A/HRC/32/52 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 28 June 2016 English Original: French Human Rights Council Thirty-second 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. The report is the outcome of the Independent Expert’s fourth visit to Côte d’Ivoire, which took place from 22 to 28 May 2016, and covers the period from 12 November 2015 — the end of his third visit — until 28 May 2016. It highlights the remarkable progress that the country has achieved in the economic and political spheres and in terms of security. The visit of the Independent Expert occurred a few weeks after the adoption of Security Council resolutions 2283 (2016) and 2284 (2016) on the situation in Côte d’Ivoire. By the first of those resolutions, the Security Council decided to lift the arms embargo and to end the sanctions regime; by the second, it decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) for a final period ending on 30 June 2017. The Independent Expert urges Côte d’Ivoire to take full ownership of human rights protection operations so as to be ready to take over when UNOCI withdraws from the country one year from now. In that regard, it is essential that the authorities revamp the National Human Rights Commission of Côte d’Ivoire and provide it with the necessary means to carry out its mandate and to work independently. The Independent Expert welcomes the establishment in January 2016 of two new ministries whose work relates to the promotion of human rights: the Ministry of Solidarity, Social Cohesion and Victim Compensation and the Ministry of Human Rights and Civil Liberties. The latter will be responsible for working on the reform of the National Human * The present report was submitted after the deadline so that the most recent developments could be reflected. GE.16-10958 (E) 170217 220217 