A/HRC/16/16 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its ninth session from 1 to 12 November 2010. The review of the Federated States of Micronesia was held at the 14th meeting, on 9 November 2010. The delegation of the Federated States of Micronesia was headed by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs, Jackson Soram. At its 17th meeting, held on 12 November 2010, the Working Group adopted the report on the Federated States of Micronesia. 2. On 21 June 2010, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of the Federated States of Micronesia: Angola, China and Uruguay. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1, the following documents were issued for the review of the Federated States of Micronesia: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/9/FSM/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/9/FSM/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/9/FSM/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by the Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to the Federated States of Micronesia through the troika. Those questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process 5. During the interactive dialogue, 24 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are found in section II of the present report. A number of delegations congratulated the Federated States of Micronesia on its detailed national report and were pleased to note the consultation with civil society in its preparation. They also noted that, in addition to the adverse effects of climate change on the enjoyment of human rights, the Federated States of Micronesia suffered, like many other small States, from limited financial and material resources, and that the universal periodic review posed special challenges for such a State. A number of delegations indicated that technical and financial assistance should be available in order to provide the country with advice on the ratification of international instruments and the effective implementation of human rights. A. Presentation by the State under review 6. The Federated States of Micronesia stated that, in order to understand the situation of any Pacific island country, one needed to appreciate the challenges often faced by small island developing States, given their disperse geography, remoteness and isolation, as well as their limited financial resources and capacity constraints. To that end, the delegation pointed out that the Federated States of Micronesia was a widely dispersed country with a small population of a little over 100,000 people and that it was made up of many small islands scattered throughout approximately 1 million square miles in the vast Western 3