Nigerian Ambassador Martin Ilhoeghian Uhomoibhi said this session was being spearheaded by Brazil and by Egypt on behalf of African countries. Resolutions issued by the 47-member Council, which held a special session last year on the food crisis, are not binding. "The holding of this session, I believe, is an important sign from the Human Rights Council that we should and can address all emerging challenges which have implications for human rights," Uhomoibhi told a news briefing. "The hope of this session is to send out a strong message that human rights should not be overlooked or allowed to be drowned by the current financial crisis that is affecting all our lives particularly the lives of the most vulnerable in our respective societies," he said. The deadline for the submission of NGO written statements, originally set for close of business last Friday, has been extended to Wednesday 18 February 2009, 6 pm.
SPECIAL SESSION: Impact of the financial and economic crisis on the universal realisation and effective enjoyment of human rights
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