- 121 - 11. The Committee expressed its appreciation to the Government of Panama for its readiness and willingness to cooperate and established, inter alia, the following parameters and guidelines for the mission: The Committee should be represented by Mr. Philippe Texier and Mr. Javier Wimer Zambrano and be assisted on the mission by the Centre for Human Rights; The mission should take place preferably before the Committee’s twelfth session, ideally in March or at the beginning of April 1995; The mission should focus on the implementation of the right to housing (art. 11, para. 1, of the Covenant), but this should not prevent members of the Committee from accepting information on other matters which might be relevant to the Committee’s eventual consideration of Panama’s next periodic report; The mission should meet the government authorities responsible for housing questions and should also seek the views of institutions liable to become involved in housing problems in one capacity or another, such as judicial authorities, national, regional or local administrations, representatives of civil society (non-governmental organizations, churches, universities, etc.) and other qualified individuals or institutions; The mission should be able to make on-the-spot visits, particularly to areas where urban development schemes are planned, where evictions have taken place or where housing conditions are inadequate; The mission’s objectives should be to gain a more precise idea of the housing situation in Panama and to pursue a dialogue with the Government and civil society with a view to securing the best possible implementation of the Covenant in the area of housing; The confidential report on the mission should be considered by the Committee in private and subsequently adopted for public release. 12. It was further decided that the agenda for the mission should be prepared in consultation with the Government of Panama, the Centre for Human Rights, the two experts and possibly the Chairperson of the Committee, as well as with bodies representative of civil society. 13. In preparing the mission, information was sought and received from the following sources: United Nations organs: UNDP, United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (HABITAT), ECLAC and the UNHCR; Specialized agencies: ILO, World Bank and IMF; Regional organizations: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Inter-American Development Bank;