conflicts and to provide appropriate assistance as requested by the concerned States, and welcomes, in this regard, the establishment and efforts of commissions and working groups on missing persons; 10. Calls upon States, without prejudice to their efforts to determine the fate of persons missing in connection with armed conflicts, to take appropriate steps with regard to the legal situation of the missing persons and that of their family members, in fields such as social welfare, financial matters, family law and property rights; 11. Decides to hold a panel discussion on the question of missing persons at its ninth session and to invite experts of the International Committee of the Red Cross, delegates of Governments and non-governmental organizations as well as national human rights institutions and international organizations to participate therein and requests the High Commissioner to prepare a summary of the panel’s deliberations with a view to subsequently charging the Advisory Committee, at the same session, with the preparation of a study on best practices in the matter; 12. Invites relevant human rights mechanisms and procedures, as appropriate, to address the problem of persons reported missing in connection with armed conflicts in their forthcoming reports to the Council; 13. Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of all Governments, the competent United Nations bodies, the specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations and international humanitarian organizations; 14. Also requests the Secretary-General to submit a comprehensive report on the implementation of the present resolution to the Council before its tenth session; 15. Decides to consider the question at its tenth session. 41st meeting 28 March 2008 Adopted without a vote.