgo, Sr. Carlos Santos Repetto, Sr. Luis Vayas Valdivieso.

Finland

Mr. Vesa Himanen*, Ms. Johanna Suurpää**, Ms. Satu Mattila**, Ms. Katri Silfverberg, Ms. Tapani Kivela, Ms. Liisa Murto, Mr. Lasse Keisalo, Ms. Satu Suikkari, Ms. Mia Rainne, Ms. Kirsti Pohjankukka, Ms. Ann Mari Fröberg, Mr. Tapio Rantanen, Mr. Tuukka Suoniemi, Ms. Katja Kalamaki.

France

M. Jean-Maurice Ripert*, M. Michel Doucin**, Mme Sylvie Bermann, M. Marc Giacomini, M. Christophe Guilhou, M. Jacques Pellet, M. Armand Riberolles, M. Daniel Vosgien, M. François Vandeville, M. Fabien Fieschi, M. Raphaël Droszewski, M. Emmanuel Pineda, M. Raphael Trapp, Mme Galliane Palayret, Mme Sidonie Thomas, M. Thibaut Guillet, Mme Ashraf Sebbahi, M. Mostafa Mihraje.

Gabon

M. Patrice Tonda*, M. Corentin Hervo Rkendengue**.

Germany

Mr. Gunter Nooke*, Mr. Michael Steiner*, Ms. Birgitta Siefker Eberie**, Mr. Andreas Berg, Ms. Nicole Bjerler, Ms. Nicola Brandt, Mr. Gunnar Berkemeier, Ms. Valeska Pfarr, Mr. Alexander Ernert, Mr. Marc Voelcker, Mr. Peter Wittig.

Ghana

Mr. Paul Aryene*.

Guatemala

Sr. Carlos Martinez*, Sra. Angela Chávez Bietti, Sra. Stephanie Hochstetter Skinner Klee, Sra. Ingrid Martinez, Sra. Sulmi Barrios Monzón, Sra. Soledad Urrucla Arenales.

India

Mr. Swashpawan Singh*, Mr. Mohinder Grover**, Mr. Rajiv Chander, Mr. Indra Mani Pandey, Mr. Muktesh Pardeshi, Mr. Kumaresan Ilango, Mr. Vijay Kumar Trivedi, Mr. Munu Mahawar, Ms. Nutan Mahawar.

Indonesia

Mr. Makarim Wibisono*, Mr. Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, Ms. Wiwiek Setyawati Firman, Mr. Sunu M. Soemarno, Mr. Andre Marentek, Mr. Muhammad Anshor, Mr. Benny Yan Pieter Siahaan, Ms. Diana Emilla Sari Sutniko, Mr. Bonanza Taihitu, Mr. Hari Prabowo, Mr. Abdul Hakim Nusantara, Ms. Enny Soeprapto.

Japan

Mr. Ichiro Fujisaki*, Mr. Shigeru Endo**, Mr. Hiroshi Minami**, Mr. Osamu Yamanka, Mr. Shu Nakagawa, Ms. Yukikio Yamada, Mr. Akira Kato, Ms. Yukiko Harimoto, Ms. Masako Sato, Ms. Mayuko Fukuda, Ms. Tomoko Matsuzawa, Mr. Derek Skelecki, Ms. Tomomi Shiwa.

Jordan

Mr. Mousa Burayzat*, Mr. Hussam Al Husseini, Mr. Bashar abu Taleb, Mr. Hussam Qudah, Mr. Mohammed Hindawi.

Malaysia

Ms. King Bee Hsu*, Mr. Mohamed Zin Amran**, Mr. Moktar Idham Musa.

Mali

M. Sidiki Lamine Sow*, Mme Fatoumata Diall**, M. Bacary Doumbia, M. Sekou Kasse, M. Alhacoum Maiga.

Mauritius

M. Shree Baboo Chekitan Servansing*, M. Mohamed Iqbal Latona, Mme Reena Wilfred Rene.

Mexico

Sr. Luis Alfonso De Alba*, Sr. Pablo Macedo**, Sr. Jose Antonio Guevara**, Sra. Elia Sosa, Sra. Mariana Salazar, Sra. Claudia Garcia Guiza, Sr. Juan Manuel Sanchez, Sra. Crista González, Sr. Victor Genina, Sra. Gracia Perez, Sr. Adelfo Regino Montes.

