There was a consensus that the ISO 14001 standard should not become mandatory.

Several participants agreed that draft reports should be available on the website.

Participants agreed that other United Nations agencies also needed to be involved, as did treaty bodies, in order to ensure coherence.

22. The participants agreed that the meeting should reiterate the basic principles which guided their work.

There was consensus among the participants that it was inappropriate for the Commission to request a special rapporteur to amend his report.

It was generally agreed that the procedure for requesting visits should follow diplomatic channels.

It was agreed that this requirement should continue only until the time for review under article 52 of the Model Law had elapsed.

She asked whether she could take it that the participants wished to elect the representatives of the above mentioned countries as vice chairpersons by acclamation.

All participants agreed that the most important cooperation for the work of special procedures was with States.

During the discussion, a consensus emerged on the need for the special procedures system to be strengthened in order to be more effective and have more of an impact.

There was general agreement that the point needed further clarification in the text of draft article 88a (5) or of draft article 8.

Participants agreed that the proposed changes should facilitate reporting by States parties, rather than hinder them.

It was generally agreed that one of the core functions of OHCHR was to cooperate with and support the work of the special procedures.

Agriculture Participants concurred that agriculture is a key area of the Doha negotiations, and that a meaningful outcome is necessary.

A number of participants considered that the idea was difficult to put into practice.

It was agreed that decisions on the matter should be taken later as the substance of proposed solutions became clearer.

In concluding the workshop, the Chair noted broad agreement among participants that the intergovernmental process faced serious problems that needed to be addressed urgently.

In the area of rehabilitation of degraded lands, participants agreed that there was a need for disaster preparedness and the establishment of early warning systems.

Participants generally agreed that the basis for cooperation was sustained constructive dialogue between mandate holders and States.

It was commonly agreed that the reports of mandate holders should be concise, focused, and based upon credible information.

It was agreed that decisions on that matter should be taken later as the substance of proposed solutions became clearer.

With respect to the question of the age of persons participating in hostilities, some participants were of the view that the minimum age should be designated as 18 years, which was felt to be consistent with the age stipulated in article 1 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and in most national legislation and was the widely accepted age of legal majority.

There was a consensus that although there was some overlapping, the two instruments were in essence different.

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Agrees on the following

Summing up by the Chair In concluding the workshop, the Chair noted broad agreement among participants that the intergovernmental process faced serious problems that needed to be addressed urgently.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the 34 participants adopted a Declaration by consensus.

It was agreed that successful partnerships should lead to enhanced awareness, improved decision making and more efficient action.

Sociologists agree that Birdie is a phenomenon.

UNHCR is of the opinion that its current practice, which is in accord with its financial rules, also corresponds to donors intentions.

There was a general consensus to continue this practice.

The current world economic situation was encouraging, in the view of several participants.

25. The participants unanimously agreed that the suit against the Special Rapporteur was a threat to the entire special procedures system.

Some participants were of the view that the Manual should include updated guidelines on interactions with the media.

It was agreed that the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) would be the appropriate forum in which to discuss those issues.

Participants discussed the possibility of issuing joint general comments recommendations on issues of common concern, and agreed that these would strengthen the role of the general comments.

In the opinion of the source, that is totally at odds with the principle of the presumption of innocence.

In particular, the group agreed that the board should disclose structures put in place to prevent conflicts between the interests of the directors and management on the one side, and those of shareholders and other stakeholders on the other.

54. The view was also expressed that the wording of the paragraph should be aligned with that of annex II to General Assembly resolution 51 242.

It was also commonly agreed that appointments should be made based on the criteria of independence, expertise in the area of the mandate and integrity, with due regard to geographical representation and gender balance.

His delegation considered that the publication of the Repertory did not necessarily conform to that goal.

In the Committee apos s view, this could interfere with the victim apos s free will and could lead to early marriage.

There is agreement that the Economic and Social Council must be reformed.

. The Meeting agreed that in its deliberations on matters relating to remote sensing, several important points had been identified for discussion at future meetings.

23. Some participants expressed the view that it was necessary to establish a legal framework for the forum and its mandate.