9. Preparatory activities relating to the World Conference on Human Rights. 10. Annual report of the Committee on its activities. F. Working methods of the Committee Ninth session 10. At its 136th meeting, on 20 November 1992, the Committee exchanged views on possible ways to make its methods of work more effective and requested the Secretariat to prepare a report which would provide information on the working methods of other human rights treaty bodies and give the Committee general ideas on how it could improve its work. Tenth session 11. In connection with this question, the Committee had before it an informal note by the Secretariat providing information on the working methods of other human rights treaty bodies. 12. Owing to lack of time, the Committee decided, at its 152nd meeting, on 29 April 1993, to postpone consideration of this question until its eleventh session, in November 1993. G. Cooperation between the Committee and the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture 13. The Committee and the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture held a joint meeting on 28 April 1993, during the 151st meeting of the Committee. The Chairman of the Committee and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Jaap Walkate, provided information on the most recent activities of both organs and the members exchanged views on how to make public opinion better informed of their work. Mr. Bent Sørensen, at the Committee’s invitation, provided information on the activities of the European Committee established under the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, of which he had been member and First Vice-Chairman since September 1989. H. Question of a draft optional protocol to the Convention 14. At the 119th meeting, on 9 November 1992, the Chairman of the Committee informed the other members that he had attended a meeting of the Working Group set up by the Commission on Human Rights to prepare a draft optional protocol to the Convention. 1/ The Working Group had held its first session at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 19 to 30 October 1992. It had welcomed the comments of the Committee against Torture on the draft optional protocol which had been submitted to it in a working document (E/CN.4/1992/WG.11/WP.1/Add.2). 15. The Chairman of the Committee provided information on the discussion which had taken place in the Working Group with his participation. He pointed out that the Working Group had decided to invite, at its following sessions, a member of the Committee who would attend the meetings of the Group, give his contribution to the discussions, and provide information on matters of mutual concern for both the Group and the Committee. -3-

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