Morocco

M. Mohammed Loulichki*, M. Driss Isbayene, M. Omar Kadiri, M. Ahmed Saber, Mme Khadija Baroudi, M. Mohamed Sebbani, M. Yasser Ibourk, Mme Fatimatou Mansour, M. Sidi Nizar El Alami, M. Ahmed El Moumni.

Netherlands

Mr. Boudewijn Van Eenennaam*, Mr. Hanno Wurzner, Ms. Margriet Kuster, Ms. Christa Meindersma, Ms. Marjolein Talsma.

Nigeria

Mr. Joseph U. Ayalogu*, Mr. Frank Isoh, Mr. Usman Sarki, Mr. Bukar B. Hamman, Mr. Mohammed I. Haidara, Mr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed, Mr. Abdul Bin Rimdap, Mr. Obioma P. Oparah, Mr. Bayo Ajagbe, Mr. Colombus O. Okaro, Ms. C.O. Yahaya, Mr. Martin Uhomoibhi.

Pakistan

Mr. Masood Khan*, Ms. Tehmina Janjua, Mr. Muneer Ahmad, Mr. Aftab Khokher, Mr. Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, Mr. Shafqat Ali Khan, Mr. Ahmar Ismail, Mr. Syed Asad Gillani.

Peru

Sr. Carlos Chocano*, Sra. Eliana Beraun, Sr. Alejandro Neyra, Sr. Inti Cevallos. Philippines

Mr. Enrique Manalo*, Ms. Grace R. Princesa, Ms. Junever Mahilum West, Mr. Jesus Enrique García, Ms. Leizel Fernandez.

Poland

Mr. Zdzislaw Rapacki*, Mr. Andrzej Misztal, Ms. Krystyna Zurek, Ms. Agnieszka Wyznikiewicz, Mr. Maciej Janczak.

Republic of Korea Mr. Hyuck Choi*, Mr. Dong-hee Chang**, Mr. Moon-hwan Kim, Mr. Hoon-min Lim, Mr. Bek Bum-Hym, Mr. Hyun-cheol Jang.

Romania

Mr. Doru Romulus Costea*, Ms. Steluta Arhire, Ms. Florentina Voicu, Mr. Nicolae Blindu, Ms. Elisabeta David, Ms. Adina Stoleru.

Russian Federation

Mr. Valery Loshchinin*, Mr. Oleg Malginov**, Ms. Marina Korunova**, Mr. Alexander Matveev, Mr. Yuri Boychenko, Mr. Grigory Lukiyantsev, Mr. Sergey Chumarev, Mr. Renat Alyautdinov, Mr. Alexey Akzhigitov, Mr. Yuri Chernikov, Mr. Vasiliy Kuleshov, Mr. Alexey Goltyaev, Ms. Nataliya Zolotova, Ms. Galina Khvan, Mr. Sergey Kondratiev, Mr. Oleg Guskov, Ms. Natalia Inanova, Mr. Valentin Malyarchuk, Mr. Semen Lyapichev, Ms. Elena Makeeva, Ms. Ekaterina Yarovitsyna.

Saudi Arabia

Mr. Abdulwahab Attar*, Mr. Abdul Aziz Al Hainady, Mr. Ibrahim Meketeb Al-Meketeb, Mr. Sulaiman Abdulrahman Al-Sefayen, Mr. Abdullah Rashwan, Mr. Abdullah Al-Sheikh, Mr. Fouad Rajeh.

Senegal

M. Moussa Bocar Ly*, M. Abdou Salam Diallo, M. Cheikh Tidiane Thiam, M. Daouda Maligueye Sene, M. El Hadji Ibou Boye, M. Abdoul Wahab Haidara.

South Africa Ms. Glaudine Mtshali*, Mr. Pitso D. Montwedi, Mr. Samuel Kotane, Ms. Ketlareng Sybil Matlhako, Ms. Fiola Hoosen.

Sri Lanka

Mr. Mahinda Samarasinghe*, Ms. Sarala Fernando**, Mr. Suhada Gamalath, Mr. W.J.S. Fernando, Mr. Yasantha Kodagoda, Mr. G.K.D. Amarawardane, Mr. Asoka Wijayathilaka, Ms. Mohanthi Peris, Mr. Sumedha Ekanayake, Mr. O.L. Ameerajwad, Mr. S.P.W. Pathirana, Mr. D.D. M.S.B. Dissanayake.

