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F.
Agendas
8.
At its 1020th meeting, on 31 October 2011, the Committee adopted the items listed
in the provisional agenda submitted by the Secretary-General (CAT/C/47/1) as the agenda
of its forty-seventh session.
9.
At its 1058th meeting, on 7 May 2012, the Committee adopted the items listed in the
provisional agenda submitted by the Secretary-General (CAT/C/48/1 and Corr.1) as the
agenda of its forty-eighth session.
G.
Participation of Committee members in other meetings
10.
During the period under consideration, Committee members participated in different
meetings organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR):
(a)
The twelfth Inter-Committee Meeting, held in Geneva from 27 to 29 June
2011, was attended by Mr. Alessio Bruni and Mr. Grossman; the latter also participated in
the twenty-third Meeting of Chairpersons, held in Geneva on 30 June and 1 July 2011;
(b)
An event to mark United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of
Torture, held in Ramallah on 27 June 2011, was attended by Ms. Sveaass;
(c)
The expert group meeting on gender-motivated killings of women, held in
New York on 12 October 2011, was attended by Ms. Gaer;
(d)
The regional consultation for the Americas on enhancing cooperation
between United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms on prevention of torture
and the protection of victims of torture, held in Washington D.C. on 29 and 30 November
2011, was attended by Mr. Grossman;
(e)
The regional consultation for Europe on enhancing cooperation between
United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms on prevention of torture and the
protection of victims of torture, held in Geneva on 15 and 16 December 2011, was attended
by Mr. Bruni;
(f)
The regional consultation for Africa on enhancing cooperation between
United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms on prevention of torture and the
protection of victims of torture, held in Addis Ababa on 6 and 7 February 2012, was
attended by Ms. Belmir.
11.
In the context of the treaty body strengthening process:
(a)
Ms. Gaer participated in a seminar, held on 19 and 20 September 2011, in
Bristol, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This high-level seminar
was organized by the Human Rights Implementation Centre of the University of Bristol on
the implementation of United Nations treaty body concluding observations, in the context
of the treaty body strengthening process. It examined the implementation and follow-up of
concluding observations from United Nations treaty bodies, focusing firstly on the role of
the treaty bodies themselves and OHCHR in following up concluding observations, and
secondly on the implementation methods and strategies adopted by State authorities and
follow-up mechanisms adopted by other national actors in the European region;
(b)
Ms. Gaer and Mr. Grossman participated in an expert meeting on treaty body
petitions organized by OHCHR, held in Geneva on 29 October 2011. This expert meeting
was aimed at providing an open space for members of treaty bodies to discuss how to
strengthen and harmonize their existing working methods with regard to the consideration
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