A/HRC/RES/16/21 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 12 April 2011 Original: English Human Rights Council Sixteenth session Agenda item 1 Organizational and procedural matters Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council* 16/21 Review of the work and functioning of the Human Rights Council The Human Rights Council, Acting in compliance with the mandate entrusted to it by the General Assembly in paragraph 16 of resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, in which the Assembly decided that the Human Rights Council should review its work and functioning five years after its establishment and report to the Assembly, Having considered the report of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on the review of work and functioning of the Human Rights Council,1 established by the Council in its resolution 12/1 of 1 October 2009, 1. Takes note of the report of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on the review of work and functioning of the Human Rights Council, 2. Adopts the “Outcome of the review of the work and functioning of the United Nations Human Rights Council” as annexed to the present resolution, to be submitted to the General Assembly; 3. Decides that the “Outcome of the review of the work and functioning of the United Nations Human Rights Council” shall be a supplement to the institution-building package contained in Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007, as well as in other related Council resolutions, decisions and President’s statements; 4. Also decides to submit the following draft resolution to the General Assembly for its consideration: “The General Assembly, “Taking note of Human Rights Council resolution 16/21 of 25 March 2011, “Endorses the text entitled “Outcome of the review of the work and functioning of the United Nations Human Rights Council”.” * The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of 1 GE.11-12678 the Council on its sixteenth session (A/HRC/16/2), chap. I. A/HRC/WG.8/2/1.