67th session of the UN General Assembly: Oral statement on the strengthening of the UN treaty body system
Thisstatement was delivered on the occasion of the informal hearing with the civilsociety organised in New York on February 26, 2013 in relation with theintergovernmental process on Treaty Body Strenghtening.
Ithighlights OMCT position on the enhancement of the visibility and accessibilityof the treaty body system and on the nomination and election of experts. Oursuggestions and remarks are based on our long-standing engagement with the UNtreaty bodies and our work at the national level seeking the implementation oftheir recommendations and views.
OMCT also co-signed 3 jointsstatements on the accessibility and visibility of the treaty bodies to allstakeholders, the nomination and election of treaty body experts, and measuresto increase the effectiveness of the reporting processes.