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COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Report of the Fifth Special Session<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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(17-19 October 2000)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Official Records, 2000<\/p><\/div>\n

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Supplement No. 22<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Contents<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Chapter<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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I. Draft decision recommended for adoption by the Economic and Social Council<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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II. Resolution adopted by the Commission at its fifth special session<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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III. Organization of the work of the session<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tA. Opening and duration of the session\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tB. Attendance\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tC. Officers\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tD. Agenda\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tE. Organization of work\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tF. Resolution and documentation\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tG. Concluding remarks\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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IV. Letter dated 3 October 2000 from the Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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V.  Report of the Commission to the Economic and Social Council on the fifth special session<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Annexes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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I. Agenda<\/p>\n

II. Attendance<\/p>\n

III. Administrative and programme budget implications of resolution S-5\/1 adopted by the Commission at its fifth special session<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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IV. List of documents issues for the fifth special session of the Commission<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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I.  Draft decision recommended for adoption by the Economic and Social Council<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Grave and massive violations of the human rights of the Palestinian people by Israel<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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The Economic and Social Council, taking note of Commission on Human Rights resolution S-5\/1 of 19 October 2000, endorses the Commission's decisions:<\/p><\/div>\n

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(a)<\/i>    To establish, on an urgent basis, a human rights inquiry commission, whose membership should be based on the principles of independence and objectivity, to gather and compile information on violations of human rights and acts which constitute grave breaches of international humanitarian law by the Israeli occupying Power in the occupied Palestinian territories and to provide the Commission with its conclusions and recommendations, with the aim of preventing the repetition of the recent human rights violations;<\/p><\/div>\n

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(b)<\/i>   To request the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to undertake an urgent visit to the occupied Palestinian territories to take stock of the violations of the human rights of the Palestinian people by the Israeli occupying Power, to facilitate the activities of the mechanisms of the Commission in implementation of the present resolution, to keep the Commission informed of developments and to report to the Commission at its fifty-seventh session and, on an interim basis, to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session;<\/p><\/div>\n

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(c)    To request the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, the Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons, the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, the Special Rapporteur on religious intolerance, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing and the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances to carry out immediate missions to the occupied Palestinian territories and to report the findings to the Commission at its fifty-seventh session and, on an interim basis, to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session.<\/p><\/div>\n

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II. Resolution adopted by the Commission at its fifth special session<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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S-5\/1. Grave and massive violations of the human rights of the Palestinian people by Israel<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>The Commission on Human Rights,<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Meeting<\/i> in special session,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Guided<\/i> by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the various provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Recalling<\/i><\/span> Security Council resolutions <\/span>476 (1980)<\/a> of 30 June 1980, <\/span>478 (1980)<\/a> of 20 August 1980, <\/span>672 (1990)<\/a> of 12 October 1990 and <\/span>1073 (1996)<\/a> of 28 September 1996, and taking note of Council resolution <\/span>1322 (2000)<\/a> of 7 October 2000,<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Recalling also<\/i><\/span> its previous resolutions on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem, the most recent of which was<\/span> resolution 2000\/6<\/a> of 17 April 2000,<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Taking note<\/i><\/span> of the report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Giorgio Giacomelli <\/span>(E\/CN.4\/S-5\/3)<\/a>, submitted on 17 October 2000, regarding his mission undertaken in accordance with Commission resolution 1993\/2 A of 19 February 1993,<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Condemning<\/i> the provocative visit to Al-Haram al-Sharif on 28 September 2000 by Ariel Sharon, the Likud party leader, which triggered the tragic events that followed in occupied East Jerusalem and the other occupied Palestinian territories, resulting in a high number of deaths and injuries among Palestinian civilians,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Gravely <\/i>concerned at the widespread, systematic and gross violations of human rights perpetrated by me Israeli occupying Power, in particular mass killings and collective punishments, such as demolition of houses and closure of the Palestinian territories, measures which constitute war crimes, flagrant violations of international humanitarian law and crimes against humanity,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Taking into account<\/i> the principles of international law and international humanitarian law, particularly the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949 and Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 1977, and the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials of 1990, which prescribe that such officials should, inter alia,<\/i> "minimize damage and injury, and respect and preserve human life" and "ensure that firearms are used only in appropriate circumstances in a manner likely to decrease the risk of unnecessary harm",<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bearing in mind the<\/i> outcome of the Sharm el Sheikh summit of 17 October 2000,<\/p><\/div>\n

