A/HRC/17/37 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction............................................................................................................. 1–4 4 II. Background, purpose and format of the consultations ............................................ 5–17 4 A. Background..................................................................................................... 5–13 4 B. Purpose ........................................................................................................... 14–15 5 C. Format............................................................................................................. 16–17 6 Latin America and Caribbean regional consultation ............................................... 18–31 6 A. Introduction .................................................................................................... 18–21 6 B. Session I: Rationale and purpose of the guidelines......................................... 22–24 7 C. Session II: Debt, debt relief and economic reform ......................................... 25–27 7 D. Session III: Core human rights principles and obligations ............................. 28–30 8 E. Session IV: Discussion on the way forward and next steps............................ 31 9 Africa regional consultation .................................................................................... 32–60 9 A. Introduction .................................................................................................... 32–34 9 B. Session I: Rationale and purpose of the guidelines......................................... 35–40 9 C. Session II: Core human rights principles and obligations............................... 41–45 10 D. Session III: Debt, debt relief and economic reform ........................................ 46–51 11 E. Session IV: Loan negotiation, contraction, management and use – the relevance of human rights principles ........................................................ 52–55 12 Other sessions ................................................................................................. 56–60 12 Asia-Pacific regional consultation........................................................................... 61–90 13 A. Introduction .................................................................................................... 61–63 13 B. Session I: Rationale and purpose of the guidelines......................................... 64–70 13 C. Session II: Core human rights principles and obligations............................... 71–76 14 D. Session III: Debt, debt relief and economic reform ........................................ 77–80 15 E. Session IV: Loan negotiation, contraction, management and use – the relevance of human rights principles ........................................................ 81–87 15 Other sessions ................................................................................................. 88–90 16 VI. Recurring themes .................................................................................................... 91–100 17 VII. Next steps ................................................................................................................ 101–104 17 VIII. Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 105–107 18 III. IV. F. V. F. 3