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CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES OF A
FOLLOW-UP REPORT OF COUNTRY MISSIONS OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON EXTREME
POVERTY & OTHER UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS & INDEPENDENT EXPERTS
6. "An important debate on
improving follow-up on States' reactions to the recommendations and
observations of human rights mechanisms is ongoing.
Currently there is no institutional
mechansim at the international level through which the impact of special
procedures' recommendations can be measured. Several special procedures have
developed a systematic method to assess the impact of country visits
recommendations, while others have made these assessments on a less systematic
basis. For example, some have conducted follow-up visits to previous visits
under their mandate to the same country. Those visits have been valuable in
highlighting ongoing human rights concerns and assessing the implementation of
recommendations. Others have formulated follow-up reports on the basis of
information requested from the States concerned, national human rights
institutions, and civil society organizations. However, financial and human
resource constraints prevent most mandate holders from engaging in repeated
visits to States, or conducting other follow-up.
7. The importance of following up on
country mission recommendations cannot be overstated. A follow-up visit is the
best way to assess the developments in the country with regard to past
recommendations in situ. However, in the light of budget constraints that limit
the number of each special procedure's missions to two per year, the Special
Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty decided to use existing resources to explore countries
not previously visited by the mandate.
8. In order to carry out the
follow-up initiative, the Special Rapporteur employed the more feasible
alternative, already explored by some mandate holders, of requesting States and
other stakeholders to provide information regarding her recommendations
following her country visits." ....................................
Example - Follow up on Ecuador - C.
Situation of People Vulerable to Poverty
1. Women - 2. Children
- 3. Persons with Disabilities - 4. Indigenous Peoples
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