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1.    Strongly condemns<\/i> the disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force in violation of international humanitarian law by the Israeli occupying Power against innocent and unarmed Palestinian civilians, causing the death of 120 civilians, including many children, in the occupied territories, which constitutes a flagrant and grave violation of the right to life and also constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity;<\/p><\/div>\n

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2.     Calls upon<\/i> Israel, the occupying Power, to put an immediate end to any use of force against unarmed civilians and to abide scrupulously by its legal obligations and responsibilities under the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War;<\/p><\/div>\n

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3.    Calls upon<\/i> the international community to take immediate effective measures to secure the cessation of violence by the Israeli occupying Power and to put an end to the ongoing violations of human rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories;<\/p><\/div>\n

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4.     Affirms<\/i> that the Israeli military occupation in itself constitutes a grave violation of the human rights of the Palestinian people;<\/p><\/div>\n

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5.     Also affirms<\/i> that the deliberate and systematic killing of civilians and children by the Israeli occupying authorities constitutes a flagrant and grave violation of the right to life and also constitutes a crime against humanity;<\/p><\/div>\n

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6.     Decides:<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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(a)<\/i>    To establish, on an urgent basis, a human rights inquiry commission, whose membership should be based on the principles of independence and objectivity, to gather and compile information on violations of human rights and acts which constitute grave breaches of international humanitarian law by the Israeli occupying Power in the occupied Palestinian territories and to provide the Commission with its conclusions and recommendations, with the aim of preventing the repetition of the recent human rights violations;<\/p><\/div>\n

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(b)<\/i>   To request the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to undertake an urgent visit to the occupied Palestinian territories to take stock of the violations of the human rights of the Palestinian people by the Israeli occupying Power, to facilitate the activities of the mechanisms of the Commission in implementation of me present resolution, to keep it informed of developments and to report to the Commission at its fifty-seventh session and, on an interim basis, to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session;<\/p><\/div>\n

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(c)<\/i>    To request the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, the Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons, the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, the Special Rapporteur on religious intolerance, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing and the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances to carry out immediate missions to the occupied Palestinian territories and to report the findings to the Commission at its fifty-seventh session and, on an interim basis, to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session;<\/p><\/div>\n

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(d)<\/i>    To request the High Commissioner to bring the present resolution to the attention of the Government of Israel and all other Governments, the competent United Nations organs, the specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations and international humanitarian organizations, to ensure me widest possible dissemination of the text of the resolution and to report on its implementation by the Government of Israel to the Commission at its next session;<\/p><\/div>\n

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7.     Decides<\/i> to consider this question at its fifty-seventh session under item 8 of its provisional agenda, as a matter of high priority;<\/p><\/div>\n

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8.     Requests<\/i> the Economic and Social Council to meet on an urgent basis in order to act on the proposals contained in the present resolution.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t6th meeting 19 October 2000<\/strong><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t[Adopted by a roll-call vote of 19 votes to 16, with 17 abstentions. See chap. IV.]\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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III. Organization of the work of the session<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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1.    The Economic and Social Council, in its<\/i> resolution 1990\/48 of 25 May 1990, authorized the Commission on Human Rights to meet exceptionally between its regular sessions, provided that a majority of the members of the Commission so agreed.<\/p><\/div>\n

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2.    The Economic and Social Council, by its decision 1993\/286 of 28 July 1993, adopted at its substantive session the "Procedure for special sessions of the Commission on Human Rights".<\/p><\/div>\n

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3.    By a letter dated 3 October 2000, addressed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Office at Geneva, on behalf of the Council of Arab Permanent Representatives, Members of the League of Arab States, requested that a special session of the Commission be convened "to discuss the grave and massive violations of the human rights of the Palestinian people by the Israeli occupying Power".<\/p><\/div>\n

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4.    Pursuant to Economic and Social Council decision 1993\/286, the States members of the Commission were requested, by a note verbale dated 4 October 2000, to indicate their wishes in regard to the request of me Government of Algeria, with a view to ascertaining whether the majority of the members agreed to the holding of a special session. By the deadline on 10 October 2000, me following States members of the Commission had indicated their agreement: Argentina, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Burundi, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela, Zambia.<\/p><\/div>\n