Switzerland

M. Blaise Godet*, M. Jean-Daniel Vigny**, Mme Annyssa Bellal, Mme Jeannie Volken, Mme Anh Thu Duong, Mme Esther Keimer, Mme Natacha Cornaz, M. Jean-Daniel Bieler.

Tunisia

M. Samir Labidi*, M. Mohamed Chagraoui, M. Hatem Landoulsi, M. Ali Cherif, M. Samir Dridi.

Ukraine

Mr. Volodymyr Vassylenko*, Mr. Yevhen Bersheda**, Ms. Svitlana Homonovska, Ms. Tetiana Sementuta, Ms. Olena Petrenko, Ms. Ganna Yarovitsyna.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mr. Nicholas Thorne*, Ms. Angela Crompton, Mr. Julian Metcalfe, Ms. Caroline Rees, Ms. Helen Upton, Mr. Robert Last, Ms. Denise Regan, Ms. Kellie Garrett, Mr. Michael Watson, Mr. David Riley, Mr. Charles Lonsdale, Ms. Jessica Griffiths, Mr. Sean Winnett.

Uruguay

Sra. Alejandra De Bellis*. Zambia

Ms. Gertrude M.K. Imbwae*, Mr. Love Mtesa*, Mr. Mathias Daka**, Ms. Encyla Sinjela, Ms. Lillian Shawa Siyuni, Mr. Alfonso Zulu.

States Members of the United Nations represented by observers Afghanistan Albania Andorra Armenia Australia Austria Bangladesh Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria

Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cape Verde Chad Chile Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte D’Ivoire Croatia Cyprus Democratic People’s

Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the

Congo

Denmark Dominican Republic Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Gabon Georgia Greece Guinea Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland

Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Maldives Malta Mauritania Moldova

Mongolia Montenegro Mozambique Myanmar Nepal New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Oman Paraguay Portugal Qatar San Marino Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sudan Sweden

Syrian Arab Republic Thailand The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Uganda United Arab Emirates United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zimbabwe

Non-member States represented by observers

Holy See

Other observers

Palestine United Nations

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

United Nations Population Fund United Nations Relief and Works Agency

United Nations Children’s Fund for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

Specialized agencies and related organizations

Food and Agricultural Organization of the International Monetary Fund United Nations World Health Organization International Labour Office

Intergovernmental organizations

African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States League of Arab States African Union Council of Europe

Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie

European Union Organization of the Islamic Conference

Other entities

International Committee of the Red Cross Sovereign Order of Malta

Non-governmental organizations

General consultative status

Conference of Non-Governmental International Institute for Non-Aligned Studies Organizations in Consultative Relationship International Movement ATD Fourth World with the United Nations International Save the Children Alliance Europe-Third World Centre New Humanity Franciscans International World Federation of United Nations Friends World Committee for Consultation Associations International Association for Religious Freedom

Special consultative status

Action Contre la Faim Action Internationale pour la Paix et le Developpement dans la Region des Grands Lacs African Commission of Health and Human Rights Promoters Agir Ensemble pour les Droits de l’Homme AIDS Information Switzerland Amnesty International Arab Lawyers Union Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network Association for the Prevention of Torture Association Points Coeur Baha’i International Community CARE (Christian Action Research and Education) Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions Comité International pour le Respect et L’application de la Charte Africaine des Droits de L’Homme et des Peuples Conscience and Peace Tax International Consultative Council of Jewish Organizations Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations Dominicans for Justice and Peace Fokus, Forum for Women and Development

Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems International Human Rights Watch Indian Movement Tupaj Amaru Interfaith International International Alliance of Women International Association Against Torture International Association for the Defense of Religious Liberty International Association of Democratic Lawyers International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development International Commission of Jurists International Committee for the Indians of the Americas International Federation of Human Rights Leagues International Federation of Social Workers International Federation of University Women International Federation Terre des Hommes International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights International Indian Treaty Council

International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples International Movement of Apostolate in the Independent Social Milieus International Organization for the Development of Freedom of Education International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development International Pen International Religious Liberty Association International Service for Human Rights International Volunteerism Organization for Women, Education and Development International Young Catholic Students Ius Primi Viri International Association Landmine Survivors Network Lutheran World Federation Mandat International Mani Tese 76 Minority Rights International North South XXI

