REPORTING TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES TRAINING GUIDE: Part II — Notes for Facilitators üü The main elements of a treaty-specific report, including differences between initial and periodic reports as well as the structure, content and word limits üü The format of State party reports üü Annexes to State party reports are only supporting documents and should not contain new or key information. They are not translated üü The reporting status of the country, sub-region or region as relevant üü An example of treaty-specific reporting guidelines relevant to the region TIP ÎÎInstead of a PPT you can use flipcharts and markers to deliver this presentation and to write down the main elements of a CCD and a treaty-specific report. ÎÎIf you include Step 1, prepare in advance PPT slides of the reporting status table and the list of countries who have submitted CCDs to be shown on the screen. This will save time and will be easier for participants to view. Step 3: Wrap-up  Duration 5 minutes Key messages for the wrap-up can include: üü the content of a State party report should reflect the situation ‘in law’ and ‘in practice’ with respect to the implementation of the relevant treaty; üü statistical data to be presented in annexes and which should allow a comparison over time, indicating sources and being disaggregated by sex, age, etc. üü stressing that the word limits for each of the documents constituting the report of the State party should be respected, in line with General Assembly resolution 68/268. TIP ÎÎDo not forget to mention which of the capacities of a NMRF are linked with the preparation of the State party report. For example: • The preparation of the report enables the NMRF to demonstrate its capacity and authority to coordinate the gathering of information and collection of data needed to draft the State party report, from different ministries, parliament, the judiciary, the national office for statistics, etc. 36