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5.    As the majority of the States members were in agreement, the High Commissioner convened the fifth special session of the Commission from 17 to 19 October 2000.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A. Opening and duration of the session<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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6.    The Commission held its fifth special session at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 17 to 19 October 2000. It held six meetings (E\/CN.4\/S-5\/SR.1-6) 1<\/u>\/ during the session.<\/p><\/div>\n

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7.    The fifth special session was opened by Mr. Shambhu Ram Simkhada (Nepal), Chairperson of the Commission at its fifty-sixth session.<\/p><\/div>\n

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B. Attendance<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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8.    The session was attended by representatives of States members of the Commission, by observers for other States Members of me United Nations, by observers for non-member States and Palestine, by representatives of United Nations bodies and the specialized agencies and regional intergovernmental organizations, and by observers for other entities and non-governmental organizations. An attendance list is given in annex II to the present report.<\/p><\/div>\n

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C. Officers<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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9.     At its fifty-sixth session, the Commission had elected the following officers, who also served as officers for the fifth special session of the Commission:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Shambhu Ram Simkhada (Nepal)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Mr. Ibrahim Mirghani Ibrahim (Sudan)<\/p>\n

Mr. Krzysztof Jakubowski (Poland)<\/p>\n

Mr. Victor Rodríguez Cedeño (Venezuela)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tRapporteur:<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Ms. Marie Gervais-Vidricaire (Canada) <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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D. Agenda<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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10.   At its 1st meeting, on 17 October 2000, the Commission had before it the provisional agenda of the fifth special session (E\/CN.4\/S-5\/1 and Add.1), drawn up in accordance with rule 5 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council.<\/p><\/div>\n

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11.   The agenda was adopted without a vote. For the text, see annex I to the present report.<\/p><\/div>\n

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E. Organization of work<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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12.   At its 1st meeting, the Commission considered the organization of its work.<\/p><\/div>\n

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13.    The Commission accepted the recommendation of its officers regarding limitation of the frequency and duration of statements. Members of the Commission and all observers, including States, international organizations, other entities and non-governmental organizations, were limited to one statement of 10 minutes. In me case of joint statements by States or non-governmental organizations, more time, within reasonable limits, would be given to the speakers. If, after a collective statement exceeding 10 minutes, some States wished to take the floor again, they would be given half the time normally accorded. However, if a collective statement did not exceed 10 minutes, those States wishing to take the floor again could use the time normally allotted to them, that is, up to 10 minutes.<\/p><\/div>\n

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14.   The Commission followed me practice established at its previous special sessions, whereby the requirement stipulated in rule 52 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council that proposals and substantive amendments be discussed or put to the vote no earlier than 24 hours after copies had been circulated to all members, was waived.<\/p><\/div>\n

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15.   The Commission accepted the recommendation that, with regard to rights of reply, a limitation of two replies per delegation for me entire session, five minutes for the first and three minutes for the second, would be observed.<\/p><\/div>\n

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16.   The Commission also accepted the recommendation that all other rules and practices of the Commission with regard to the conduct of business should continue to apply.<\/p><\/div>\n

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F. Resolution and documentation<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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17.   Resolution S-5\/1, adopted by the Commission at its fifth special session, is reproduced in chapter II of the present report. A draft decision for action by the Economic and Social Council is set out in chapter I.<\/p><\/div>\n

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18.   Annex III to the present report contains a statement regarding the administrative and programme budget implications of resolution S-5\/1. Annex IV contains a list of documents issued for this session of the Commission.<\/p><\/div>\n

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G. Concluding remarks<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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19.   At the 6th meeting, on 19 October 2000, concluding remarks were made by the following speakers:<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t(a)   <\/i>Ms. Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t(b)<\/i>   Mr. Shambhu Ram Simkhada, Chairperson of the fifth special session of the Commission.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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IV. Letter dated 3 October 2000 from the Permanent Representative of Algeria<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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20.   The Commission considered agenda item 3 at its 1 st to 6th meetings, from 17 to 19 October 2000.<\/p><\/div>\n

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21.   At the 1st meeting, on 17 October 2000, Ms. Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, made a statement.<\/p><\/div>\n

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22.   Also at the 1st meeting, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967, Mr. Giorgio Giacomelli, made a statement introducing his mission report (E\/CN.4\/S-5\/3).<\/p><\/div>\n

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23.   At the same meeting, the representative of Tunisia (on behalf of the League of Arab States) made a statement with regard to the request contained in the letter dated 3 October 2000 from the Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/p><\/div>\n

