A/HRC/10/87 page 6 conclusion of the work of the Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference. She asserted that the work being conducted within the session of the Working Group overlapped with that which is under way in the preparatory process leading to the Durban Review Conference. While expressing her appreciation to the Secretariat for the draft programme of work, she communicated her reservations regarding its contents and said that in order for the programme of work to be suitable it would need to undergo several changes. 18. The Chairperson-Rapporteur stressed that the programme of work could be adjusted once consensus was reached on its contents. However, regarding the Working Group adjourning its work until the conclusion of the work of the Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference in April, the Chairperson-Rapporteur asserted that it would be very difficult to do so since, in amending the mandate of the Working Group, the Human Rights Council did not provide for a postponement of its sessions. As such, the Working Group had to carry on with its work as mandated. 19. Speaking on behalf of the African Group, the representative of Egypt stressed that the suggestion concerning the adjournment by the Working Group of its session until after the April session of the Preparatory Committee gave the impression that the Working Group was not endowed with its own mandate, which was not the case. The representative stressed that even though the programme of work did not meet his group’s expectations, it was nonetheless willing to work with this programme. He added that the Working Group had work ahead of it as there remained many issues under the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action which the Working Group had yet to consider. 20. The Chairperson-Rapporteur cautioned that the Working Group should not dwell on contentious issues that would take up its already limited time. Instead, he stated, the Working Group should examine and adjust recommendations agreed upon by consensus at previous sessions with a view to compiling a contribution to the Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference. 21. Speaking on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, the representative of Brazil stressed that the work of the Working Group should concentrate on the elaboration of its contribution to the Preparatory Committee. The delegate pressed the need to highlight the prior recommendations of the Working Group as a necessary part of the Working Group’s contribution to the Preparatory Committee. The delegate stressed that it would be unwise to set aside the prior conclusions and recommendations of the Working Group as ignoring them could heighten the already tense political tension surrounding the Durban Review Conference. 22. Several delegates expressed the opinions that a renegotiation of issues already dealt with in previous sessions of the Working Group would be counterproductive to the body of consensus already achieved and seconded the calls for the Working Group to focus on issues which have achieved the widest level of consensus. 23. One representative stressed his delegation’s willingness to review the work already completed by the Working Group, not in order to alter it but to ensure that the recommendations adopted and conclusions reached are still valid. Other delegates expressed their agreement that