Appendix II: Conclusions and Recommendations of the Meeting of Chairpersons of Human Rights Treaty Bodies
| Published date | 01 December 1990 |
| Date | 01 December 1990 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/016934419000800413 |
| Subject Matter | Part C: Appendices |
NQHR
4/1990
APPENDIX
II
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MEE;TING OF
CHAIRPERSONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES
Geneva, 1-5 October 1990
49. The following conclusions and recommendations are respectfully
submitted to the General Assembly for its considerationin accordance with
its resolution 44/135. Some concern action that might be taken by the
General Assembly itself or by other appropriate organs of the United
Nations, while others fall within the competence of the respective treaty
bodies or of the States parties to the treaties. However, no distinction is
drawn in this regard for the purposes of the present report, since the
mandate of the meeting is to propose diverse means to improve the
functioning of the treaty supervisory system.
50. In view of the very large number of overdue reports owed to the treaty
bodies as a whole, the General Assembly should continue to emphasize the
importance of adequate and timely reporting by all States parties to the
various treaties.
51. The treaty bodies themselves should continue to use all appropriate
means to promote the submission of overdue reports. Where possible,
efforts should be made to develop a dialogue with the representatives in .
New York, Geneva or Vienna of the States parties concerned with a view
to emphasizing the importance of reporting and to exploring possible
means of assisting them. In cases where anumber of overdue reports are
involved,the Under-Secretary-General for Human Rights should raise the
matter in the course of his regular consultations with the representatives of
States parties.
52. While noting with satisfaction the steadily growing number of States
parties to the various instruments, the Chairpersons stressed that there is
no cause for complacency in thisregard.
The
goal of achieving the universal
applicability of the principal instruments remains far from being achieved.
States which have not yet ratified those instruments should be urged to
reconsider their position and to take appropriate measures to seek to
remove any remaining obstacles to ratification or accession.
53. The financial situation of the treaty bodies warrants continuing
attention by the General Assembly and the States parties. In particular, the
Chairpersons urge that action be taken by States parties to the Inter-
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