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(E\/CN.4\/S-5\/2).<\/p><\/div>\n

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24.   In the general debate on item 3, statements 2<\/u>\/ were made by the following members of the Commission: Argentina (3rd), Bangladesh (1st), Botswana (3rd), Brazil (3rd), Canada (3rd), Chile (3rd), China (1st), Cuba (1st), Ecuador (3rd), El Salvador (4th), France (on behalf of the) European Union; Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey aligned themselves with the statement) (3rd), Guatemala (3rd), India (3rd), Indonesia (on behalf of the Group of Asian States (1st) and on its own behalf (2nd)), Japan (2nd). Latvia (3rd), Morocco (3rd), Niger (3rd), Nigeria (on behalf of the Group of African States) (4th), Norway (4th), Pakistan (4th), Qatar (3rd), Republic of Korea (3rd), Russian Federation (4th), Senegal (1st), Sri Lanka (2nd), Sudan (3rd), <\/i>Tunisia (3rd), United States of America (1st), Venezuela (on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States) (3rd).<\/p><\/div>\n

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25.   The Commission also heard statements by the following observers: Algeria (1st), Australia (2nd), Bahrain (3rd), Belize (4th), Brunei Darussalam (4th), Democratic People's Republic of Korea (4th), Egypt (2nd), Guinea (4th), Iraq (1st), Iran (Islamic Republic of) (3rd), Israel (1st, 2nd and 3rd), Jordan (3rd), Kuwait (1st), Lebanon (3rd), Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (3rd), Malaysia (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (1st) and on its own behalf (4th), Mauritania (4th), New Zealand (4th), Oman (3rd), Saudi Arabia (1st), South Africa (4th), Syrian Arab Republic (1st), Turkey (3rd), United Arab Emirates (2nd), Viet Nam (4th), Yemen (3rd).<\/p><\/div>\n

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26.   The observer for Palestine made statements (1st and 3rd).<\/p><\/div>\n

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27.   The observers for the Holy See (3rd) and Switzerland (1st) also made statements.<\/p><\/div>\n

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28.   Statements were made by the observers for the League of Arab States (4th) and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (3rd).<\/p><\/div>\n

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29.   A statement was also made by the representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (4th).<\/p><\/div>\n

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30.   The Commission also heard statements by observers for the following non-governmental organizations: African Commission of Health and Human Rights Promoters (4th), Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man (4th), American Jewish Committee (2nd), Amnesty International (2nd), Arab Organization for Human Rights (2nd), Association for World Education (2nd), Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (2nd), Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches (2nd), General Arab Women Federation (2nd), Habitat International Coalition (4th), Indian Movement "Tupaj Amaru" (4th), International Commission of Jurists (2nd), International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (2nd), International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples (4th), International Young Catholic Students (4th), MADRE, Inc. (2nd), North South XXI (2nd), Union of Arab Jurists (2nd), War Resistors' International (2nd), Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (2nd), World Jewish Congress (joint statement with International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists) (2nd), World Federation of Democratic Youth (4th), World Organization against Torture (2nd), World Union for Progressive Judaism (4th).<\/p><\/div>\n

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31.    Statements in exercise of the equivalent to the right of reply were made by the observers for Israel (4th) and Lebanon (4th).<\/p><\/div>\n

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Grave and massive violations of the human rights of the Palestinian people by Israel<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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32.   At the 5th meeting, on 19 October 2000, the representative of Tunisia introduced draft resolution E\/CN.4\/S-5\/L.2\/Rev.l, sponsored by Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, China, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, the Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, me United Arab Emirates and Yemen.<\/p><\/div>\n

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33.   At the request of the representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, supported by the representatives of Tunisia and Venezuela, the Chairperson suspended consideration of the draft resolution.<\/p><\/div>\n

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34.   At the 6th meeting, on the same day, the Commission resumed consideration of the draft resolution.<\/p><\/div>\n

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35.   Statements in connection with the draft resolution were made by the representatives of Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference) and Tunisia.<\/p><\/div>\n

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36.   In accordance with rule 28 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council, the attention of the Commission was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications 3<\/u>\/ of the draft resolution.<\/p><\/div>\n

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37.   At the request of the representative of the United States of America, a roll-call vote was taken on the draft resolution, which was adopted by 19 votes to 16, with 17 abstentions. The voting was as follows:<\/p><\/div>\n

