Human Rights Council
Twentieth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development

Thailand’s comments on the report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children

Introduction

1 . The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its twelfth session from 3 to 14 October 2011. The review of Thailand was held at the 6th meeting on 5 October 2011. The delegation of Thailand was headed by Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Special Envoy of the Royal Thai Government. At its 10th meeting held on 7 October 2011, the Working Group adopted the report on Thailand.

I. Introducción

UN report warns of disturbing trend of attacks against schools during armed conflicts

An increasing number of parties to armed conflicts around the world are deliberately attacking schools or forcing them to close in a disturbing and growing trend, according to a United Nations report released today. The annual report of the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict finds that out of 22 conflicts that were monitored, attacks against schools and hospitals were reported in at least 15.

Sixty-fourth session
Second Committee
Agenda item 53 (c)
Sustainable development: International Strategy
for Disaster Reduction

Sudan:* draft resolution

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolutions 44/236 of 22 December 1989, 49/22 A of 2 December 1994, 49/22 B of 20 December 1994, 53/185 of 15 December 1998, 54/219 of 22 December 1999, 56/195 of 21 December 2001, 57/256 of 20 December 2002, 58/214 of 23 December 2003, 59/231 of

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B6-0554, 0557, 0558, 0564, 0566 and 0567/2008

The European Parliament ,

- having regard to its resolutions of 19 June 2008(1) , 24 April 2008(2) , 27 September 2007(3) , 21 June 2007(4) and 14 December 2006(5) on Burma,

- having regard to the Council's Conclusions on Burma/Myanmar of 29 April 2008, adopted at the General Affairs and External relations Council in Luxembourg, and the Council Common Position 2006/318/CFSP of 27 April 2006 renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar(6) ,

- having

1. A significant increase in the numbers of persons of concern to UNHCR brought new challenges in 2006. While there was a 14 per cent increase in refugee numbers from the previous year, the Office's involvement, together with other humanitarian partners, in protecting and assisting internally displaced persons (IDPs) under the inter-agency cluster approach, resulted in a doubling of IDP figures. Thanks to better data capturing, many more stateless people have been identified, also swelling numbers.

2. Despite a plethora of complex challenges,

Note by the Secretary-General

The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the members of the General Assembly the report of the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Walter Kälin, submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 58/177 and Commission on Human Rights resolution 2005/46.

General Assembly Sixtieth session
Item 74 (a) of the preliminary list*

Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance: strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations

Economic and Social Council
Substantive session of 2005
New York, 29 June-27 July 2005
Item 5 of the provisional agenda**
Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance