A/HRC/41/1
Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
64.
In its resolution 35/21 on the contribution of development to the enjoyment of all
human rights, the Human Rights Council requested the Advisory Committee to conduct a
study on the ways in which development contributes to the enjoyment of all human rights
by all, in particular on best experiences and practices, and to submit the report to the
Council before its forty-first session. Accordingly, the Council will consider the study of
the Committee (A/HRC/41/50).
65.
In its resolution 34/3, the Human Rights Council requested the Advisory Committee
to submit a final report on the activities of vulture funds and their impact on human rights
to the Council at its thirty-ninth session. Subsequently, in its resolution 37/11 on the effects
of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full
enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, the Council
requested the Committee to submit the final report at its forty-first session. Accordingly, the
Council will consider the final report of the Committee (A/HRC/41/51) (see para. 32
above).
Special procedures
66.
The Human Rights Council will have before it the communications report of special
procedures (A/HRC/41/56).
6.
Universal periodic review
67.
In its resolution 5/1, the Human Rights Council established the universal periodic
review mechanism as contained in section I of the annex to that resolution. The Working
Group on the Universal Periodic Review held its thirty-second session from 21 January to 1
February 2019. At its forty-first session, the Council will consider and adopt the final
outcomes of the review of New Zealand (A/HRC/41/4), Afghanistan (A/HRC/41/5), Chile
(A/HRC/41/6), Viet Nam (A/HRC/41/7), Uruguay (A/HRC/41/8), Yemen (A/HRC/41/9),
Vanuatu (A/HRC/41/10), North Macedonia (A/HRC/41/11), the Comoros (A/HRC/41/12),
Slovakia (A/HRC/41/13), Eritrea (A/HRC/41/14), Cyprus (A/HRC/41/15), the Dominican
Republic (A/HRC/41/16) and Cambodia (A/HRC/41/17).
68.
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
69.
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. Accordingly, the Council will have before it the reports of
OHCHR (A/HRC/41/28 and 29) (see para. 21 above).
7.
Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories
70.
8.
No reports are to be submitted under agenda item 7 at the forty-first session.
Follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action
71.
Pursuant to its resolution 39/17, the Human Rights Council will have before it the
summary report of OHCHR of the half-day consultation on the experiences and practices of
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