A/HRC/17/2 8. Requests the Secretary-General to ask the United Nations Office at Geneva to ensure that the staff of the Office of the President are provided with an appropriate office space, as well as the technical and organizational tools, services and instruments required for the fulfilment of their tasks.” [Adopted without a vote.] 17/119 Follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21 with regard to the universal periodic review At its 35th meeting, on 17 June 2011, the Human Rights Council decided to adopt the text below: “I. Order for the review in the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review 1. The order of the review established for the first cycle of the review (see annex I) shall be maintained for the second and subsequent cycles, whereby 14 States are reviewed during each session of the Working Group. II. General guidelines for the preparation of information under the universal periodic review 2. Reaffirming the relevant provisions relating to the universal periodic review of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, containing the institution-building package, and resolution 16/21 of 25 March 2011, containing the outcome of the review of the work and functioning of the Human Rights Council, Emphasizing that the second and subsequent cycles of the review should focus on, inter alia, the implementation of the accepted recommendations and the development of human rights situations in the State under review, The Council adopts the general guidelines below. A. Description of the methodology and the broad consultation process followed for the preparation of information provided under the universal periodic review; B. Developments since the previous review in background of the State under review and framework, particularly normative and institutional framework, for the promotion and protection of human rights: Constitution, legislation, policy measures, national jurisprudence, human rights infrastructure including national human rights institutions and scope of international obligations identified in the ‘basis of review’ in resolution 5/1, annex, section IA; C. Promotion and protection of human rights on the ground: implementation of international human rights obligations identified in the ‘basis of review’ in resolution 5/1, annex, section IA, national legislation and voluntary commitments, national human rights institutions activities, public awareness of human rights, cooperation with human rights mechanisms … ; D. review; 80 Presentation by the State concerned of the follow-up to the previous GE.12-13630

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