A/HRC/42/2 (b) The compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 (A/HRC/WG.6/33/GNQ/2); (c) The summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 (A/HRC/WG.6/33/GNQ/3). 768. At its 26th meeting, on 20 September 2019, the Human Rights Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review of Equatorial Guinea (see section C below). 769. The outcome of the review of Equatorial Guinea comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/42/13) and the views of Equatorial Guinea concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary commitments and its replies to questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the Working Group, and which were presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary (see also A/HRC/42/13/Add.1). 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions, its voluntary commitments and the outcome 770. The Director-General of Human Rights of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Manuel Mba Nchama, introduced the position of Equatorial Guinea on the recommendations received during its third universal periodic review to the Human Rights Council. 771. The delegation stated that Equatorial Guinea was dedicated to continuing its efforts to consolidate human rights and reiterated the Government’s commitment to promoting, guaranteeing an protecting these rights in the country. 772. During the interactive dialogue of the universal periodic review, Equatorial Guinea had received a total of 221 recommendations. On that occasion, the country had immediately given its unconditional support to 165 recommendations that concerned issues the country had been working on for a long time. 773. Equatorial Guinea had deferred its position on 50 recommendations, with the intent of carrying out broad consultations. After a comprehensive examination of the pending recommendations, the country had decided to support a further 37 recommendations, bringing the total number of accepted recommendations to 202. 774. The delegation clarified that 15 of the 19 recommendations that had not been supported would continue to be examined with the intent of considering the best way for the country to implement them. An example was the recommendation contained in paragraph 123.40 of the report of the Working Group on guaranteeing the right to education, especially for children, including by ending the policy of excluding pregnant minors from school. Other recommendations that will continue to be under consideration were those contained in paragraphs 124.1 and 124.2 of the Working Group report, concerning the abolition of the death penalty, which is an issue that is currently being addressed by the National Parliament. 775. The delegation noted that Equatorial Guinea had always expressed its willingness to maintain close cooperation with the United Nations human rights system and would continue to do so. 115