Human Rights Council
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
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