._..,..... -~- .. - IV. FUTURE MEETINGS or THE COMMITTEE 19. In accordance with, rule 2 of the rul •• of procedur., the Committ•• d.cid.d to hold two •••• ion. at G.n,v3 in 1989 of two w••t.' duration .ach, pret.rably in April and Nov.mb.r. 20. In addition, at ita 7th m•• ting, on 22 April 1988, the Committee adopted, without a vot., the followin9 d.ci.ion conc.rnin9 thn po•• ibi1ity of CODV'DiD9 a s.cond •••• ion in 19881 "Tb. CQJJIDitt.e Again.t Tortua, "Haying r.yi."..4 it. obligation. and r ••pon.ibilitie. under the Conv.ntion a9aln.t Torture and Other Cru.l, Inhuman or De9radiD9 Tr•• ~Dt or Puni.hm.nt, "Taking into account the •• dou. aituation r'9ardin9 torture in th. world and the n••d tor urq.nt and .tf.ctiv. m.a.ur•• a9ain.t tortur., "Reterring to it. d"ci.ion that, in ord.r to carry out it. r ••po.l.ibiliti•• und.r the Conv.ntion at a minimum acc.ptabl. ltv~l, two B••• ions of the Committ•• would b. D.c••••ry ••ch y••r ( ••• rult 2 ot the rule. of procedure of the Committee), "I. Decid•• to requeut the (a) R.vi.w the curr.nt and proj.ct.d r ••ource requirem.nt. for the of the Committ•• in 1~881 op.~ation S.cretary-G.n.ra~ to, (b) Con.id.r th. po•• ibility of arr.D9in9 • •econd •••• ion of the Committ•• , within tb~ overall bud9.t contemplated for th. fir.t financial period by th. rir.t ..e.tin9 at Stat•• paltie. to the Conv.ntionl "2. further (.gullt. the S.cr.tary-Glneral to 1nfom the Coanitt.e and the State. parti.. to the Convention of th. arran9. .ent. tbat b. ha. beln able to s.t in train on the ba.l. of such r.view." -5-