Report on the 19th Annual Meeting of Special Rapporteurs/Representatives, Independent Experts and Chairpersons of Working Groups of the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council, Geneva, 11-15 June 2012 : note / by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
2012
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SymbolA/HRC/21/51
TitleReport on the 19th Annual Meeting of Special Rapporteurs/Representatives, Independent Experts and Chairpersons of Working Groups of the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council, Geneva, 11-15 June 2012 : note / by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Summary
Discusses the independence of special procedures, harmonization of working methods, and measures to enhance the engagement of mandate holders with various stakeholders to strengthen their effectiveness; then emphasizes on importance of increasing regular and extra-budgetary resources for special procedures; finally, announces the creation of four new thematic and two country mandates by the Human Rights Council since the previous annual meeting.
Agenda information
A/HRC/21/1 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms.
DateGeneva : UN, 9 July 2012
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19 p.
Notes
Annexes (p. 17-19): Special procedures mandate holders invited to attend the 19th Meeting: -- 1. thematic mandates -- 2. Country mandates.