Human rights treaty bodies

(f) To strengthen follow up to treaty body recommendations

Reform proposals for treaty bodies

International human rights treaty bodies

OHCHR and the Division for the Advancement of Women supported treaty bodies in their follow up to the recommendations of the nineteenth meeting of chairpersons of human rights treaty bodies and the sixth Inter Committee Meeting.

Reporting to treaty bodies and full implementation of their recommendations

Notes

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Work to support the reform of the treaty body system also continued.

6. Also invites the Committee to take into account the efforts by the other human rights treaty bodies and the Secretary General aimed at improving the effectiveness of the treaty body system

Secretary General's recommendations for reform of the treaty bodies

8. Also welcomes the initiative taken by certain human rights treaty bodies to set page limitations for the initial and periodic reports of States parties, and encourages other treaty bodies to consider setting page limitations

Additional resources are proposed to support the work of the treaty bodies, develop strategies to harmonize working methods and streamline reporting procedures of treaty bodies, as well as to strengthen national capacity and engage in the treaty implementation and monitoring process.

The Committee continued its consideration of the item and discussed questions about treaty body reform.

COOPERATION WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES THEMATIC DISCUSSION ON HUMAN SECURITY

The two organizations have cooperated in providing briefings to the human rights treaty bodies.

(b) The relevant human rights treaty bodies to continue to address this issue, where appropriate

(b) The relevant human rights treaty bodies to continue to address this issue, where appropriate

(c) The creation of different chambers within treaty bodies that would address the issue of excessive delays in the examination of reports

Three P 3 posts to support the work of all six Geneva based treaty bodies

Draft guidelines for streamlined reporting on the basis of an expanded core document and targeted treaty specific reports were prepared in 2004 and commented on by treaty bodies, Member States, NGOs and other stakeholders.

Participants were also able to observe sessions of the treaty bodies that were examining the reports of their respective States.

Support for treaty bodies

22. Encourages the efforts of the human rights treaty bodies to monitor more effectively the human rights of women, bearing in mind the workshops on gender integration, and reaffirms that it is the responsibility of all treaty bodies to integrate a gender perspective into their work

All treaty bodies have developed a practice of following up on decisions taken with regard to a specific communication.

Cooperation between human rights treaty bodies, special mechanisms of the Commission on Human Rights and national human rights institutions

The Paris Principles highlight the importance for NHRIs to engage in the international human rights treaty body process.

Recommendation of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation

(g) To clarify the relationship between treaty bodies and a future Human Rights Council in order to avoid duplication

The NI Unit continues to systematically engage with treaty bodies and their members by providing expert analysis of NHRIs and preparation of briefs for members.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights continued to develop the proposal to create a unified standing treaty body to replace the currently existing seven human rights treaty bodies, as suggested in the Plan of Action of May 2005 (see A 59 2005 Add.3, annex).

(c) To identify and submit regularly more women candidates for appointment or election to intergovernmental, expert and treaty bodies

The work of the special procedures and human rights treaty bodies is also being reviewed for reflection in the analysis of the study.

Plans of action have been developed for each country aimed at devising strategies for better implementing treaty body recommendations at national level.

1. Encourages States parties to the United Nations human rights instruments to establish quota distribution systems by geographical region for the election of the members of the treaty bodies

Harmonized guidelines on reporting to all treaty bodies should be finalized and implemented so that these bodies can function as a unified system.

20. Encourages the Committee, within its mandate, to continue to contribute to the efforts to strengthen cooperation and coordination between the treaty bodies

17. Encourages the Committee, within its mandate, to continue to contribute to the efforts to strengthen cooperation and coordination between the treaty bodies

One P 5 to develop strategies to encourage the harmonization of working methods of the treaty bodies and streamline reporting and petition procedures

Support for human rights treaty bodies

The United Nations human rights treaty bodies and special procedures, as well as regional bodies, have highlighted certain rights that have come under pressure in the context of action against terrorism.

She agreed with members that follow up to treaty body recommendations must be enhanced and that the implementation of the recommendations of the chairpersons and inter committee meetings should be strengthened.

10. Commends the recent efforts by the human rights treaty bodies, with the assistance of the Office of the High Commissioner, to improve the petition system and to reduce the backlog

(b) Welcomes the efforts made by certain human rights treaty bodies to consider the situations of some States parties with overdue reports

The Division for the Advancement of Women and OHCHR continued to support the work of human rights treaty bodies and implementation of the major international human rights instruments.