Austerity itself may constitute a human rights violation, as a United Nations expert noted in July.

The independent expert noted continued improvement towards the wider participation of women in politics in Somalia.

It was noted that the first expert meeting had recommended that companies should be prohibited from the following activities

Introducing the item, the secretariat noted that no expert from Gabon had yet been designated for membership on the Committee.

The independent expert noted that, during the period under consideration, there continued to be numerous violations of the right to life.

From his discussions with prison inmates, the independent expert noted that prisoners seem, in general, to be treated adequately in Somalia's prisons.

The independent expert noted that, compared to his previous visits in 2002 and 2003, the prison had deteriorated to an appalling condition.

During his mission the independent expert noted a general atmosphere of hope for a better future accompanied by high expectations of the new Government.

The observer for Egypt noted that the mandate of an independent expert had been established because it was felt that more expert work was needed in the area of minority issues and to raise the profile of minority issues.

With regard to the UNDP supported ROLS programme, the independent expert noted that a training package on sexual violence should be integrated into the programme.

One expert noted that, in some developing countries, high tariffs on imported R D related inputs hamper those countries' efforts to create or develop R D capabilities.

The Expert Group Meeting noted that globalization had presented a significant challenge to the creation of an enabling environment for gender equality and the advancement of women.

The Chairperson, speaking as an expert, noted that Gambia had not placed any reservations on its signature of the Convention and was therefore bound to implement all rights fully.

In this regard, it should be noted that an Inter agency and Expert Group on the Millennium Development Goal Indicators has been set up by the United Nations Secretariat.

The Expert Group Meeting noted that where information obtained through gender analysis was used effectively and systematically, it could lead to tangible results at both policy and programme levels.

(k) The Delhi Group noted the work currently being undertaken by the United Nations Expert Group on International Economic and Social Classifications to revise ISIC and produce Rev.4 by 2007.

The letter also noted that various reports by expert sanctions monitoring bodies had included recommendations for improving the implementation and effectiveness of sanctions as well as for mitigating their unintended impact.

As the independent expert had noted, the right to development was the right to participate in a particular development process, in which all human rights and fundamental freedoms could be fully realized.

The independent expert noted that without justice and the rule of law there could be no security, as the manner in which authorities were seen to deal with laws and justice created improved security.

Expert mode

The Independent Expert of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan noted in his report10 that there was a justice deficit at almost every level of society in Afghanistan.

The Expert Group welcomed the invitation made by the expert from China to hold the second meeting of the Expert Group in Beijing.

Expert review teams

Luana Pinheiro Expert

The ad hoc expert group noted that there existed a significant number of ongoing or planned, space related initiatives that can support different phases of disaster management (i.e. risk reduction, prevention, mitigation, early warning, relief and rehabilitation).

Disincentives for sustainable forest management. The Ad Hoc Expert Group on Finance and Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies also noted that the achievement of sustainable forest management can be greatly hindered by policies established outside the forest sector.

Some participants noted that considering items in longer term cycles would not diminish their importance but would allow more time between sessions to implement decisions and make progress on issues (for example, through the work of expert groups).

Qualifications of expert members

The Monitoring Group was based in Nairobi and comprised the following experts Bruno Schiemsky (Belgium), arms expert and coordinator Melvin Holt, Jr. (United States of America), arms expert Harjit Kelley (Kenya), maritime expert and Joel Salek (Colombia), finance expert.

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Zoirov noted

Expert group meetings and expert briefs are supporting the preparation of particular aspects of the study.

At the twenty fifth meeting of the Open ended Working Group, the Parties considered both the report of the expert workshop and the draft terms of reference that had been prepared by the Secretariat for the study noted above.

It was noted that an information gathering instrument (E CN.15 2005 CRP.5) had been prepared by UNODC as follow up to the meeting of the Intergovernmental Expert Group, held in Vienna on 17 and 18 March 2005.

In these discussions and on the matter of child protection and the human rights of children, the independent expert noted the importance of calling on the Transitional Federal Parliament to sign and ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Many delegations expressed their support for the proposed guidelines and recommended that the Commission should adopt them, although one speaker noted that the Expert Group had been convened at short notice and that preparations for such meetings could be improved.

The Expert Group Meeting noted, however, that approaches to ensuring women's participation has often concentrated on increasing women's representation and had overlooked structural constraints, such as unequal gender relations, that limited women's potential to influence decisions and bring about change.

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