United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/DEC/36/115 Distr.: General 5 October 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-sixth session 11–29 September 2017 Agenda item 4 Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council on 29 September 2017 36/115. Extension of the mandate of the independent international factfinding mission on Myanmar At its 41st meeting, on 29 September 2017, the Human Rights Council decided to adopt the text below: “The Human Rights Council, Recalling its resolution 34/22 of 24 March 2017, in which the Human Rights Council mandated the independent international fact-finding mission to establish the facts and circumstances of the alleged recent human rights violations by military and security forces, and abuses, in Myanmar, Noting the concerns expressed by the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Expressing grave concern at the recent reports of serious human rights violations and abuses in Myanmar, in particular in Rakhine State, and calling for an end to the violence, Calling for full and unhindered humanitarian access and for the prompt, safe and voluntary return of all refugees and displaced persons, Reiterating its encouragement to the Government of Myanmar to cooperate fully with the fact-finding mission, and stressing the need to grant it full, unrestricted and unmonitored access to all areas and interlocutors, Taking into account the delays in its operationalization and the significant additional workload created since the adoption of resolution 34/22, 1. Decides to extend the mandate of the independent international factfinding mission, and to request it to present an oral update to, to be followed by an interactive dialogue with, the Human Rights Council at its thirty-seventh session, to submit its final report for consideration by the Council at its thirty-ninth session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue, and to present that report also to the General Assembly at its seventy-third session; GE.17-17508(E) 