A/HRC/27/6 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its nineteenth session from 28 April to 9 May 2014. The review of Côte d’Ivoire was held at the 4th meeting, on 29 April 2014. The delegation of Côte d’Ivoire was headed by Mr. Gnénéma Mamadou Coulibaly. At its 10th meeting, held on 2 May 2014, the Working Group adopted the report on Côte d’Ivoire. 2. On 15 January 2014, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Côte d’Ivoire: Argentina, Botswana and Kuwait. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Côte d’Ivoire: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/19/CIV/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.6/19/CIV/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/19/CIV/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Liechtenstein, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Côte d’Ivoire through the troika. Those questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review (UPR). I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The head of the Ivorian delegation said that his country’s national report had been submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21. The report had been prepared by a national universal periodic review team, the inherent difficulties faced by any administration emerging from a crisis notwithstanding. The results obtained had been extensively consolidated and shared with Ivorian civil society. 6. Structured around 13 main points, the Côte d’Ivoire report could be summarized in three themes: the development of the normative and institutional framework; follow-up to and implementation of the recommendations and commitments arising from the universal periodic review; and the expectations of Côte d’Ivoire in terms of capacity-building and technical assistance. 7. Côte d’Ivoire had made efforts to bring its legal provisions into line with international standards. The Ivorian authorities had taken many steps to strengthen the national normative and institutional framework by adopting a number of laws and establishing operational structures. GE.14-07583 3