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In favour:<\/i>    Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Cuba, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tunisia, Venezuela.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Against:<\/i>     Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Abstaining:<\/i>   Argentina, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, Republic of Korea, Republic of the Congo, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Zambia.<\/p><\/div>\n

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38.   Statements in explanation of vote after the vote were made by the representatives of Argentina, Burundi, Canada, Chile, France (on behalf of the European Union; the Czech Republic, Latvia, Poland and Romania aligned themselves with the statement), Guatemala, India, Japan, Nepal, Norway, Mauritius, Republic of the Congo and the United States of America.<\/p><\/div>\n

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39.   After the adoption of the resolution, statements in connection with the adopted resolution were made by the observers for Israel and Palestine.<\/p><\/div>\n

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40.   For the text of the resolution as adopted, see chapter II, resolution S-5\/1.<\/p><\/div>\n

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V.  Report of the Commission to the Economic and Social Council on the fifth special session<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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41.   At the 6th meeting, on 19 October 2000, the Commission considered the draft report on the work of the fifth special session (E\/CN.4\/S-5\/L.1 and Add. 1). The draft report was adopted ad referendum sad<\/i> the Commission decided to entrust the Rapporteur with its finalization.<\/p><\/div>\n

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ANNEXES<\/p><\/div>\n

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Annex l<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Agenda<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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1.    Adoption of the agenda.<\/p><\/div>\n

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2.    Organization of work.<\/p><\/div>\n

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3.    Letter dated 3 October 2000 from the Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.<\/p><\/div>\n

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4.    Report to the Economic and Social Council on me fifth special session.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Annex II<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Attendance<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Members<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Argentina<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Leandro Despouy, Ms. Norma Nascimbene de Dumont, Mr. Sergio Cerda<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bangladesh<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Ms. Ismat Jahan, Mr. Md. Sufiur Rahman<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bhutan<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Bap Kesang, Ms. Pema Choden, Mr. Sherab Tenzim, Mr. Ugyen Tshewang<\/p><\/div>\n

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Botswana<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Ms. Nobantu Kalake<\/p><\/div>\n

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Brazil<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Celso L.N. Amorim, Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Mr. Fernando Apparício, Mr. Alexandre Peña Ghisleni<\/p><\/div>\n

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Burundi<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Adolphe Nahayo<\/p><\/div>\n

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Canada<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Ms. Marie Gervais-Vidricaire, Mr. Steve Hibbard, Ms. Deborah Chatsis, Ms. Anna Kapellas<\/p><\/div>\n

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Chile<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Juan Enrique Vega, Mr. Alejandro Salinas, Mr. Pedro Oyarce, Mr. Luis Maurelia<\/p><\/div>\n

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China<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Li Enheng, Mr. Liu Xinsheng, Mr. Ren Yisheng, Mr. Tian Lixiao, Mr. Zhang Changwei<\/p><\/div>\n

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Colombia<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Camilo Reyes Rodriguez, Mr. Harold Sandoval Bemal<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cuba<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr.Carlos Amat Forés, Mr. Jorge Iván Mora Godoy, Mr. Antonio Alonso Menéndez, Mr. Jorge Ferrer Rodríguez<\/p><\/div>\n

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Czech Republic<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Miroslav Somol, Mr. Petr Hladík, Ms. Ivana Schellongová<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ecuador<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Roberto Betancourt-Ruales, Mr. José Valencia<\/p><\/div>\n

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El Salvador<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Victor Manuel Lagos Pizzati; Mr, Mario Castro Grande<\/p><\/div>\n

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France<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Philippe Petit, Mr. Hervé Magro, Mr. Jean-Philippe Charlemagne<\/p><\/div>\n

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Germany<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Walter LeWalter, Mr. Klaus Metscher, Mr. Robert Dieter, Mr. Thomas Bittner, Mr. Dominic Krist, Ms. Gabriele Steinfatt<\/p><\/div>\n

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Guatemala<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Antonio Arenales-Fomo, Ms. Carla Rodríguez-Mancía<\/p><\/div>\n

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India<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Ms. Savitri Kunadi; Mr. Sharat Sabharwal, Mr. R.N. Prasad<\/p><\/div>\n

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Indonesia<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Nugroho Wisnumurti, Mr. Susanto Sutoyo, Mr. Primanto Hendrasmoro, Mr. I. Gusti A.W. Puja, Mr. Muhammad Anshor<\/p><\/div>\n

