Improvement of the work of the Commission on Population and Development

Enhancing and strengthening the effectiveness of the special procedures of the Commission on Human Rights

Access to quality education is still a privilege of the affluent.

The Assembly also encouraged closer collaboration between the Special Rapporteur and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in particular the Anti Discrimination Unit.

Enhancing and strengthening the effectiveness of the special procedures of the Commission on Human Rights

Enhancing and strengthening the effectiveness of the special procedures of the Commission on Human Rights

2. Coordination between the holders of special procedures mandates and the High Commissioner for Human Rights

We are particularly pleased that the budget of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is to be doubled and her office strengthened.

During these visits, the Special Rapporteur also met with the officer in charge of the Office of the High Commissioner and with the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

She also suggested that special procedures could be used as a consultative voice, especially before high level missions by OHCHR staff.

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The Committee encourages MSAR to ensure that human rights education is provided in schools at all levels and to raise awareness about human rights, in particular economic, social and cultural rights, among State officials and the judiciary.

The investigation was conducted by the United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB), the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

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HCHR High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Plan of Action of OHCHR (A 59 2005 Add.3, annex), envisages a greatly enhanced role for OHCHR, especially through field presences.

The Plan of Action (A 59 2005 Add.3, annex), envisages a greatly enhanced role for the Office, especially through field presences.

(a) The HKSAR shall exercise a high degree of autonomy except in matters such as defence and foreign affairs and enjoy executive, legislative and independent judicial power, including that of final adjudication.

In the event of proceedings, the member of the judiciary enjoyed jurisdictional privilege, competence being exercised by the Supreme Court.

It is particularly pleasing to see human rights given such a prominent place in the Secretary General's report.

(a) Consideration of the report of the high level task force on the implementation of the right to development

There is a right of appeal from the Court to the Supreme Court of Pitcairn, which is a superior Court of record and has jurisdiction in criminal and civil causes outside the competence of the Magistrate's Court.

It is followed by jointly sponsored intersessional projects. The second session deals with project evaluation and a collective review.

Having considered the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,See A 51 36 see Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty first Session, Supplement No. 36. in particular chapter IX, entitled quot 1998 Human Rights Year quot ,

15. Calls upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to promote and include human rights aspects in the dialogue among civilizations, inter alia, through

17. Calls upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to promote and include human rights aspects in the dialogue among civilizations, inter alia, through

Calls upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to promote and include human rights aspects in the dialogue among civilizations, inter alia, through

The Committee encourages HKSAR to ensure that human rights education is provided in schools at all levels and to raise awareness of human rights, in particular economic, social and cultural rights, among State officials and the judiciary.

In this regard, the Special Rapporteur recommends that particular attention be given to the publication Human Rights and Prisons A Manual on Human Rights Training for Prison Officials as well as its three addenda, prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.13

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One of the aspects which the Special Rapporteur considers of utmost importance is his cooperation with the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Regarding communications, the Special Rapporteur would like to commend the Special Procedures Branch of OHCHR for the creating and maintaining the database on communications sent and received by special procedures.

Islam elevated the status of women and mandated their rights, which include equal access to education, among other things.

It was noted that, at its recent session, the Commission had established a new special procedure concerning human rights and counter terrorism.

Calls upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to promote and include human rights aspects in the dialogue among civilizations, inter alia through

He recommended the use of the human rights framework to address issues related to goal 8, referring in particular to the OHCHR draft guidelines on a human rights approach to poverty reduction strategies.

Calls upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to promote and include human rights aspects in the dialogue among civilizations, inter alia through

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The view was shared among States and non governmental organizations (NGOs) that it was vitally important to strengthen, improve and reform the existing human rights machinery, particularly with regard to the work of the Commission on Human Rights and its special procedures, the work of the human rights treaty bodies and the work of the OHCHR.

126. The United Nations Information Service at Geneva plays a special role in the promotion of the work of the United Nations concerning human rights, especially the activities of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

The High Commissioner for Human Rights pays special tribute to the sense of devotion, courage and professionalism of all the human rights staff in Rwanda.

In the opinion of the Committee, the Secretariat should examine whether to delegate an increased level of authority to the missions, taking into account the experience with the current delegated authority.

The Special Rapporteur notes that the right to appoint and dismiss the editor of Narodnaya Gazeta was vested in the Supreme Soviet.

OHCHR also continued to work closely with WHO through the support extended by the Office to the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, including on the Special Rapporteur's mission to Uganda in March.

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