A/HRC/37/37/Add.1 I. Fact sheet on special procedures Fact sheet 2017 Mandates and mandate holders 56 mandates – 44 thematic and 12 country mandates 1 new mandate established: Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members 2 mandates terminated: Independent Experts on the situation of human rights in Haiti and in Cote d’Ivoire 80 active mandate holders 14 mandate holders finished their term in office 15 new mandate holders were appointed 44% of mandate holders are female 56% of mandate holders are male Country visits Communications 534 communications sent to 117 States and 25 nonState actors 61% of United Nations Member States received one or more communications from special procedures 1843 individual cases covered, of which 655 women 484 replies received, of which 365 to communications sent in 2017 68% reply rate to communications sent in 2017 164 communications followed-up by mandate holders 3 communications reports submitted, one to each Human Rights Council session Forums, consultations and expert meetings 86 country visits to 64 States and territories 2 forums organized – 7th annual forum on Business and Human Rights and 11th annual 118 standing invitations extended by Member States and 1 by a non-Member Observer State forum on Minority Issues. 1 standing invitations issued in 2017 98 Events and consultations organized/attended by mandate holders, including in cooperation with 167 United Nations Member States have been visited at least once other parts of the United Nations system as well Member States not yet visited as with regional mechanisms. 26 Thematic and country visit reports Media outreach and public awareness 131 reports submitted to the Human Rights Council, 387 media products released – 283 press releases, of which 65 country visit reports 24 media statements and 80 media advisories. 39 reports submitted to the General Assembly 3 press releases and public statements issued by the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures. Engagement with other parts of the United Nations system and regional mechanisms Special procedures mandate holders engaged and/or undertook joint activities with the Treaty Bodies, Universal Periodic Review, OHCHR, UNHCR, Executive Office of the SG, ASG for Human Rights, Special Adviser of the SG on the Prevention of Genocide, Special Adviser of the SG on the Responsibility to Protect, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Disability and Accessibility, Special Representative of the SG on Violence against Children, OCHA, DPA, DPKO, DPI, Security Council, UN Counter-Terrorism Committee, United Nations Statistical Division, Commission on the Status of Women, Commission on Social Development, various DPKO missions including MINUSMA and UNAMI, UN Country Teams, UNDP, Inter-Agency Standing Committee, UNDSS, UN Women, UNESCO, WHO, UNAIDS, ILO, UNICEF, IOM, UNFPA, UNECE, ECLAC, UN Development Group - Human Rights Working Group, UNCTAD, FAO, United Nations Partnership to Promote the rights of persons with disabilities, UN-Water, UNWRA, WFP, UNEP, IMF, World Bank, the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators. Special procedures mandate holders engaged and/or undertook joint activities with regional mechanisms, including the European Union (EU Fundamental Rights Agency), Council of Europe, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Inter-American system ( Inter-American Court of Human Rights, InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights), Organization of American States, African Union (African Commission on Human and People’s Rights. 2