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Italy<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Claudio Moreno, Mr. Massimo Leggeri, Mr. Giuseppe Calvetta, Mr. Pietro Prosperi<\/p><\/div>\n

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Japan<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Koichi Haraguchi, Mr. Makoto Katsura, Mr. Masaru Watanabe, Mr. Akira Chiba, Mr. Tadashi Fujiwara, Mr. Takeshi Seto, Ms. Naoko Maeda<\/p><\/div>\n

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Latvia<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Janis Karklins, Mr. Raimonds Jansons<\/p><\/div>\n

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Luxembourg<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Ms. Michèle Pranchère-Tomassini<\/p><\/div>\n

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Madagascar<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Maxime Zafera, Ms. Clarah Andrianjaka, Mr. Koraiche Allaouidine<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mauritius<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Dhurmahdass Baichoo,Ms. Usha Chandnee Dwarka-Canabady, Mr. Ravindranath Sawmy,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ms. Shiu Ching Young Kim Fat<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mexico<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Ms. Perla Carvalho, Mr. Arturo Hernández Basave, Mr. Alejandro Negrin Muñoz<\/p><\/div>\n

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Morocco<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Nacer Benjelloun-Touimi, Ms. Jalila Houmane, Mr. Lofti Bouchaara<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nepal<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Shambhu Ram Simkhada, Mr. Nabin Bahadur Shrestha, Mr. Suresh Man Shrestha, Mr. Pushpa Raj Bhattarai<\/p><\/div>\n

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Niger<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Adamou Seydou<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nigeria<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. P.I. Ayewoh<\/p><\/div>\n

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Norway<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Björn Skogmo, Mr. Roald Næss, Mr. Sven Seyje, Ms. Ingrid M. Sylow<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pakistan<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Malik Azhar Ellahi, Mr. Imtiaz Hussain, Mr. Zahid Hussain Bukhari, Ms. Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, Mr. Farrukh Iqbal Khan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Peru<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Jorge Voto-Bernales, Luis Enrique Chavez Basagoitia, Mr. Gonzalo Guillén Béker<\/p><\/div>\n

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Philippines<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Samuel T. Ramel, Mr. Denis Y. Lepatan, Ms. Maria Teresa C. Lepatan, Ms. Elvira L. Maaghop<\/p><\/div>\n

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Poland<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Tomasz Knothe, Ms. Anna Grupinska, Ms. Krystyna Zurek, Mr. Jerzy Baurski<\/p><\/div>\n

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Portugal<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr.Alvaro deMendonça e Moura, Mr. José Jú1io Pereira Gbmes, Mr. Luis Filipe Faro Ramos<\/p><\/div>\n

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Qatar<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Fahad Awaida Al-Thani, Mr. Abdulla Hussein Jaber, Mr. Mohamed Ali Al-Malki<\/p><\/div>\n

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Republic of Korea<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Man-soon Chang, Mr. Byung-se Yun, Mr. Gil-sou Shin, Mr. Kang-il Hu<\/p><\/div>\n

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Republic of the Congo<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Justin Biabaroh-Iboro, Ms. Delphine Bikouta<\/p><\/div>\n

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Romania<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Ms. Anda-Cristina Filip, Mr. Alexandru Farcas, Mr. Florin Ciolacu, Mr. Anton Pacuretu<\/p><\/div>\n

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Russian Federation<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Vasily Sidorbv, Mr. Yuri Boichenko, Mr. Alexander Zasypkin, Mr. Victor Meshkov, Mr. Grigory Lukiyantsev, Mr. Vladimir Dolgoborodov, Mr. Vassily Kuleshov, Ms. Yulia Gusynina<\/p><\/div>\n

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Rwanda<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Canisius Kananura<\/p><\/div>\n

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Senegal<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Ibou Ndiaye, Mr. Diégane Samba Thioune, Mr. Abdoulaye Dieye, Mr. Mamadou Diongue, Mr. Papa Diop<\/p><\/div>\n

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Spain<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Joaquín Pérez-Villanueva y Tovar, Mr. Iñigo de Palacio España<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sri Lanka<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Sudantha S. Ganegama-Arachchi, Mr. A. Saj U. Mendis<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sudan<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Ibrahim Mirghani Ibrahim, Mr. Omer M.A. Siddig, Mr. Mohamed Yousif Abdalla, Mr. Christopher Leonardo Jeda<\/p><\/div>\n

