Chile Non-Paper 1 OlMayl2006
First meeting of the Human Rights Council In view of the common objective of strengthening the UN human rights machinery, ihe latter should be prevented from being interrupted or staying idle during the Council's establislment process. The Council shall assume, review and, where necessary, improve and rationalize all mandates, mechanisms, functions and responsibilities of the Commission on Human Rights. At the same time it has to create mechanisms for the fulfilment of new functions (such as the universal periodic review) and adopt modalities to work on a regular basis during a minimum of 10 weelcs per year, in at least thee sessions, of which one should be the main one. During what is left of 2006, the availability of conference services allows for two weeks in Tune (1930), three weeks in September and two in November (7 weeks altogether). Principles 1 Criteria 1. Certainty. There is a need to reach ad-referendum agreements on administrative matters, agenda, mles of procedure and program of work of the June meeting and some basic understanding about the rest of the year. This need is especially acute for organizing the High Level Segment (EES).
2. Inclusiveness. Open, transparent and participative consultations in order to get a clear understanding of the objectives and priorities from all participants, including all UN members and NGOs.
3. Flexibilitf. Be receptive about the priorities of others. Avoid categorization of each other's ~riorities (substantiveiprocedural, urgenthon-urgent, divisivelnon-confrontational, etc.).

4. Continuitv. Decisions must be taken to allow the system to keep working throughout the transition period (to safeguard the legacy of the Commission). 5. Prioritization and self-restraint. Limited meeting-time available will not allow the consideration of all issues in June. There is a need for all delegations to reflect on their own priorities for June and for the rest of the year. Self-restraint is needed to avoid an overloaded agenda in June.

6. Gradual approach. It will not be possible (or even advisable) to establish in June the modalities and rules to be applied during the first years of the Council. We may need to settle for provisional ameements (applicable only for the first session or the first year). This would mean:

- Based on OP 11 of Res. Ai601251, use GA Rules and other modalities of the 61" CHR for - To have a high level segment in June following the established modalities. - To agree on an agenda for the June meeting and on a general outline of a program of work for
the September and November meetings. observers and NGOs (accreditation, etc.).

June 2006 Meetin2 Opening Ceremony. [Possible participation of Secretary General, High Comnlissioner for Bunlan Rights, President of the General Assembly.]. Aigb Le.i,el Segment. [Based on 2005 modalities. Possible reduction of speaking-time from 15 to 7 minutes, to complete the segment by Thursday 22"d.].

Chile Non-Paper lO/May/2006 Possible Aeenda for the June meeting

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1. Election of Officers. [Chairman, one or more Vice-Chairmen and a ~ a ~ p o r t e u r ' ] . 2. Adoption of Agenda and Organization of work. [Based on OP 11' GA Res. NG01251 and CHR Docs. 2002116 y 2003/118].
3. Report of the EIigh Commissioner for Human Rights.

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4. Implementation of GA Res. AJ601251. 4.1. Matters related to mandates, mechanisms, functions and responsibilities of the Commission on Human Eghts3. [Decision on extension of all mandates through an all-encompassing resolution. Including Special Procedures and Expert Bodies. Decision on the 1503 procedure, including its report. Decision on the Sub commission, including examination of its report, extension of mandate of its members, functioning of working groups, work of its special rapporteurs, transitional arrangements for last meeting].
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4.2. Reports of the CKR's Intergovernmental Working Groups. [Racism, Right to Development, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Disappearances' Convention, Indigenous Declaration].
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4.3.Measures for definition of universal review mechanism4, revision of mandates, expert advice and complaint mechanism5. [Through creation of working groups or other facilitation mechanism. Possible role of SP's Coordinating Committee to express views &om mandate holders]. 4.4. Other initiatives and proposais. Pased on priorities of all delegations.]. 4.5.Program of work for first year. (Rule 99 b). [Including a calendar for the consideration of reports referred to the council6.Interactive dialogues. Dates of meetings. Flexible enough to allow inclusion of emerging issues.].

5. Report of the session.

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I Rule 103: "Each Main Committee shall elect a Chairman, two Vice-Chairmen and a Rapporteur. In the case of other committees, each shall elect a Chairman, one or more Vice-Chairmen and a Rapporteur [...IM. Decides that the Council shall apply the rules of procedure established for committees of the General Assembly, as applicable, unless subsequently otl~erwise decided by the Assembly of the Council, and also decides that the partjcipation of and consultation with observers, including States that are not members of the Council, the specialized agencies, other 1nre:rovem1ll~r:~1 orpmlz=tionj 2nd r.at:onel hm~mrnr:ghts !nsntcrlons. i s wcl.' as n o n - j o \ , r m ~ e n r0r~an:za-ons,shall be ~I :,+scd on cl:?r:l;ln-lrri. lrclcdine Ecoronlc 2:id SOC:~. Counc:I rcsoIc110~. I996 ?I o i ? 5 J d \ , 1996 nrd prac:lces obscrted by the ~ommi&ion Human ~ i ~ h t s , ensuring the most effective conrribution of these entities. on while Decides also that the Council shall assume, review and, where necessary, improve and rationalize all mandates, mechanisms, functions and responsibilities of tile Con~niissionon Human Rights in order to maintain a system o f special procedures, expert advice and a coniplaint procedure; the Council shall complete this review within one year alter the holding of its first session (OPG Res. AI60115 I). OP 5 e) Res. AI60!251. 5 See Note 3. Commission on Human Rights Resolution E!ECN.41?006lL.2 (Paragraph 2).

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