A/HRC/42/1 and other States, two for the Group of Asian and Pacific States, and one for the Group of Eastern European States. 11. Pursuant to paragraph 70 of the annex to its resolution 5/1, the Human Rights Council is to elect the members of the Advisory Committee, in secret ballot, from the list of candidates whose names have been presented in accordance with the agreed requirements. 12. Pursuant to paragraph 67 of the annex to resolution 5/1, the Human Rights Council adopted decision 6/102 containing technical and objective requirements for the submission of candidatures for members of the Advisory Committee with the aim of ensuring that the best possible expertise is made available to the Council. 13. In accordance with paragraph 71 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, the list of candidates for the seven vacant seats and relevant information will be made available to Member States and to the public in a note by the Secretary-General (A/HRC/42/64). Report on the session 14. At the end of its forty-second session, the Human Rights Council will have before it for adoption a draft report prepared by the Rapporteur. It will contain a technical summary of the proceedings of the session. 2. Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General 15. All reports of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) and the Secretary-General are submitted under agenda item 2, which remains an open-ended item throughout the session. The reports will be considered under the relevant agenda items, as appropriate. The specific timing of their introduction will be reflected in the programme of work. Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 16. In its resolution 39/1, the Human Rights Council requested the High Commissioner to present an oral update on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Council at its forty-second session. The Council will hear the oral update by the High Commissioner. Ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem 17. In its resolution 40/13, the Human Rights Council requested the High Commissioner to strengthen the field presence of the Office of the High Commissioner in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in the occupied Gaza Strip, and to deploy the personnel and expertise necessary to monitor and document the ongoing violations of international law in the context of large-scale civilian protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in the occupied Gaza Strip, in accordance with the findings of the independent international commission of inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, to follow up on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the commission of inquiry and to provide the Council with an oral update at its forty-second session. The Council will hear the oral update by the High Commissioner. Human rights, technical assistance and capacity-building in Yemen 18. In its resolution 39/16, the Human Rights Council extended the mandate of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts with knowledge of human rights law and the context of Yemen for a further period of one year, renewable as authorized by the Council. It also requested the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts to submit a comprehensive written report to the High Commissioner for presentation to the Council at its forty-second session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue. In the same resolution, the Council requested the High Commissioner to present to the Council at its forty-second session a written report on the situation of human rights, including violations 3

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