Pan Pacific and South East Asia Women’s Association Pax Christi International, International Catholic Peace Movement Pax Romana (International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs and International Movement of Catholic Students) Peace Worldwide Penal Reform International Planetary Association for Clean Energy Reporters Without Borders International Society for the Protection of Unborn Children Union of Arab Jurists United Nations Watch United Towns Agency for North-South Cooperation Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Women’s International Zionist Organization World Information Clearing Centre World Organization Against Torture World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations Worldwide Organization for Women

Roster

Association of World Citizens B’nai B’rith International Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Indian Council of South America Indigenous Peoples’ Centre for Documentation, Research and Information International Centre for Trade Union Rights International Educational Development International Federation for the Protection of the Rights of Ethnic, Religious, Linguistic and Other Minorities International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations

International Federation of Rural Adult Catholic Movements International Movement Against all Forms of Discrimination and Racism Liberation Movement Against Racism and for Friendship Among Peoples Servas International UNESCO Centre Basque Country World Association for the School as an Instrument of Peace World Union for Progressive Judaism

ANNEX IV

List of documents issued for the third session of the Council

Documents issued in the general series Symbol Agenda

item

A/HRC/3/1 2 Provisional agenda A/HRC/3/1/Add.1 2 Annotations to the provisional agenda A/HRC/3/2 2 Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Lebanon pursuant

to Human Rights Council resolution S-2/1 A/HRC/3/3 2 Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working

group to develop the modalities of the universal periodic review mechanism established pursuant to Human Rights Council decision 1/103

A/HRC/3/4 2 Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group on the implementation of operative paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 established pursuant to Human Rights Council decision 1/104

A/HRC/3/5 2 Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group on the implementation of paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 established pursuant to Human Rights Council decision 1/104

A/HRC/3/6 2 Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group on the implementation of paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 established pursuant to Human Rights Council decision 1/104

A/HRC/3/CRP.1 2 Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group to develop the modalities of the universal periodic review mechanism established pursuant to Human Rights Council decision 1/103

A/HRC/3/CRP.2 2 Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group on the implementation of operative paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 established pursuant to Human Rights Council decision 1/104

A/HRC/3/CRP.3 2 Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group on the implementation of operative paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 established pursuant to Human Rights Council decision 1/104

Documents issued in the general series (continued) Symbol Agenda

item

A/HRC/3/CRP.4 2 Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group on the implementation of operative paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 established pursuant to Human Rights Council decision 1/104

A/HRC/3/INF.1 List of attendance A/HRC/3/SR/1-14/ Corrigendum

Summary records of meetings held by the Human Rights Council at its third session, and corrigendum

Documents issued in the limited series Symbol Agenda

item

A/HRC/3/L.2 2 Preparations for the Durban Review Conference A/HRC/3/L.3 2 Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial

discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive follow-up to the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action

A/HRC/3/L.4 2 Regional cooperation for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Asian and Pacific region

A/HRC/3/L.5 2 Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Lebanon A/HRC/3/L.6 2 Implementation of General Assembly resolution 60/251:

agenda, annual programme of work, methods of work and rules of procedure of the Human Rights Council: draft resolution proposed by the President

A/HRC/3/L.7 2 Conference facilities and financial support for the Human Rights Council: draft decision

A/HRC/3/L.8 2 Finland (on behalf of the European Union): amendments to draft resolution A/HRC/3/L.2: Preparations for the Durban Review Conference

A/HRC/3/L.9 2 Finland (on behalf of the European Union): amendments to draft decision A/HRC/3/L.3

A/HRC/3/L.10 2 Draft report of the Council A/HRC/3/L.11 2 Idem

Documents issued in the Government series Symbol Agenda

item

A/HRC/3/G/1 2 Note verbale dated 26 September 2006 from the Permanent Mission of the Sudan to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the secretariat of the Human Rights Council

Documents issued in the non-governmental organizations series Symbol Agenda

item

A/HRC/3/NGO/1 2 Written statement submitted by BADIL Resource Centre for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status

A/HRC/3/NGO/2 2 Exposé écrit conjoint présenté par Centre Europe Tiers-Monde (CETIM), organisation non gouvernementale dotée du statut consultatif général, Ligue Internationale pour les Droits et la Libération des Peuples (LIDLIP) et Ligue Internationale des Femmes pour la Paix et la Liberté (LIFPL), organisations non gouvernementales dotées du statut consultatif spécial, Mouvement contre le Racisme et pour l’Amitié entre les Peuples (MRAP), organisation non gouvernementale inscrite sur la Liste

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