Legislative mandates

Selection of mandates

The Commission on Human Rights currently has 27 thematic mandates and 14 country mandates.

However, we believe that the review of mandates is a political exercise that should be considered at the plenary level once the relevant intergovernmental bodies have considered the mandates that fall under their purview.

Typically, these are projects that employ international expertise under domestically issued mandates.

The measure s second shortcoming, however, is that the spending reductions that it mandates are modest.

Major players and their mandates

Special procedures mandates have increased.

We believe that the review of mandates that is called for could be manipulated for political purposes.

As things stand now, different governance structures for the many parts of the system, overlapping mandates and mandates that reflect earlier rather than current priorities all combine to hobble our effectiveness.

Article 19 mandates freedom of expression.

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3. Stresses the importance of ensuring that all legislative mandates are accurately translated into programmes

22. In paragraph 5.24, after Security Council mandates , delete and that other parties their role .

The proposal that OHCHR should take on an advisory role in identifying gaps in human rights protection or overlap between mandates, hence providing some guidance to the Commission Council on the selection, merging or discontinuation of mandates, was supported by some participants, due account being taken that the creation of mandates was a political decision by member States.

Article 17 mandates the right of privacy.

Article 23 mandates the right of marriage.

Mandates contained in the São Paulo Consensus

If Congress mandates expenditures that exceed revenues, there will be a deficit, and that deficit has to be financed.

If not matched by resources, mandates are empty.

The mandates guiding UNCTAD technical cooperation activities 4

Mandates contained in the São Paulo Consensus 4

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Mandates should be clearly defined and time bound.

The proposed review of old mandates is welcome.

Member States also have a central role to play in ensuring that the Organization's mandates stay current.

It is our view that all activities included in the mandates should be financed by assessed contributions.

The Committee also noted that the General Assembly had adopted several legislative mandates at its fifty ninth session.

One participant suggested that all mandates should be adopted by consensus, or at least a two thirds majority.

Another suggestion was that there should take place a thorough review of all mandates on a regular basis.

They reaffirm the important mandates entrusted by the General Assembly to that subsidiary body and those Secretariat structures.

Recalling further the respective mandates of various treaty bodies,

Their mandates start from the day of their appointment.

The governments that emerge should use their popular mandates to forge a new form of cooperation that can transcend an embittered past.

The Security Council will consider including relevant provisions for prevention, monitoring, investigation and reporting of misconduct cases in its resolutions establishing new mandates or renewing existing mandates.

(j) Holds any other Board mandates or Member State Government appointed position that might infringe on his her independence

Japan obtained mandates over German possessions north of the equator.

Integrate gender perspectives into the mandates of all peacekeeping missions.

Thus, it is critically important for all concerned Council bodies to ensure close coordination and cooperation in pursuing their respective mandates. They should seek synergistic approaches and methods that will help them to pursue their respective mandates and resolve common problems.

Does that mean that we delayed agreement on the negotiating mandates which we have tried to secure for eight years? Of course not.

(d) Any consideration of merging mandates should have regard to the content and predominant functions of each mandate holder as well as to the workload of individual mandates.

For example, a recent law mandates punishment for anyone who spreads rumors that Gamal is to be the next president.

First, I have proposed that all mandates older than five years be reviewed by Member States and considered for deletion.

One participant cautioned, however, that special procedures and treaty monitoring bodies had different mandates and time frames for their work.

The Inter Agency Security Management Network has concluded that the mandates of the operations centres are specific to their agencies.