A/HRC/13/31 Palestinian Authority Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 0 Cases clarified during the period under review: 0 Cases sent under the urgent action procedure Cases sent under the standard procedure 0 0 3 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 0 Government Nongovernmental sources Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 0 0 3 Multiple replies on some cases Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6month rule) N/A 0 General allegation N/A Government response N/A Prompt intervention letter N/A Government response N/A Working Group request for a visit N/A Government response N/A 641. All outstanding cases were retransmitted and regrettably no response was received from the Government. A summary of the situation in the country appears in document E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr.1. IV. Areas of concern, conclusions and recommendations 642. In 2009, the Working Group transmitted 456 newly-reported cases of disappearance to 25 Governments, 54 of which allegedly occurred during 2009. The Working Group used the urgent action procedure in 60 of these cases, which allegedly occurred within the three months preceding the receipt of the report by the Working Group. During the reporting period, the Working Group was able to clarify 36 cases of disappearance. 643. The Working Group is grateful for the cooperation received from a number of Governments. Nevertheless, it remains concerned that of the 82 States with outstanding cases, some Governments have never replied to the Working Group’s communications. Some Governments provide responses that do not contain relevant information. The Working Group urges those Governments to fulfil their obligations under the Declaration and the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights and its successor, the Human Rights Council. The cooperation of States is indispensable for discovering the fate or whereabouts of disappeared persons around the globe. 644. The Working Group acknowledges the efforts of States, many human rights defenders, non-governmental organizations, lawyers and others who untiringly work to know the fate or whereabouts of disappeared persons in very adverse circumstances in all parts of the world and reiterates its solidarity with the victims of enforced disappearance and their families. GE.09-17704 133