A/HRC/44/1 Council for consideration at its forty-fourth session. The Council will have before it the reports of the High Commissioner (A/HRC/44/32 and Add.1) (see para. 32 above). 74. In its resolution 35/7, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises for a period of three years. In its resolution 38/13, the Council requested the Working Group, mindful of the guidance provided by the OHCHR Accountability and Remedy Project, to analyse further the role of national human rights institutions in facilitating access to remedy for business-related human rights abuses, to convene a two-day global consultation on those issues, open to all stakeholders, and to inform the Council by its forty-fourth session as appropriate. The Council will consider the reports of the Working Group (A/HRC/44/43 and Add.1–4). 75. Reference is made to the report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on the eighth session of the Forum on Business and Human Rights (A/HRC/44/56) (see para. 82 below). Human rights and international solidarity 76. In its resolution 35/3, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity for a period of three years. In its resolution 41/5, the Council requested the Independent Expert to report regularly to the Council. The Council will consider the reports of the Independent Expert, Obiora C. Okafor (A/HRC/44/44 and Add.1). 4. Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 77. Subject to the adoption of the draft resolution of the Human Rights Council entitled “Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic” (A/HRC/43/L.33) at its resumed forty-third session, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic will provide an oral update to the Council during an interactive dialogue at its forty-fourth session. Situation of human rights in Myanmar 78. Subject to the adoption of the draft resolution of the Human Rights Council entitled “Situation of human rights in Myanmar” (A/HRC/43/L.23) at its resumed forty-third session, the new Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Thomas H. Andrews, will present an oral progress report to the Council. Situation of human rights in Burundi 79. Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 42/26, in which the Council decided to extend the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, the Commission will present an oral briefing to the Council at its forty-fourth session during an interactive dialogue. Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 80. In its resolution 42/25, the Human Rights Council requested the High Commissioner to prepare a comprehensive written report on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, with a special focus on the independence of the justice system and access to justice, including for violations of economic and social rights and the situation of human rights in the Arco Minero del Orinoco region, and to present the report to the Council at its forty-fourth session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue. The Council will hold an interactive dialogue on the report of the High Commissioner (A/HRC/44/54) (see para. 14 above). 11