A/HRC/31/78 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 22 January 2016 English Original: French Human Rights Council Thirty-first session Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Report of the Independent Expert on capacity-building and technical cooperation with Côte d’Ivoire in the field of human rights Note by the Secretariat The Secretariat hereby has the honour to transmit the report of the Independent Expert on capacity-building and technical cooperation with Côte d’Ivoire in the field of human rights, Mohammed Ayat, to the Human Rights Council. This report is the outcome of the Independent Expert’s third visit to Côte d’Ivoire, which took place from 2 to 12 November 2015, and covers the period from 1 September to 31 December 2015. GE.16-00901 (E) 090216 *1600901* 090216