The Council must be not only more representative but also more able and willing to take action when action is needed.

It reiterated its full support for the action of the Representative of the Secretary General.

Forty six participants from 36 Parties, nine CGE members, a representative of UNDP and a representative of Environmental Development Action in the Third World (ENDA TM) attended.

The representative of an environmental non governmental organization called for urgent action on both ozone depletion and climate change.

The representative of Nepal advocated translating into more effective action the concept of shared responsibility in the development sphere.

The representative mentioned that the seventh section of the Government's programme of action for 2001 2006 was entitled gender promotion .

I call on the representative of Myanmar, who wishes to speak in explanation of position before action is taken on the draft resolution.

I give the floor to the representative of India, who wishes to speak in explanation of position before action is taking on the draft resolution.

The representative of the United States invoked rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly to delay action on the draft proposal.

The action plans should allow better calibrated monitoring of items in real time, and alert the High Representative and his deputies to any blockages that might arise.

The representative of Norway said that most LDCs had already fallen short of meeting the goals of the Brussels Programme of Action and the Millennium Development Goals.

I call on the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, who wishes to speak in explanation of position before action is taken on the draft resolution.

He expressed appreciation towards the United Nations Office of the High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS, for its leading role in implementing the Almaty Programme of Action.

In the State party's view, such action by the author's representative is inconsistent with the author's claim that there was no need to submit an application for amparo.

The Chairman The representative of France has suggested that the Committee defer its action on draft resolution A C.1 60 L.40 Rev.1 until next week.

On a more positive note, since the creation of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia monitoring group by Prime Minister Terzic and the High Representative and European Union Special Representative in early February, a total of 50 action points have so far been reported on.

In early January 2005, UNHCR, in close consultation with my Special Representative for Western Sahara, submitted to them a new plan of action for the implementation of the 2005 phase.

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Finally, the representative offered four recommendations mobilize public will and action provide adequate resources provide training and lobby Governments to take responsibility (such as fulfilling the promise of 0.7 GNP development aid).

The representative of South Africa urged UNCTAD to be prepared to play a leading role in the preparation of the mid term review of the implementation of the Brussels Programme of Action.

The representative of the United Kingdom (on behalf of the European Union) requested the Committee to defer action on draft resolution A C.3 60 L.22 Rev.1 to a later stage.

In general, my delegation is aware of the initiative of the Special Representative, Mr. Olara Otunnu, to come up with an action plan for the establishment of a monitoring, reporting and compliance mechanism.

Encourages all States to investigate promptly urgent appeals and allegations brought to their attention by the Special Representative and to take timely action to prevent violations of the rights of human rights defenders

It is noted that it is the responsibility of the delegation to escort the representative who will be undertaking the relevant treaty action to the venue five minutes prior to the scheduled appointment.

As reported above, the High Representative also asked the Peace Implementation Council to remove four subprogrammes related to regional stability and cooperation, transferring these to States members of the Council for bilateral action.

In the ensuing debate, during which the representatives of Pakistan, the Sudan, Cuba and the Islamic Republic of Iran supported the Chinese proposal, the representative of the United States, supported by the representative of France, was of the view that the Committee should have all the facts before it prior to taking action.

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17. Encourages all Governments to investigate expeditiously urgent appeals and allegations brought to their attention by the Special Representative and to take timely action to prevent violations of the rights of human rights defenders

But, as the Special Representative pointed out in that debate, the monitoring and reporting system is of little value unless the information compiled can serve as triggers for action (S PV.4898, p. 3).

As the letter from the Permanent Representative of the Niger had been received after the beginning of its session, the Committee decided that it could take no action on the request from the Niger.

He she carries out specific tasks and projects as requested by the Special Representative and advises him on policy direction and plans of action for immediate and long term solutions to specifically identified problems.

The representative of China stated that his delegation was not satisfied with the report and the explanations provided by the organization and proposed to take action on the suspension of status of the organization.

The representative of Canada addressed questions to the Personal Representative, to which she responded.

As a youth representative, I strongly recommend that a special United Nations taskforce be established to coordinate the implementation and monitoring of the World Programme of Action in order to make reporting official and efficient.

The representative of Canada also addressed questions to the Personal Representative, to which she responded.

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