A/HRC/16/76 78. From 8 to10 December 2010, representatives from the International Coordinating Committee attended the Ambassadorial Retreat on the review of the Human Rights Council, hosted by the Thai Government in Bangkok, Thailand. 2. Universal Periodic Review 79. In 2010, 48 countries were reviewed during the 7th to 9th sessions of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Of those countries, 19 have an NHRI accredited by the International Coordinating Committee. 12 of those NHRIs submitted information for the stakeholders’ report,2 including 10 holding “A” status, and two with “B” status. 80. Individual NHRIs and regional networks continued to submit written and oral statements under Council agenda item 6 (Universal Periodic Review). During the reporting period, the NHRIs of Azerbaijan (A/HRC/14/NI/1), Great Britain (A/HRC/13/NI/4), Egypt (A/HRC/14/NI/9), and Asia Pacific Forum (A/HRC/14/NI/10) submitted written contributions under this agenda item, while the NHRIs of Bolivia, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Portugal delivered oral statements. The statements followed up the UPR recommendations. 81. During the review of Kenya and Panama by the Working Group of the UPR at its 8th and 9th sessions respectively, OHCHR provided assistance to the NHRIs of these countries to organize side events on the UPR preparation process and the role that the NHRI could play in this regard. 82. The President of the Council appointed a facilitator to lead informal consultations on the UPR as part of the work of the Working Group on the Human Rights Council Review. A number of States and civil society organizations supported a strengthened role of NHRIs in the UPR. The International Coordinating Committee presented the following proposals concerning A-status NHRIs: 1) NHRIs should be allocated speaking time during the review of their countries by the Working Group on the UPR, following the respective State’s presentation; 2) NHRIs should be able to submit a separate report on their State in future UPR cycles; 3) NHRIs should be able to submit written questions and recommendations relating to the UPR review of their country; 4) during Council’s plenary discussion and adoption of the UPR report, NHRIs should be given the floor immediately after their corresponding State; 5) NHRIs should be able to provide regular updates to the Council on the implementation of UPR outcomes; 6) the UPR Trust Fund should be extended to support NHRI attendance of the Working Group on the UPR. 3. Special procedures 83. During the reporting period, a number of NHRIs interacted with special procedures mandate holders and submitted written contributions to the Human Rights Council to complement the mandate holders’ country mission reports. 84. The Chairperson of the International Coordinating Committee participated in the 17th Annual Meeting of Special Procedures, held in Geneva from 28 June to 2 July 2010. OHCHR and the International Coordinating Committee organized a parallel event in the margins of the meeting on the role of NHRIs in following up special procedures’ recommendations. 85. Special Rapporteurs have increasingly recognised the role that NHRIs can play at the national level to assist in the implementation of the special procedures mandates. 2 The NHRIs of Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, El Salvador, Kenya, Maldives, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Panama, Slovenia and Spain. 13