A/HRC/43/31 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 January 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-third session 24 February–20 March 2020 Agenda items 3 and 5 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political economic, social and culture rights, including the right to development Human rights bodies and mechanisms The role of technical assistance and capacity-building in fostering mutually beneficial cooperation in promoting and protecting human rights Report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee* * Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to circumstances beyond the submitter’s control. GE.20-00726(E) 