A/HRC/42/1 Local government and human rights 61. In its resolution 39/7, the Human Rights Council requested the High Commissioner to prepare a report on effective methods to foster cooperation between local government and local stakeholders for the effective promotion and protection of human rights at their level through local government programmes, including raising awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals, and to indicate the major challenges and best practices in this regard, and to submit the report to the Council prior to its forty-second session. The Council will consider the report of the High Commissioner (A/HRC/42/22) (see para. 26 above). World Programme for Human Rights Education 62. In its resolution 39/3, the Human Rights Council requested OHCHR to prepare, from within existing resources, and taking into account the report of the High Commissioner on the consultation on the target sectors, focus areas or thematic human rights issues for the fourth phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education (A/HRC/39/35) and future relevant consultations, a plan of action for the fourth phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education (2020–2024), and to submit the plan of action to the Council for its consideration at its forty-second session. The Council will consider the plan of action prepared by OHCHR (A/HRC/42/23) (see para. 27 above). Human rights and climate change 63. Pursuant to its resolution 38/4, the Human Rights Council will have before it the summary report of OHCHR of the panel discussion on the theme “Women’s rights and climate change: climate action, best practices and lessons learned”, focusing on best practices and lessons learned in the promotion and protection of the rights of women and girls in the context of the adverse impacts of climate change, held at its forty-first session (A/HRC/42/26) (see para. 31 above). Open-ended intergovernmental working group to elaborate the content of an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies 64. In its resolution 36/11, the Human Rights Council established a new open-ended intergovernmental working group, for a period of three years, with a mandate to elaborate the content of an international regulatory framework, without prejudging the nature thereof, to protect human rights and ensure accountability for violations and abuses relating to the activities of private military and security companies. In the same resolution, the Council decided that the working group should meet for five working days and submit an annual progress report to the Council in conformity with its annual programme of work. The Council will consider the report of the intergovernmental working group on its first session held from 20 to 24 May 2019 (A/HRC/42/36). Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination 65. In its resolution 33/4, the Human Rights Council extended the mandate of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination for a period of three years. In its resolution 39/5, the Council requested the Working Group to report its findings at its forty-second session. The Council will consider the report of the Working Group (A/HRC/42/42 and Add.1–2). Human rights and unilateral coercive measures 66. In its resolution 36/10, the Human Rights Council extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights for a period of three years. The Council will consider the report of the mandate holder, Idriss Jazairy (A/HRC/42/46). 67. In its resolution 40/3, the Human Rights Council decided, in accordance with its resolution 27/21, that the theme for the biennial panel discussion on the issue of unilateral 9