United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/DEC/31/116 Distr.: General 7 April 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-first session Agenda item 6 Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council on 23 March 2016 31/116. Commencement of the third cycle of the universal periodic review At its 63rd meeting, on 23 March 2016, the Human Rights Council decided that the third cycle of the universal periodic review shall commence in April/May 2017, once the outcome documents of the last States considered during the second cycle have been adopted by the Council at its thirty-fourth session. [Adopted without a vote.] 16-05654(E) *1605654*