A/HRC/43/2
V. Human rights bodies and mechanisms
A.
Forum on minority issues
353. At the 29th meeting, on 11 March 2020, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues,
Fernand de Varennes, presented the recommendations adopted by the Forum on Minority
Issues at its twelfth session held on 28 and 29 November 2019 on the theme “Education,
Language and the Human Rights of Minorities” (A/HRC/43/62).
B.
Social Forum
354. At the 29th meeting, on 11 March 2020, the Permanent Representative of Djibouti to
the United Nations and Chairperson-Rapporteur of the 2019 Social Forum, Kadra Ahmed
Hassan, presented, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 38/17, the report containing
conclusions and recommendations of the 2019 Social Forum, held on 1 and 2 October 2019,
which focused on the promotion and protection of the rights of children and youth through
education (A/HRC/43/63).
C.
Special Procedures
355. At the 29th meeting, on 11 March 2020, the member of the Coordination Committee
of Special Procedures, Javaid Rehman, presented the report on the twenty-sixth annual
meeting of special rapporteurs and representatives, independent experts and working groups
of the special procedures of the Council, held from 17 to 21 June 2019 (A/HRC/43/64 and
Add.1) and the communications report of the special procedures (A/HRC/43/77).
D.
The contribution of the Human Rights Council to the prevention of
human rights violations
356. At the 29th meeting, on 11 March 2020, the Chair-Rapporteur of the two
intersessional seminars on the contribution that the Human Rights Council can make to the
prevention of human rights violations, Yvette Stevens, presented, pursuant to Human Rights
Council resolution 38/18, the report of the two intersessional seminars, held on 9 and 10 April
and on 8 October 2019 (A/HRC/43/37).
E.
Reports of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
357. At the 29th meeting, on 11 March 2020, the Vice-President referred to the final reports
submitted by the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee: the report on the role of
technical assistance and capacity-building in fostering mutually beneficial cooperation in
promoting and protecting human rights, pursuant to Council resolution 37/23
(A/HRC/43/31); and the study on utilizing non-repatriated illicit funds with a view to
supporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, pursuant to Council
resolutions 31/22, 34/11 and 40/4 (A/HRC/43/66).
F.
General debate on agenda item 5
358. At its 35th meeting, on 15 June 2020, the Human Rights Council held a general debate
on agenda item 5, during which the following made statements:
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