A/HRC/13/PRST/1 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 19 April 2010 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirteenth session Agenda item 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms President’s statement* PRST 13/1 Reports of the Advisory Committee At the 44th meeting, on 26 March 2010, the President of the Human Rights Council read out the following statement: “The Human Rights Council, 1. Takes note of the reports of the Advisory Committee on its third and fourth sessions (A/HRC/AC/3/2 and A/HRC/AC/4/4); 2. Notes that six recommendations were made by the Advisory Committee relating to the following: (a) A draft set of principles and guidelines for the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members; (b) training; A draft United Nations declaration on human rights education and (c) A preliminary study on discrimination in the context of the right to (d) The human rights of older persons; (e) Missing persons; (f) The protection of civilians in armed conflict; 3. Also notes that: food; (a) The first and fifth recommendations have been addressed in the context of Council resolution 12/7 of 1 October 2009 and Council decision 12/117, also of 1 October 2009, respectively, while the second and third recommendations * GE.10-13035 The present statement will be contained in the report of the Human Rights Council on its thirteenth session (A/HRC/13/56), chap. III.