The Committee notes with satisfaction the following positive developments

2. Notes with satisfaction the positive evolution and development of cooperation between the two organizations

1. Takes notes with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary General A 57 283.

2. Notes with satisfaction the support given to the establishment of the Centre by the host country

2. Notes with satisfaction the support provided for the establishment of the Centre by the host country

2. Notes with satisfaction the support provided for the establishment of the Centre by the host country

2. Notes with satisfaction that one hundred and seventeen States already have subscribed to the Code of Conduct

24. Notes with satisfaction the role played by these conferences in building regional and international partnerships among States

The Committee notes with satisfaction the legal measures enacted to prohibit selective abortions and infanticide in mainland China.

The Committee notes with satisfaction the country's high ranking in the United Nations Development Programme Human Development Report.

The Committee notes with satisfaction that the State party adopted penal measures in 2004 to combat trafficking in persons.

The Committee notes with satisfaction the efforts made by the State party to combat offences motivated by racial hatred.

6. Also notes with satisfaction the general peace agreement concluded between the Government and the opposition on 12 May 2001

The Committee notes with satisfaction the signing of Protocol No. 12 on non discrimination to the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Committee notes with satisfaction Presidential Decree No. 1795 of 27 May 2002 concerning protection of the languages of indigenous peoples.

4. Notes with satisfaction that the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda are pursuing their efforts to strengthen their bilateral relations

The Committee notes with satisfaction that the State party has ratified most of the United Nations core human rights treaties since independence.

The Advisory Committee notes with satisfaction the efforts to shift resources to meet changing priorities and recommends approval of the proposed redeployments.

The Committee notes with satisfaction that the State party has commenced the implementation of the refugee status determination procedure, in the framework of cooperation with UNHCR.

3. Also notes with satisfaction the commendable progress achieved towards enhancing cooperation between the United Nations and the Consultative Committee in wider areas

4. Notes with satisfaction the contribution made by the Technology for Agriculture initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Committee notes with satisfaction the State party's generous approach in hosting and providing protection to more than 271,000 refugees over many years.

Notes with satisfaction that the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2005

20. Notes with satisfaction that the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2005

3. Notes with satisfaction the commendable progress achieved towards enhancing cooperation between the United Nations, its agencies, other international organizations and the Consultative Organization

The Committee notes with satisfaction that significant progress has been achieved in the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights by the indigenous peoples.

It notes with satisfaction that the report complies with the reporting guidelines and contains relevant information on the factors and difficulties encountered in the implementation of the Convention.

3. Also notes with satisfaction the commendable progress achieved towards enhancing cooperation between the United Nations, its agencies, other international organizations and the Consultative Organization

3. Also notes with satisfaction the commendable progress achieved towards enhancing cooperation between the United Nations, its agencies, other international organizations and the Consultative Organization

Positive aspects The Committee notes with satisfaction the establishment of the Committee for National Reconciliation tasked with developing, coordinating and implementing a programme for the process of national reconciliation.

3. Notes with satisfaction that the benefits of this provisional reform could include the use of two year employment contracts at the International Tribunal for Rwanda

8. Notes with satisfaction the progress made by the Standing Advisory Committee in implementing its programme of work for the period 2005 2006 A 61 365.

10. Notes with satisfaction the progress made by the Standing Advisory Committee in implementing its programme of work for the period 2006 2007 A 62 129.

While the Committee notes with satisfaction that, following ratification, international treaties prevail over national laws, it remains concerned about the status of implementation of the Convention.

The Committee notes with satisfaction that the State party supports the adoption of an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Positive aspects The Committee notes with satisfaction the enactment of new legislation containing anti discrimination provisions, including the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Positive aspects The Committee notes with satisfaction the State party's ratification, in 2002, of the International Labour Organization Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111).

The Committee also notes with satisfaction the specific initiatives taken so far with regard to the Traveller community, including the National Strategy for Traveller Accommodation and the Traveller Health Strategy.

2. Notes with satisfaction that the International Organization of la Francophonie participates actively in the work of the United Nations, to which it makes a valuable contribution

2. Notes with satisfaction that the International Organization of la Francophonie participates actively in the work of the United Nations, to which it makes a valuable contribution

Positive aspects The Committee notes with satisfaction that serious acts of racial hatred or incitement to racial hatred are criminal offences in most Australian States and Territories.

Takes notes with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary General on regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights (E CN.4 2005 104)

Takes notes with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary General on regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights (E CN.4 2005 104)

25. Also notes with satisfaction that the Convention of the Asia Pacific Space Cooperation Organization entered into force on 12 October 2006, thereby establishing the Organization, with its headquarters in Beijing

2. Notes with satisfaction the full entry into force of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco),United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 634, No. 9068. and also notes with satisfaction the progress towards the full entry into force of the African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba) See A 50 426, annex.