A/56/253 Year of report Mid-term a Number of States concerned Number of States replying 24 5 + 16 States which replied late to 2001 communications Percentage of replies to communications 20.82 to 87.5a Total percentage taking into account late replies received in the following year(s). Table 7 Evolution of responses to urgent appeals Number of urgent appeals and number of States concerned Responses Percentage 1995 6 urgent appeals/ 5 States 1 response from Bangladesh 16.66 1996 4 urgent appeals/ 2 States 2 responses from Egypt 50 1997 4 urgent appeals/ 1 response from China 4 States and 1 response from the United Arab Emirates 50 1998 2 urgent appeals/ 1 response from China 2 States and 1 response from the United Arab Emirates 100 1999 4 urgent appeals/ 2 States 2 responses from the Islamic Republic of Iran 50 (75 taking into account late response from the Sudan received in 2001) 2000 2 urgent appeals/ 2 States 1 response from the Islamic Republic of Iran and 1 response from Iraq 100 2001 1 urgent appeal/ 1 State 1 response from the Islamic Republic of Iran + 1 late response from the Sudan to one 1999 urgent appeal 100 Year Mid-term 26 2 urgent appeals/ 1 State Response from the 50 if one considers the response from the Permanent Mission of Permanent Mission Afghanistan to the of Afghanistan. United Nations at Otherwise 0 if one Geneva to 1 urgent considers the appeal/No response response of the from the Taliban Taliban