United Nations – Plan Presented for New UN Human Rights Council
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: February 19, 2006
New UN rights council put forward
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A The new council would replace the Human Rights Commission, which has A new compromise proposal by General Assembly president Jan Eliasson UN Secretary General Kofi Annan welcomed the plans and urged members to Key component The compromise proposal was presented in the form of a draft resolution The council, if approved by the General Assembly, would replace the
The creation of the council is seen as a key component of UN reform. The idea for a new council was backed by September’s meeting of world Instead it was left to the UN membership to debate contentious issues The divisions led Mr Eliasson to draw up this compromise. His proposed council would meet for at least three sessions a year and Diplomats involved in the negotiation said the final structure was a Mr Annan has called for UN members to support the latest text, warning Mr Eliasson’s office said they hoped his draft resolution would be |
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