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(b) Its appreciation to the Governments that are investigating, cooperating at the
international and bilateral levels, and have developed or are developing appropriate mechanisms
to investigate any claims of enforced disappearance that are brought to their attention, and
encourages all Governments concerned to expand their efforts in this area;
8.
Invites States to take legislative, administrative, legal and other steps, including when
a state of emergency has been declared, at the national and regional levels and in cooperation
with the United Nations, if appropriate through technical assistance, and to provide the Working
Group with concrete information on the measures taken and the obstacles encountered in
preventing enforced and involuntary disappearances and in giving effect to the principles set
forth in the Declaration;
9.
Takes note of the assistance provided to the Working Group by non-governmental
organizations and their activities in support of the implementation of the Declaration, and invites
those organizations to continue their cooperation;
10.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue:
(a) To ensure that the Working Group receives all the assistance and resources it
requires to perform its functions, including supporting the principles of the Declaration,
carrying out and following up on missions and holding sessions in countries that are prepared to
receive it;
(b) To provide the resources needed to update the database on cases of enforced
disappearance;
(c) To keep the Working Group and the Council regularly informed of the steps taken
for the wide dissemination and promotion of the Declaration;
11.
Decides to continue consideration of the matter in accordance with its programme of
work.
40th meeting
27 March 2008
Adopted without a vote. See chapter III.
7/13. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children,
child prostitution and child pornography
The Human Rights Council,
Bearing in mind paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006,
Recalling Council resolutions 5/1 on institution-building of the United Nations
Human Rights Council and 5/2 on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate-holders
of the Human Rights Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate-holder shall
discharge his/her duties in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
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