A/HRC/13/55 I. Introduction 1. In its resolution S-12/1 B of 16 October 2009, the Human Rights Council endorsed the recommendations contained in the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (hereinafter the “Mission”),1 called upon all concerned parties, including United Nations bodies, to ensure their implementation in accordance with their respective mandates, recommended to the General Assembly that it consider the report during the main part of its sixty-fourth session, and requested the Secretary-General to submit to the Council, at its thirteenth session, a report on the status of the implementation of those recommendations. The present report is submitted pursuant to that request. The information it contains has been requested and received from States, organizations and other entities to which the Mission addressed its recommendations, as well as being gathered directly by the United Nations from relevant sources. II. Status of the implementation of the recommendations of the Mission report A. Action by the Human Rights Council 2. In paragraph 1968 of its report, the Mission addressed five recommendations to the Human Rights Council. 3. In paragraph 1968 (a) of its report, the Mission recommended that “the United Nations Human Rights Council should endorse the recommendations contained in this report, take appropriate action to implement them as recommended by the Mission and through other means as it may deem appropriate, and continue to review their implementation in future sessions”. 4. In paragraph 3 of its resolution S-12/1 B, the Human Rights Council endorsed the recommendations contained in the Mission’s report and called on all concerned parties, including United Nations bodies, to ensure their implementation in accordance with their respective mandates. In paragraph 4 of its resolution S-12/1 C, the Human Rights Council decided to follow up on the implementation, inter alia, of Section B of that resolution as its thirteenth session. 5. In paragraph 1968 (b) of its report, the Mission recommended that “in view of the gravity of the violations of international human rights and humanitarian law and possible war crimes and crimes against humanity that it has reported . . . the United Nations Human Rights Council should request the United Nations Secretary-General to bring this report to the attention of the United Nations Security Council under Article 99 of the Charter of the United Nations so that the Security Council may consider action according to the Mission’s relevant recommendations below”. 6. In its resolution S-12/1 B, the Human Rights Council did not direct any specific request to the Secretary-General to bring the Mission’s report to the attention of the Security Council under Article 99 of the Charter. At the same time, in paragraph 3 of that resolution, the Human Rights Council endorsed the recommendations of the Mission. 1 A/HRC/12/48. 3