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Geneva Group of Friends (GGF) is an informal, voluntary and open-ended association of like-minded Member States created to assist to the relevant international organizations and their bodies located in Geneva to effectively implement within their respective mandates the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (A/RES/64/293) and, in a more general sense, to reinforce and consolidate their counter- trafficking activities.

Since the late 1980s, with the disintegration of the USSR, Armenia has pursued an open aggressive policy against Azerbaijan and consequently, the Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions of Azerbaijan were occupied. (...) In justification of their territorial claims against Azerbaijan, back in 1988 radical-minded Armenian forces initiated a A/HRC/43/G/8 GE.20-01138 3 provocation in the city of Sumgait, the main initiator and organizer of which, according to the materials of the USSR Prosecutor General’s Office, was an ethnic Armenian Eduard Grigoryan, and he was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

This could be achieved through using the database agreed upon at the Seventh Review Conference and in turn could help stimulate the use of the database and open up channels of assistance for all States parties (not just those subject to a peer-review process). (...) The additional advantage of an open plenary session would be to generate peer pressure to fulfil any recommendations and to provide an additional layer of public scrutiny that may encourage States to undertake recommended actions. 10. (...) Rather than seeking a multilaterally negotiated route to a peer- review mechanism, a smaller group of like-minded States parties that are committed—and willing to be reviewed themselves—could pilot such a peer-review process and report back to the States parties. 12.

Unfortunately, continuous efforts on behalf of Israel to open the labour market to Palestinian day labourers have produced only acts of terror. 17. (...) It appears that on such issues, like many others, Israel once again has been made to pay a price in international fora for its candid, open, and democratic debate over sensitive issues that were also presented to the Special Rapporteur in the various meetings he conducted with senior Israeli officials. (...) In overview, Israel is left with the distinct impression that its sincere attempts to engage in a constructive and open dialogue with the Special Rapporteur were not met with an open-minded readiness on his part to genuinely consider Israel's point of view.

Cognizant of the fact that this straitjacket is not leading us to the desired outcome, the UN Secretaries-General have long been encouraging the two sides to be open-minded and creative in their search for a settlement in Cyprus. (...) Unlike our efforts to preserve and promote religious freedom, there are only 8 mosques that are open for prayer in South Cyprus, some of which lack basic facilities, as opposed to the 78 churches open for individual or collective worship in North Cyprus.

No. 2001/133 (II) 8 * * * The Technical Subgroup of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Informatics will meet, under the chairman- ship of H.E. (...) The list of speakers for statements by non-signatory States is also open. As a general guidance, it is assumed that speakers, at the discretion of the President, will talk for up to five minutes each. (...) The Commission decided to hold open-ended informal consultations on the topic.

Against the backdrop of demands of some Western countries and like-minded States for the resignation of the legitimately elected president of Syria, Bashar al - Assad, there has been a constant flow of bogus stories about alleged incidents involving chemical weapons or toxic substances in the territories controlled by anti - government forces. (...) Notable among this entities are the following: Chemical Violations Documentation Center of Syria (CVDCS); Human Rights Watch; Open Society Justice Initiative; Peace SOS; Syria Civil Defence (SCD); Syria Justice and Accountability Centre; Syrian Archive; Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR); Syrian NGO Alliance. (...) Furthermore, there is no mention of the open availability of videos in the Internet (one of the sources of information recognized by the FFM and the former Joint Investigative Mechanism) showing fighters pointing out une arthed unexploded “chemical” M4000 bombs equipped with conventional explosives.

In accordance with General Assembly resolution 54/54 V, the Preparatory Committee is open to participation by all Sta- tes. States are requested to provide the Secretariat, in writing, with information regarding the composition of their delega- tions. (...) No. 2001/51 (II) 9 * * * Informal consultations will be held on Friday, 23 March 2001, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Conference Room 1, regarding the preparation for the second Meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Con- sultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea. (...) No. 2001/51 (II)12 * * * Workshop The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is conducting a workshop for African diplomats on financial management, negotiation and the Bretton Woods Institutions. The workshop is open to diplomats from all mis- sions with a specific interest in the workshop topics.

While much attention has been devoted to proposed revisions of article 9 concerning Japan’s military posture, a draft proposal of amendments from 2012 aims to revise article 21 so that “engaging in activities with the purpose of damaging the public interest or public order, or associating with others for such purposes, shall not be recognized.”2 This broadly worded provision would open the door to limitations on expression that could be inconsistent with article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. (...) In particular, the Special Rapporteur found widespread concern about the independence of the media, especially its role as a public watchdog committed to investigative journalism; the manipulation of media ou tlets through an opaque and clique-plagued system of press clubs and incentives to practice “access journalism”; and a consolidation of secrecy laws and penalties for violations that may deter tough-minded journalism in areas such as nuclear safety and national security. (...) The Special Rapporteur received reports of foreign journalists who abandoned potentially tough-minded investigative stories to avoid being excluded from kisha groups. 16 See, for example, http://www.pressnet.or.jp/english/about/guideline/.

The General Assembly would not he allowed to open the package to see what v' . it. 27. In fact, if we were to follow the Charter and the rules of procedure, this final paragraph would not be necessary at all. (...) At our 701st meeting, the representative -of the United Kingdom told us: "My Government has never thought of the United Nations as an association of like-minded States, such as an alliance or a coalition." 31. (...) Nevertheless, we cannot say that whether we are like-minded or not, whether we are peace-Ioving. or not, it makes no difference in the United Nations.