A paediatrician is currently preparing a draft protocol on mother to child transmission.

However, other delegations stressed that the draft protocol was a law enforcement instrument and that the work of other bodies might not necessarily be relevant for the purpose of the draft protocol.

The risk element was therefore a prerequisite for application of the draft optional protocol.

That was why it was vital to conclude a draft protocol to cover such situations.

His delegation would have liked to see a draft protocol of broader scope than appeared viable.

Mr. Guan Jian (China) said that his delegation supported the draft resolution and the draft optional protocol.

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There was no need, therefore, to elaborate a new definition for the purposes of the draft protocol.

As a result, clear guidelines for making such a distinction would have to be incorporated into the draft protocol.

The draft resolution itself had been elaborated with a view to addressing some of the concerns raised during the negotiations on the draft optional protocol.

The relationship between the draft optional protocol and the Convention was spelled out in draft article I, which stipulated that the protocol supplemented the Convention and that the two should be read and interpreted together as a single document.

(d) Working Group on a draft optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

a. Considerations relating to the possibility of the United Nations serving as supervisory authority under the preliminary draft protocol

a. Considerations relating to the possibility of the United Nations serving as supervisory authority under the preliminary draft protocol

Moreover, the draft protocol must apply only when the host country so decided.

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The legal protection available to personnel must therefore be strengthened, and completion of the draft protocol must be a priority.

He urged all Governments to make every effort to achieve a successful conclusion of the negotiations on the draft protocol.

The language in article III of the draft protocol would also need further consideration.

The scope of application of the draft protocol should exclude activities undertaken by United Nations personnel as parties to a conflict.

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A realistic approach to the provisions relating to application of the draft protocol was necessary if future negotiations were to be successful.

His delegation therefore looked forward to working with other States with a view to finalizing the draft protocol during the current session.

Any move to adopt the draft protocol before such issues had been addressed would be counterproductive.

On the basis of this decision, the COP, assisted by the subsidiary bodies, prepared a number of draft decisions concerning the Kyoto Protocol.

Moreover, the reference in that paragraph to a host State should be implicitly understood to refer to a host State party to the draft optional protocol, since only such States parties could assume or fail to assume obligations under the protocol.

Lastly, her delegation was ready to work constructively towards concluding the draft protocol as soon as possible.

Some delegations expressed doubts regarding any attempt to define peacebuilding in the context of the draft protocol.

However, some delegations indicated that the matter should not be considered in the present draft optional protocol.

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Draft decisions VII AA and XVII AA Status of ratification of the Vienna Convention, the Montreal Protocol and the London, Copenhagen, Montreal and Beijing amendments to the Montreal Protocol

Another important provision in the draft protocol was the right of a State to exercise its national jurisdiction over personnel who violated its laws.

Mr. Dolatyar (Islamic Republic of Iran) said that his delegation looked forward to the adoption of the draft resolution and of the draft optional protocol annexed thereto.

Once that was done, the consideration  and the ultimate acceptance of the draft protocol would be greatly eased.

It was therefore crucial that the text of the draft protocol should leave no room for legal ambiguity.

Action should therefore be expedited to draft an optional protocol that would address the inadequacies of the Convention.

It was, therefore, her delegation's understanding that the draft optional protocol would apply only to natural disasters that actually produced a situation of exceptional risk.

We will now take a decision on the draft resolution, entitled Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel .

Such a declaration could be made when the State became a party to the draft protocol or at any time prior to the deployment of such an operation.

With regard to article II, paragraph 3, of the draft protocol, the proposals submitted by the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union and by Canada would safeguard the legitimate right of the host State to opt out of applying the draft protocol in certain cases.

He called on Member States to muster the necessary political will to ensure early adoption of the draft protocol.

The current text of the draft protocol therefore offered less protection to personnel than his delegation believed they deserved.

Mr. Hmoud (Jordan) said he hoped that after long and intense negotiations, the draft protocol would be adopted soon.

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By the operative paragraphs of the draft resolution, the General Assembly would adopt the draft Optional Protocol and request the Secretary General, as depositary, to open it for signature.