U.N. system, political education and  other areas.  The specific mandate to enact a Program of Implementation was also reviewed ---- CAR Program of Implementation? CGC Yes, the 'POI,' as we referred to it, was an initiative undertaken by the Chairman of the Decolonization Committee in 2006 under former Chairman Julian R. Hunte who was the Ambassador of St. Lucia to the U.N. at the time. The POI organized the activities adopted by the General Assembly to give effect to the decolonization process ---- CAR Is this the former President of the U.N. General Assembly? CGC Yes. In fact Dr. Hunte chaired the Decolonization Committee twice, before and after his tenure as President. It was during his post-presidency period that the POI was developed and endorsed by General Assembly resolution as "an important legislative authority" to complete the decolonization process. It identified eight focus areas where actions had been repeatedly called for, but where implementation had been lacking. The POI was unique in that it paired the recommendations with those best suited to undertake the actions. These included specific U.N. departments and agencies, the U.N. Secretariat, and the administering powers. The POI also recommended the introduction of ' special mechanisms' through the use of an Independent Expert to undertake research and analysis which had been mandated in the first and second international decades, but not undertaken.Such special mechanisms are utilized by the Human Rights Council, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and several other U.N. bodies. CGC As I understand it,