What’s the relation between the Council and the United Nations?
It’s a subsidiary body to the General Assembly which directly depends on the United Nations, and no longer on ECOSOC. Where does the Council meet? Based in Geneva, it holds several sessions per year for a total of 10 weeks. It can also hold extraordinary sessions in the case of emergency situations upon request from one of its members and with consent from a third of the Council’s members. What status do NGOs have? The resolution guarantees the practices in force at the Commission. Accreditation, the right to submit written communications and to pronounce oral declarations shall be identical. Possibilities for additional modalities of participation have been foreseen by the Council’s new functions such as the periodic universal examination mechanism, reinforced practices and interactive dialogue with Special Procedures. What are the relations of the Council with the High Commissioner? Identical to those of the Commission: it reports on the High Commissioner’s work. What are the main go
