Meeting of the States parties

Third meeting

New York, 23 May 2015

Item 5 of the provisional agenda

Election, in accordance with article 26, paragraph 4, of the International

Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance,

of five members of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances to replace

those whose terms are due to expire on 30 June 2015

Election of five members of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances to replace those whose terms are due to expire on 30 June 2015

Note by the Secretary-General

Addendum

1.In accordance with article 26 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the third meeting of the States parties to the Convention is to be held at the United Nations Headquarters on Tuesday, 23 June 2015, for the purpose of electing five members of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances from a list of persons nominated by States parties from among their nationals to replace those whose terms are due to expire on 30 June 2015.

2.In accordance with article 26 (3) of the Convention, the Secretary-General, in a note verbale dated 14 November 2014, invited the States parties to submit their nominations for the election of members of the Committee by 23 February. Information on nine persons nominated is contained in CED/SP/3/2. One additional nomination was received after 23 February 2015 as follows: Cheikh Saad Bouh Kamara (Mauritania).

3.The curriculum vitae of the above-mentioned candidate, as furnished by his Government, is attached (see annex).

Annex *

[Original: French]

Cheikh Saad Bouh Kamara (Mauritania)

Date and place of birth

5 December 1960, Aioun El Atrouss, Mauritania

Working language(s)

French, Arabic, English

Current position/function

Professor at the University of Nouakchott, consultant in community development and human rights, coordinator of the master’s programme in territories and migration, focal point in Mauritania for the International Joint Laboratory on water heritage, active member of Mauritanian civil society, and actively engaged in protecting and promoting human rights

Main professional activities

2007: Special adviser in the Office of the President

2005–2006: Ambassador of Mauritania to Senegal, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde

2003–2004: Minister of Hydraulics and Energy

1999–2003: Expert with the Organization for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS)

Consultant on conflict prevention, peace mediation and social cohesion

Deputy chair of a workshop on the organization of elections during the National Conference on Democracy in Mauritania

Chair of a workshop on the practical organization of the return of Mauritanian refugees from Senegal

Education

1990–1993: PhD in Social Sciences, Université Laval, Québec, Canada

1988–1989: Master of Arts space, society and economics option, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

1985–1987: Maîtrise (master’s degree), space, society and economics option, University of Nouakchott, Mauritania

Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body concerned

Research and statements on the issues of migration and prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in the Sahel and in Mauritania; participation in several congresses and conferences on human rights issues: International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Congress, World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (Durban, 2001), African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; member of the National Committee to Combat the Legacy of Slavery in Mauritania; and contributor to the process of drafting a national human rights action plan (focusing on economic, social and cultural rights and the link between those rights and the fight against poverty, the right to development, civil and political rights in Mauritania, rights of specific groups, such as women and children, human rights awareness, etc.)

List of the candidate ’ s most recent publications in this field

“Le travail des enfants en Mauritanie” (Child labour in Mauritania), March 2015

Project on assistance for refugees in their return to Mauritania and their reintegration, 2012

Report by Mauritania on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2012

Mauritania’s initial and periodic reports on the implementation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 2010