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Swaziland<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Albert H.N, Shabangu, Mr. Clifford S. Mamba<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tunisia<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Hatem Ben Salem, Mr. Mohamed Samir Koubaa, Mr. Raouf Chatty, Ms. Chiraz Ben Abdallah<\/p><\/div>\n

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Simon W.J. Fuller, Mr. Derek A.R.Walton, Mr. Kevin D. Lyne, Mr. Paul Bentall<\/p><\/div>\n

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United States of America<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Ms. Nancy H. Rubin, Mr. E. Michael Southwick, Mr. James B. Foley, Ms. Pamela E. Holmes, Mr. Michael Peay, Mr. Howard Perlow, Ms. Cheryl Sim, Mr. Steven Solomon, Mr. Steven Wagenseil<\/p><\/div>\n

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Venezuela<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Werner Corrales Leal, Mr. Victor Rodríguez Cedeño, Mr. Alfredo Michelena, Mr. Vladimir González Villaparedes, Ms. María Eugenia Moreno<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zambia<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Ms. Irene B. Fundafunda, Ms. E.T. Sinjela<\/p><\/div>\n

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State Members of the United Nations represented by observers<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Afghanistan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Albania<\/p><\/div>\n

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Algeria<\/p><\/div>\n

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Angola<\/p><\/div>\n

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Armenia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Australia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Austria<\/p><\/div>\n

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Azerbaijan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bahrain<\/p><\/div>\n

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Belarus<\/p><\/div>\n

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Belgium<\/p><\/div>\n

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Belize<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/p><\/div>\n

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Brunei Darussalam<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bulgaria<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cameroon<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cape Verde<\/p><\/div>\n

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Costa Rica<\/p><\/div>\n

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Côte d'Ivoire<\/p><\/div>\n

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Croatia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cyprus<\/p><\/div>\n

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea<\/p><\/div>\n

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Denmark<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dominican Republic<\/p><\/div>\n

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Egypt<\/p><\/div>\n

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Eritrea<\/p><\/div>\n

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Estonia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ethiopia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Finland<\/p><\/div>\n

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Georgia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ghana<\/p><\/div>\n

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Greece<\/p><\/div>\n

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Guinea<\/p><\/div>\n

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Haiti<\/p><\/div>\n

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Honduras<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hungary<\/p><\/div>\n

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Iceland<\/p><\/div>\n

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Iran (Islamic Republic of)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Iraq<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ireland<\/p><\/div>\n

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Israel<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jamaica<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jordan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kazakhstan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kenya<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kuwait<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lebanon<\/p><\/div>\n

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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lithuania<\/p><\/div>\n

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Malaysia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Malta<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mauritania<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mongolia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mozambique<\/p><\/div>\n

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Myanmar<\/p><\/div>\n

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Netherlands<\/p><\/div>\n

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New Zealand<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nicaragua<\/p><\/div>\n

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Oman<\/p><\/div>\n

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Panama<\/p><\/div>\n

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Republic of Moldova<\/p><\/div>\n

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San Marino<\/p><\/div>\n

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Saudi Arabia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Singapore<\/p><\/div>\n

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Slovakia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Slovenia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Somalia<\/p><\/div>\n

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South Africa<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sweden<\/p><\/div>\n

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Syrian Arab Republic<\/p><\/div>\n

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Thailand<\/p><\/div>\n

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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Turkey<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ukraine<\/p><\/div>\n

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United Arab Emirates<\/p><\/div>\n

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United Republic of Tanzania<\/p><\/div>\n

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Uruguay<\/p><\/div>\n

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Viet Nam<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yemen<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zimbabwe<\/p><\/div>\n

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Non-member States of the United Nations represented by observers<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Holy See, Switzerland<\/p><\/div>\n

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Other observers<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Palestine<\/p><\/div>\n

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United Nations bodies<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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United Nations Children's Fund<\/p><\/div>\n

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United Nations Development Programme<\/p><\/div>\n

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United Nations Population Fund<\/p><\/div>\n

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Commission on Human Rights mechanisms<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967<\/p><\/div>\n

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Intergovernmental organizations<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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European Union<\/p><\/div>\n

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Organization of African Unity<\/p><\/div>\n

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League of Arab States<\/p><\/div>\n

