Meeting the special needs of Africa

Meeting with special procedures mandate holders

VII. Meeting the special needs of Africa

The following special invitees attended the meeting

The following special invitees attended the meeting

The following special invitees attended the Meeting

Members are invited to attend this special meeting.

This meeting on Financing for Development, which follows on from the previous meeting, is, therefore, of special importance.

At the same meeting, the Special Committee unanimously elected the following officers

Meeting with Mohamed Ali Foum, Special Envoy for Somalia of the Africa Union

Developments in IOM's Work since the first CTC special meeting (6 March 2003)

The meeting was co chaired by Philip Alston (Chairperson of the meeting of special rapporteurs representatives, experts and chairpersons of working groups of the special procedures of the Commission on Human Rights) and Mr. Mariño Menéndez.

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Seventh joint meeting of chairpersons of human rights treaty bodies and special procedures mandate holders

A special issue of Refugees Magazine was produced for the Second Biennial Meeting of States.

The Deputy Secretary General addressed the Special Committee at its 1st meeting, on 17 February 2005.

The Special Committee considered the question of Gibraltar at its 4th meeting, on 7 June 2005.

The Special Committee considered the question of Tokelau at its 11th meeting, on 24 June 2005.

The special programmes for these groups of countries were reaffirmed at our High level Plenary Meeting.

With the above in mind, my Special Representative, Jan Pronk, organized a meeting of special envoys to the Darfur peace process in Khartoum on 11 November.

At the 4th meeting, the Chairman informed the Special Committee that the delegation of Spain had requested to participate in the Special Committee's consideration of the question.

The Special Committee considered the question of New Caledonia at its 9th meeting, on 16 June 2005.

The Special Committee considered the question of Western Sahara at its 5th meeting, on 8 June 2005.

Special high level meeting with the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations

The twelfth annual meeting of special procedures was held in Geneva from 20 to 24 June 2005.

From 20 to 24 June 2005, the Special Rapporteur participated in the twelfth annual meeting of mandate holders of the special procedures of the Commission, held in Geneva.

Special meeting of Association of South East Asian Nations leaders in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami

OSCE counter terrorism developments since the First UN CTC Special Meeting with international, regional and sub regional organizations

The NI Unit briefed the special procedures mandate holders during their annual meeting in June 2004, in order to support greater interaction between the special procedures mechanisms and NHRIs.

At the same meeting, the Special Committee adopted draft resolution A AC.109 2005 L.7, without a vote.

At the same meeting, the Special Committee adopted draft resolution A AC.109 2005 L.13 without a vote.

At the same meeting, the Special Committee adopted draft resolution A AC.109 2005 L.5 without a vote.

At the same meeting, the Special Committee adopted draft resolution A AC.109 2005 L.15, without a vote.

The Special Committee considered the question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) at its 8th meeting, on 15 June 2005.

In the absence of Theo Van Boven, the Chairman of the eleventh annual meeting, who resigned as Special Rapporteur on the question on torture in December 2004, the meeting was opened by Hina Jilani, the Chairperson of the tenth meeting.

The Special Committee considered the question of dissemination of information on decolonization at its 3rd meeting, on 6 June 2005.

Also at the same meeting, the Special Committee adopted draft resolution A AC.109 2005 L.9 without a vote.

In this regard, the Committee intends to engage in preliminary discussions about the content and format for another special meeting.

During the period under review, the CTC actively prepared for its fourth special meeting with international, regional and subregional organizations.

Summaries provided by participants in the Counter Terrorism Committee Commonwealth of Independent States special meeting, 26 to 28 January 2005

I note, in closing, the comments of the Quartet Special Envoy, James Wolfensohn, at the recent donor meeting in London.

A special issue of Refugee has been written with UNIDIR's assistance in time for the 2005 Biennial Meeting of States.

REPORT OF THE TWELFTH MEETING OF SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS REPRESENTATIVES, INDEPENDENT EXPERTS AND CHAIRPERSONS OF WORKING GROUPS OF THE SPECIAL PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OF THE ADVISORY SERVICES PROGRAMME

31. Requests all Governments and intergovernmental and non governmental organizations to pay particular attention to meeting the special needs of refugee women and children and displaced persons, including those with special protection needs

27. Requests all Governments and intergovernmental and non governmental organizations to pay particular attention to meeting the special needs of refugee women and children and displaced persons, including those with special protection needs