Peer review

To date, 23 African countries have agreed to participate in the peer review process.

(b) Welcomes the strengthening of the peer review mechanism by the adoption of a revised administrative decision on peer review

The peer review process, as agreed by Africans, has been designed by Africans themselves and is therefore, also African owned.

Consistent with our Government's commitment to a people driven process of progressive change, South Africa supports the inclusive approach of the conclusions of the peer review process.

It was explained that UNCTAD interacted and cooperated with OECD at different levels.

This is especially important, given that peer review will conclude with a programme of action to address whatever shortfalls are identified by the review.

It was also suggested that peer review might be one way to monitor follow up activities.

We note that 23 countries have signed on to the African Peer Review Mechanism, and the Peer Review Panel has completed country reviews for Ghana and Rwanda and presented its report to the African Peer Review Forum in Abuja for discussion.

13. Recognizes that the peer review mechanism and the collection and submission of statistical data are critical monitoring tools, essential for effective implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, and in this respect

17. Recognizes that the peer review mechanism and the collection and submission of statistical data are critical monitoring tools, essential for effective implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, and in this respect

This would affect not just the treaties endowed with a monitoring body but the entire collection of human rights instruments, and it is precisely the overall level of commitment that must be considered in any new peer review system.

The peer review mechanism would complement but would not replace reporting procedures under human rights treaties.

The peer review would help avoid, to the extent possible, the politicization and selectivity that are hallmarks of the Commission's existing system.

It should touch upon the entire spectrum of human rights, namely, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights.

In addition to the proposed peer review outlined above, the Human Rights Council should also fulfil the following functions

Governments will become more accountable if incentives for reducing corruption and repression and for strengthening political institutions through greater public knowledge and participation in the political process were provided under an African led peer review process.

(a) Welcomes the important progress made in the implementation of the peer review mechanism in the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, encourages all remaining participants to receive voluntary review visits, and notes with appreciation the intention of the Kimberley Process to commence a second round of review visits in 2007

The annual report of the OHCHR, which should include the recommendations of special procedures, could be used as part of a peer review system in the Human Rights Council.

The Board notes that no peer reviews had been performed or planned by May 2005.

The annual inventory review should be conducted as a desk or centralized review.

Work was carried out on law and land review in three regions and lessons learned from peer reviewed best practices were fed into the campaign.

The African Peer Review Mechanism enables each African country to assess the progress it is making towards the achievement of Africa's shared goals.

Follow up to the Beijing review process

Follow up to the IPR of Algeria

Follow up to the IPR of Ethiopia

Follow up to the IPR of Peru

The findings of the peer reviews of the Human Rights Council would help the international community better provide technical assistance and policy advice.

Support was expressed for a system of peer review among special procedures mandate holders, which could be set up following consultation with the Coordination Committee.

Contribution to the 2005 review process

(a) Notes with satisfaction that virtually all Kimberley Process Participants, as well as several applicants, have received peer review visits, and that several countries and a regional economic integration organization have already invited a second review visit, and calls upon other Participants to invite further visits

Peer review would be a process whereby States voluntarily enter into discussion regarding human rights issues in their respective countries, and would be based on the obligations and responsibilities to promote and protect those rights arising under the Charger and as given expression in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The authority has received the International Regulatory Review Team and Radiation Safety Infrastructure Appraisal international peer review missions, and has an aggressive action plan to address the recommendations of these missions.

Particular focus has been made on the improvement of statistical reporting, data assessment and on the continued implementation of peer review, enhancing cooperation with international organizations, representatives of industry and civil society.

Resources for supporting the review of GHG inventories

Most scientific and scholarly journals, and many academic and scholarly books, though not all, are based on some form of peer review or editorial refereeing to qualify texts for publication.

The Human Rights Council will need to ensure that it develops a system of peer review that is fair, transparent and workable, whereby States are reviewed against the same criteria.

(d) Countries are to be engaged in the regional data review process.

Scenario note for the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention

We will continue to take an active and constructive part in the NPT review process.

UN Habitat is a strong and committed advocate for peer learning and problem solving.

Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people of similar competence to the producers of the work (peers).

At the very least the mechanisms for the review process for the Non Proliferation Treaty did work.

Review and identify ways to adapt institutions' and countries' policies, procedures and practices to facilitate harmonization

And we need to be able to design structures and what we're doing is designing social software to enable anyone to build their own peer review process, and we call these things lenses.