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Organization of the Islamic Conference<\/p><\/div>\n

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Other entities<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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International Committee of the Red Cross<\/p><\/div>\n

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Non-governmental organizations<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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General consultative status<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Caritas Intemationalis (International Confederation of Catholic Charities)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches<\/p><\/div>\n

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Europe-Third World Centre<\/p><\/div>\n

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Franciscans International<\/p><\/div>\n

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International Association for Religious Freedom<\/p><\/div>\n

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International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations<\/p><\/div>\n

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Muslim World League<\/p><\/div>\n

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World Confederation of Labour<\/p><\/div>\n

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World Federation of Democratic Youth<\/p><\/div>\n

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World Federation of Trade Unions<\/p><\/div>\n

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World Muslim Congress<\/p><\/div>\n

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Special consultative status<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man<\/p><\/div>\n

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African Commission of Health and Human Rights Promoters<\/p><\/div>\n

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All India Women's Conference<\/p><\/div>\n

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American Jewish Committee, The<\/p><\/div>\n

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Amnesty International<\/p><\/div>\n

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Arab Organization for Human Rights<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies<\/p><\/div>\n

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Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers)<\/p><\/div>\n

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General Arab Women Federation<\/p><\/div>\n

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Indian Movement, "Tupaj Amaru"<\/p><\/div>\n

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Interfaith International<\/p><\/div>\n

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International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists<\/p><\/div>\n

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International Catholic Migration Commission<\/p><\/div>\n

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International Commission of Jurists<\/p><\/div>\n

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International Council of Jewish Women<\/p><\/div>\n

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International Federation of Human Rights Leagues<\/p><\/div>\n

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International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples<\/p><\/div>\n

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International Organization for the Development of Freedom of Education<\/p><\/div>\n

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International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination<\/p><\/div>\n

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International Service for Human Rights<\/p><\/div>\n

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International Young Catholic Students<\/p><\/div>\n

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MADRE, Inc.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights<\/p><\/div>\n

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New Humanity<\/p><\/div>\n

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North South XXI<\/p><\/div>\n

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Salvation Army, The<\/p><\/div>\n

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Union of Arab Jurists<\/p><\/div>\n

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War Resisters' International<\/p><\/div>\n

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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom<\/p><\/div>\n

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Women's International Zionist Organization<\/p><\/div>\n

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World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women<\/p><\/div>\n

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World Jewish Congress<\/p><\/div>\n

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World Movement of Mothers<\/p><\/div>\n

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World Organization against Torture<\/p><\/div>\n

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World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations<\/p><\/div>\n

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Roster<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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Association for World Education<\/p><\/div>\n

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Association of World Citizens<\/p><\/div>\n

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Movement against Racism and for<\/p><\/div>\n

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Friendship among Peoples<\/p><\/div>\n

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World Union for Progressive Judaism<\/p><\/div>\n

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Annex III<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Administrative and programme budget implications of<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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resolution S-5\/1 adopted by the Commission at its fifth special session<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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At its 6th meeting, on 19 October 2000, the Commission adopted resolution S-5\/1. The administrative and programme budget implications will be published in an addendum to the present report.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Annex IV<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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List of documents issued for the fifth special session of the Commission<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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E\/CN.4\/S-5\/1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Provisional agenda: note by the Secretary-General<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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E\/CN.4\/S-5\/1\/Add.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Annotations to the provisional agenda prepared by the Secretary-General<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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E\/CN.4\/S-5\/2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Letter dated 3 October 2000 from the Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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E\/CN.4\/S-5\/3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mission report on Israel's violations of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, submitted by Mr. Giorgio Giacomelli, Special Rapporteur<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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E\/CN.4\/S-5-4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Letter dated 19 October 2000 from the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Draft report of the fifth special session of the Commission<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Grave and massive violations of the human rights of the Palestinian people by Israel: draft resolution<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Written statement submitted by the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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\t<\/span>1<\/u>\/\t<\/span>Summary records of each of the meetings are subject to correction. They are considered final with the issuance of a consolidated corrigendum (E\/CN.4\/S-5\/SR.l-6\/Corrigendum).<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>2<\/u>\/\t<\/span>The number in parentheses following the name of a State or organization denotes the number of the meeting at which the statement was made.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>3<\/u>\/\t<\/span>Annex III contains the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the Commission resolution.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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