A/HRC/39/15 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution/1, held its thirtieth session from to 7 to 18 May 2018. The review of Cameroon was held at the 15th meeting, on 16 May 2018. The delegation of Cameroon was headed by the Minister of External Relations, Mbella Mbella. At its 18th meeting, held on 18 May 2018, the Working Group adopted its report on Cameroon. 2. On 10 January 2018, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Cameroon: Iraq, South Africa and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution/1 and paragraph of the annex to Council resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Cameroon: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/30/CMR/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/30/CMR/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/30/CMR/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Cameroon through the troika. These questions are available on the website of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The head of the delegation greeted and thanked all the members of the troika, the representatives of South Africa, the United Kingdom and Iraq, for having accepted to be part of the troika, and assured them of the readiness of the Government of Cameroon to facilitate their work. 6. The head of the delegation committed to replying to the best of his ability to all the concerns raised and to considering the recommendations that would be made. 7. He thanked the treaty bodies, civil society organizations and all stakeholders in the universal periodic review process for their reports, in which they had called the Government’s attention to certain aspects of its management of human rights. Their contributions during the preparation of the national report had been useful in understanding current challenges and identifying appropriate solutions. 8. Cameroon had accepted the ratification of seven international conventions under international human rights law and international humanitarian law at the second cycle of the universal periodic review, in 2013. The ratification process of the conventions was in progress and at an advanced stage. 9. Apart from the seven aforementioned conventions, between 2014 and 2016 Cameroon had ratified other instruments at the international and regional levels, such as the International Labour Organization (ILO) Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144), the African Union Convention on Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons in Africa of 22 October 2009, and the African Union Convention on the Prevention and Combating Terrorism of 1999. 2 GE.18-11388