A/HRC/44/1
Situation of human rights in Belarus
81.
In its resolution 41/22, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of
the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus for a period of one year
and requested the Special Rapporteur to submit a report to the Council at its forty-fourth
session. The Council will consider the report of the mandate holder, Anaïs Marin
(A/HRC/44/55).
5.
Human rights bodies and mechanisms
Forum on Business and Human Rights
82.
Pursuant to its resolutions 17/4 and 35/7, the Human Rights Council will have
before it the report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational
corporations and other business enterprises on the eighth session of the Forum on Business
and Human Rights, held from 25 to 27 November 2019 (A/HRC/44/56) (see para. 75
above). Pursuant to paragraph 6 of President’s statement PRST OS/13/1, adopted on 6
December 2019, no general debates will be held during the Council’s June session.
Therefore, the above-mentioned report of the Working Group will be considered during the
relevant general debate at the forty-fifth session.
Special procedures
83.
The Human Rights Council will have before it the communications report of the
special procedures (A/HRC/44/59).
6.
Universal periodic review
84.
The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review held its thirty-fifth session
from 20 to 31 January 2020. At its forty-fourth session, the Human Rights Council will
consider and adopt the final outcomes of the review of Kyrgyzstan (A/HRC/44/4), Guinea
(A/HRC/44/5), the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (A/HRC/44/6), Spain
(A/HRC/44/7), Lesotho (A/HRC/44/8), Kenya (A/HRC/44/9), Armenia (A/HRC/44/10),
Guinea-Bissau (A/HRC/44/11), Sweden (A/HRC/44/12), Grenada (A/HRC/44/13), Turkey
(A/HRC/44/14), Kiribati (A/HRC/44/15), Guyana (A/HRC/44/16) and Kuwait
(A/HRC/44/17).
85.
Pursuant to President’s statement 9/2 on modalities and practices for the universal
periodic review process, the outcomes of the review are adopted by the Council at its
plenary session by a standardized decision. The outcomes comprise the report of the
Working Group, the views of the State under review concerning the recommendations
and/or conclusions, and the voluntary commitments made and replies presented by the State
under review, before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary, to questions or issues that
were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the Working Group.
Operations of the voluntary fund for participation in the universal periodic review and the
Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance in the implementation of the
universal periodic review
86.
In its decision 17/119, the Human Rights Council requested OHCHR to provide an
annual written update to the Council on the operations of the voluntary fund for
participation in the universal periodic review and the Voluntary Fund for Financial and
Technical Assistance in the implementation of the universal periodic review and the
resources available thereto. The Council will have before it the reports of OHCHR
(A/HRC/44/18 and A/HRC/44/19) (see para. 35 above).
7.
Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories
Situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967
87.
Pursuant to resolution 1993/2 A of the Commission on Human Rights and resolution
5/1 of the Human Rights Council, the Council will consider the report of the Special
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