lated and made available to all States parties before the date of the election. Such nominees are therefore at a considerable disadvantage over other candidates in promoting their candidacy and winning support from other States parties. Nevertheless, the established practice is that the meeting of states parties will be asked to endorse the nomination of candidates received after the deadline at the start of the meeting and, if the meeting agrees, their names will be included on the ballot paper. Withdrawal of candidates States parties may at any time before the election withdraw any nominations they have made either by writing to the Secretariat (OHCHR) in advance of the meeting or by notifying the Chair of the Meeting of States Parties in the room on the day of the meeting. Where can I find the list of candidates? Once the nomination process has closed, the Secretariat will prepare an official document listing all nominees and reproducing their resumes. This document will be circulated to all permanent missions by note verbale. At the same time, the list is posted on the web pages of the relevant treaty body on the website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. A link to the meeting of states parties page will appear on the main committee page some months before the elections with links to download all related documents. Please go to www.ohchr.org and follow the menus to Human Rights Bodies and then the relevant committee. Relevant information related to meetings of states parties including rules of procedure, lists of candidates and links, are also posted on the Candiweb e-room service for delegates at United Nations Headquarters: https://eroom.un.org/eRoom/UNHQ01/Candiweb 14