A/HRC/43/2 VI. Universal periodic review 367. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 60/251, Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 16/21, Council decision 17/119 and President’s statements 8/1 and 9/2 on modalities and practices for the universal periodic review process, the Council considered the outcome of the reviews conducted during the thirty-fourth session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, held from 4 to 15 November 2019. 368. In accordance with resolution 5/1, the President recalled that all recommendations must be part of the final outcome of the universal periodic review and accordingly, the State under review should clearly communicate its position on all recommendations by indicating that it either “supports” or “notes” them. A. Consideration of the universal periodic review outcomes 369. In accordance with paragraph 14 of President’s statement 8/1, section 1 below contains a summary of the views expressed on the outcome of the review by the State under review and by Member and observer States of the Human Rights Council, as well as general comments made by other stakeholders before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary. Italy 370. The review of Italy was held on 4 November 2019 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in relevant Human Rights Council resolutions and decisions, and was based on the following documents: (a) The national report submitted by Italy in accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 (A/HRC/WG.6/34/ITA/1); (b) The compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 (A/HRC/WG.6/34/ITA/2); (c) The summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 (A/HRC/WG.6/34/ITA/3). 371. At its 30th meeting, on 12 March 2020, the Human Rights Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review of Italy (see section C below). 372. The outcome of the review of Italy comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/43/4) and the views of Italy concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary commitments and its replies to questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the Working Group, and which were presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary (see also A/HRC/43/4/Add.1). 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions, its voluntary commitments and the outcome 373. The head of the delegation and Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, expressed that Italy fully supported the seven-area call to action for human rights launched by the United Nations Secretary-General on 24 February 2020 in the Human Rights Council. He also noted that the Italian delegation had stressed the importance of the United Nations GE. 65

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