A/HRC/27/49 15. On 15 July 2013, the Working Group held a commemorative event marking its 100th session,9 which provided an opportunity to reflect on the achievements made during the first 100 sessions and the challenges that may lie ahead in countering the crime of enforced disappearance. 16. On 8 November 2013, an expert consultation on enforced disappearance and economic, social and cultural rights was held. During the half-day thematic discussion, experts from various regions of the world exchanged views on the indivisibility of human rights and the relationship between enforced disappearance and economic, social and cultural rights. The Working Group is currently preparing a study on the linkages between enforced disappearance and economic, social and cultural rights. 17. During the reporting period, all the members of the Working Group carried out a number of activities connected to enforced disappearance, which included their participation in conferences, consultations, seminars, training events, workshops and lectures, organized by Governments and/or civil society organizations. B. Meetings 18. During the period under review, representatives of the Governments of Algeria (100th), Angola (102nd), Bahrain (ninety-ninth), Colombia (ninety-ninth), Cyprus (101st), Ecuador (101st), Japan (ninety-ninth, 100th, 101st, 102nd and 103rd), Morocco (102nd), the Republic of Korea (101st), the Sudan (ninety-ninth), Sri Lanka (ninety-ninth), and Togo (102nd) attended the sessions of the Working Group. A number of informal meetings were also held with representatives from various States. The Working Group expresses its appreciation to those Governments for the meetings and emphasizes the importance of cooperation and dialogue. 19. The Working Group also met with the Committee on Enforced Disappearances,10 representatives of international governmental organizations, relatives and associations of relatives of disappeared persons, and non-governmental organizations. C. Communications 20. During the reporting period, the Working Group transmitted 418 new cases of enforced disappearance to 42 States. 21. The Working Group transmitted 93 of the above-mentioned cases under the urgent action procedure to Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. 22. The Working Group clarified 47 cases, in Bahrain (4), Chile (5), China (2), Colombia (1), Egypt (1), Mexico (1), Morocco (1), Namibia (1), Pakistan (3), Saudi Arabia (1), Sri Lanka (6), Switzerland (1), the Syrian Arab Republic (2), Tajikistan (1), the United Arab Emirates (16) and Uzbekistan (1). Of the 47 cases, 16 were clarified on the basis of 9 10 For more details please refer to: www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Disappearances/Pages/100thsessioneventNewYork.aspx. For more details please refer to: www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14010&LangID=E. 5