A/HRC/43/64 59. The most recent report of the Secretary-General on efforts made to address acts of intimidation and reprisal against those seeking to cooperate or having cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights (A/HRC/42/30) included information on 23 new cases involving 28 States taken up by special procedures and follow-up on 17 cases included in previous reports based on the continued work of special procedures. Special procedures also addressed issues related to ensuring access to the United Nations and raised concerns about the role played by the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations in that context. V. Twenty-sixth annual meeting of special procedures 60. The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the special procedures was held in Geneva from 17 to 21 June 2019. The meeting focused on strategic and policy issues in light of the challenges faced by the human rights system in general and the system of special procedures in particular. Mandate holders decided to update the Manual of Operations and in that context held discussions on cooperation by States, including in relation to country visits, reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations on human rights and issues related to mandate holders’ ability to express themselves publicly, specifically through the use of social media. Furthermore, they addressed issues related to attacks against mandate holders and attempts to undermine the system of special procedures, digital security, artificial intelligence, big data and cyberspace, as well as engagement with United Nation agencies and resident coordinators with a specific focus on the Sustainable Development Goals. The prevention role of special procedures was also discussed. In addition, mandate holders held consultations with the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, the President of the Human Rights Council and representatives of Member States, civil society, non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions. A. Coordination Committee Election of the Coordination Committee for 2019–2020 61. Member of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises Anita Ramasastry was elected Chair of the Coordination Committee. The Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, was elected Rapporteur of the annual meeting and member of the Coordination Committee. The other members elected were: the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Javaid Rehman; the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Clement Nyaletsossi Voule; and member of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Leigh Toomey. The outgoing Chair of the Coordination Committee, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Dainius Puras, remained as ex officio member for the following year. B. 1. Thematic issues and working methods Prevention role of the United Nations and Special Procedures 62. Mandate holders held a discussion with member of the group of rapporteurs on prevention established by the Human Rights Council Pablo de Greiff and the Senior Advisor on Policy, Ana María Menéndez Pérez, on the prevention role of the United Nations and special procedures. They referred to the importance of better using the synergies between the three pillars of the United Nations in order to strengthen conflict prevention and support. Strengthening collaboration between Geneva and New York was equally essential. Under the reformed resident coordinators system, resident coordinators had a new legal and moral role regarding crisis prevention at the national level that could make a significant difference. Furthermore, the fact that prevention was still often understood only in the context of conflict had to be addressed. 12