Special Session relative to the situation of human rights in Cote d'Ivoire since the elections on 28 November 2010, to be held in Room XX of the Palais des Nations on Thursday, 23 December 2010 at 10:00; An open-ended informative consultation in relation to the Special Session shall be held on Wednesday, 22 December at 15:00 in Room XX of the Palais des Nations. The Secretariat of the Human Rights Council presents its compliments to all Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva and has the honour to inform them that,on 21 December 2010 at 17:50, it received a request by Nigeria on behalf of the African Group and the United States of America, to convene a special session on "The situation of human rights in Cote d'Ivoire since the elections on 28 November 2010". In order for a special session to be convened, in conformity with operative paragraph 10 of General Assembly resolution 60/251, the support of one-third of the membership of the Council (16 members or more) is required. The above-mentioned request was submitted by the following Member States of the Council: Belgium, Brazil, France, Hungary, Japan, Maldives, Mexico, Nigeria on behalf of the African Group, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. Further to consultations with the President of the Human Rights Council, the Secretariat also wishes to inform all Permanent Missions that the Special Session shall be held in Room XX of the Palais des Nations on Thursday, 23 December 2010 at 10:00. Pursuant to paragraph 124 of the Annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 the President shall convene an open-ended informative consultation in relation to the Special Session. This consultation shall be held on Wednesday, 22 December at 15:00in Room XX of the Palais des Nations. The Secretariat of the Human Rights Council ***Please note that while this message is being sent to all interested civil society actors, participation in meetings of the Human Rights Council is limited to those NGOs with consultative status with ECOSOC. Further Information: Cote d'Ivoire: UN officials demand end to provocation and rights violations [UN News Center, 21 December 2010]
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