The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights has established a Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities that undertook a research and information visit to the Republic of Uganda in July 2006. From that visit this report was created, which gives an account of meetings held with government authorities, civil society organizations, indigenous communities, and other stakeholders. It describes the situation of the indigenous populations in the Republic of Uganda and it makes recommendations to the Government, civil society organizations, and the international community. The report is published both in English and French.

The Committee reviewed the activities of the Council during the intersessional period. It also discussed a proposal for the amendment of the GFCM Agreement prepared by the Secretariat and considered the document on strategies and mechanisms for fisheries management in the Mediterranean, and presented by the Secretariat.

Reports of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa - Research and Information Visit to Burundi, 27 March-9 April 2005

This document is the final report of the Third Intergovernmental Consultation on the Establishment of a Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission, held in Nairobi, Kenya, from January 27-30 2004. For waters under the sovereignty of coastal States, the Consultation agreed that a regional body for the management and development of coastal fisheries, with advisory powers only, be set up under Article VI of the FAO Constitution. For the high seas, it agreed that there should be a separate instrument, outside of the FAO, with the power to take binding decisions on conservation and management measures. The Consultation recognized the right of involvement of coastal States in the high seas instrument and identified linkages between the proposed coastal State and the high seas arrangements. The Consultation also agreed on the draft text for a resolution to the FAO Council and for the statutes of a regional body for the management and development of coastal fisheries. Possible elements of a draft agreement for the high seas were briefly discussed.--Publisher's description.

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