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including United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations,
intergovernmental organizations and other entities, national human rights institutions and nongovernmental organizations. At the end, the mandate-holder would be given 3 minutes to make
final remarks and the main sponsors of the resolution related to the mandate would be given 5
minutes for conclusion of the debate.
14. Statements in connection with the modalities of the review, rationalization and
improvement of mandates were made as follows:
(a)
At the 5th meeting, on 14 September 2007: Egypt;
(b)
At the 6th meeting, on 17 September 2007: Algeria and Egypt;
(c) At the 15th meeting, on 25 September 2007: Algeria, Egypt (on behalf of the Group
of African States) and Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference);
(d) At the 18th and 19th meetings, on 26 and 27 September 2007: Canada, China, Cuba,
Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States), India, Pakistan, Portugal (on behalf of the
European Union), Russian Federation and Switzerland.
15. At the 20th meeting, on 27 September 2007, the Council agreed on a non-paper submitted
by the President on the review, rationalization and improvement (RRI) of special-procedures
mandates. The document reads as follows:
“1. Equal treatment of RRI for all mandates in accordance with the provisions of
resolution 5/1;
2.
Mandates would be reviewed without prejudice to the RRI of special procedures as
mandated by resolution 5/1 and its completion;
3.
It is the expectation of the Council that sponsors and delegations would adhere to the
provisions of Council resolution 5/1 and General Assembly resolution 60/251;
4.
The President of the Human Rights Council shall continue the consultations between
now and December to refine the approach and methodology for RRI.”
16. At the same meeting, the Council agreed to consider, during the first part of its sixth
session, all draft proposals related to the review, rationalization and improvement of mandates
under item 1.
17. At the 29th meeting, on 12 December 2007, the President informed the Council that he had
continued his consultations on the issue of review, rationalization and improvement of mandates.
The President circulated a document containing proposed elements to be taken into account in
the process of the review, rationalization and improvement of mandates.3
3
For the document circulated by the President, see the extranet website of the Human Rights
Council.
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