A/HRC/PRST/29/1 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 23 July 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-ninth session Agenda item 1 Statement by the President PRST 29/1. Enhancing the efficiency of the Human Rights Council At the 45th meeting, held on 3 July 2015, the President of the Human Rights Council made the following statement: “The Human Rights Council, Reaffirming General Assembly resolutions 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and 65/281 of 17 June 2011, and Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 of 18 June 2007, on the institution-building package, and 16/21 of 25 March 2011, on the review of the work and functioning of the Council, Acknowledging that the Human Rights Council should continue to be efficient and effective in fulfilling its mandate, as outlined by the General Assembly in its resolution 60/251, 1. Decides to improve further the voluntary yearly calendar for thematic resolutions of the Human Rights Council, in accordance with Council resolution 16/21, in consultation with the main sponsors, and encourages States to consider voluntarily the biennialization and triennialization of their initiatives; 2. Also decides that the Bureau shall, in consultation with Member States, while keeping the Consultative Group and special procedures mandate holders duly informed, make recommendations and identify modalities to adjust the terms of mandate holders on an exceptional one-time basis, in order to better spread the appointment process over time, namely, across Council cycles, and present those recommendations to the Council at its thirtieth session for its consideration and appropriate decision; 3. Further decides that candidates shortlisted by the Consultative Group may request to be interviewed in any official language of the United Nations; 4. Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to develop, manage and support, as soon as possible and no later than the thirtyfirst session, a more distinguishable, accessible and user-friendly webpage, in all official languages of the United Nations from within existing resources, for the Human Rights Council, its mechanisms and procedures, including a user-friendly extranet; GE.15-12423(E) *1512423*