A/HRC/7/78 page 28 16. Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare a thematic study to enhance awareness and understanding of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, focusing on legal measures key for the ratification and effective implementation of the Convention, such as those relating to equality and non-discrimination, in consultation with States, civil society organizations, including organizations of persons with disabilities, and national human rights institutions, and requests that the study be available on the website of the Office of the High Commissioner, in an accessible format, prior to the tenth session of the Council; 17. Notes that the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit to the Assembly at its next session a report on the status of the Convention and the Optional Protocol and on the implementation of resolution 62/170, and that it also requested the Secretary-General to submit that report to the Council as a contribution to its discussion of the rights of persons with disabilities; 18. Invites the Special Rapporteur on disability of the Commission for Social Development to continue cooperating with the Council and to address it on activities undertaken pursuant to his/her mandate, in accordance with its programme of work. 40th meeting 27 March 2008 Adopted without a vote. See chapter III. 7/10. Human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality The Human Rights Council, Guided by the purposes, principles and provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, Guided also by article 15 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, according to which everyone has the right to a nationality and no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality, Reaffirming its decision 2/111 of 27 November 2006, as well as all previous resolutions adopted by the Commission on Human Rights on the issue of human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality, in particular resolution 2005/45 of 19 April 2005, Recognizing the right of States to establish laws governing the acquisition, renunciation or loss of nationality, in accordance with international law, and noting that the issue of statelessness is already under consideration by the General Assembly within the broad issue of State succession, Noting the relevant provisions of international human rights instruments and instruments on statelessness and nationality, inter alia, article 5, paragraph (d) (iii) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; article 24, paragraph 3,