A/56/253 Year of report Number of States concerned Number of communications sent Names of States concerned Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal (3), Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan (4), Peru, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova (2), Russian Federation, Samoa, Saudi Arabia (2), Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic (2), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan (3), Uganda, Ukraine (2), United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan (3), Viet Nam (3), Yemen (2) 2001 53 86 Afghanistan, Azerbaijan (2), Belarus, Bhutan, Bulgaria (2), Burundi, Chad, China (5), Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt (3), Eritrea, Georgia (4), Greece, Hungary, India (3), Indonesia (5), Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Italy (2), Jordan (2), Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Myanmar (3), Nauru, Nepal (2), Niger, Nigeria (2), Norway, Pakistan (3), Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines (2), Republic of Korea, Russian Federation (2), Saudi Arabia (2), South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey (2), Turkmenistan (4), Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan (2), Viet Nam, Yemen Mid-term 24 49 Afghanistan (3), China, Cuba, Egypt (3), Georgia (4), India (3), Indonesia (4), Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal (2), Nigeria (2), Pakistan (4), Republic of Korea, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Sudan (2), Turkey, Turkmenistan (3), Ukraine (2), United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam (5) Table 5 Evolution of urgent appeals Year of report 24 Number of urgent Number of States appeals concerned States concerned 1995 6 5 Bangladesh, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq (2), Pakistan, Saudi Arabia 1996 4 2 China (2), Egypt (2) 1997 4 4 China, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of) (2), United Arab Emirates 1998 2 2 China, United Arab Emirates 1999 4 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) (3), Sudan 2000 2 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq 2001 1 1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) Mid-term 2 1 Afghanistan