A/HRC/9/28 page 58 10. The Council also welcomes the appointment of Michel Forst as independent expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti. 11. The Council invites the new expert to continue the work undertaken and to carry out his mission by bringing his experience and expertise to bear and contributing to the cause of human rights in Haiti, with a particular emphasis on economic, social and cultural rights. 12. The Council also invites the new expert to undertake a mission to Haiti in the near future and report to it each year in accordance with its programme of work. It encourages the Haitian authorities to cooperate with the new independent expert.” PRST/9/2. Follow-up to President’s statement 8/1 At the 22nd meeting, on 24 September 2008, the President of the Council read out the following statement: “To ensure the smooth adoption of future reports relating to the universal periodic review, and in the light of the consultations held with all concerned parties, the following arrangements shall be followed: (a) The report of the respective session of the Council shall comprise, as an integral section, the following parts: (i) Summary of the views expressed by the State under review in the plenary session of the Council before the adoption of the outcome, its replies to questions and issues not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue, its views on conclusions and recommendations, its voluntary commitments and its concluding remarks; (ii) Summary of the views expressed on the outcome by Member and observer States of the Council; (iii) Summary of general comments made by other relevant stakeholders; (b) In order to reflect the views of all speakers accurately and to ensure balanced reporting on both the Working Group and plenary sessions, and bearing in mind the financial implications, including costs for translation of documents, a word limit shall apply to documentation related to the universal periodic review, as specified in the chart annexed to the present text; (c) Statements or part of the statements, including those ruled out of order under the universal periodic review, will be dealt with in accordance with the rules and practices of the Council.”

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