A/HRC/45/1 The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination 70. In its resolution 42/9, the Human Rights Council renewed for a period of three years the mandate of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, and requested the Working Group to report its findings to the Council at its forty-fifth session. The Council will consider the reports of the Working Group (A/HRC/45/9 and Add.1) Open-ended intergovernmental working group to elaborate the content of an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies 71. In its resolution 36/11, the Human Rights Council established an open-ended intergovernmental working group, for a period of three years, with a mandate to elaborate the content of an international regulatory framework, without prejudging the nature thereof, to protect human rights and ensure accountability for violations and abuses relating to the activities of private military and security companies. In the same resolution, the Council requested the working group to submit an annual progress report to the Council in conformity with its annual programme of work. The Council will have before it the note by the Secretariat on the report of the intergovernmental working group on its second session (A/HRC/45/18). The role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights 72. In its resolution 42/6, the Human Rights Council requested OHCHR to prepare a study, to be presented to the Council at its forty-fifth session, on the contribution of the special procedures in assisting States and other stakeholders in the prevention of human rights violations and abuses. The Council will consider the OHCHR study (A/HRC/45/23) (see para. 31 above). World Programme for Human Rights Education 73. In its resolution 42/7, the Human Rights Council requested OHCHR to submit a final report on the implementation of the third phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education, based on national evaluation reports, to the Council at its forty-fifth session. The Council will consider the OHCHR report (A/HRC/45/24) (see para. 32 above). Terrorism and human rights 74. Pursuant to its resolution 42/18, the Human Rights Council will consider the report of the High Commissioner on the negative impact of terrorism on the enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms and on alleged violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism (A/HRC/45/27) (see para. 35 above). 75. Reference is made to the note by the Secretariat on the report of the Advisory Committee on the negative effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms (A/HRC/45/41) (see para. 94 below). Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order 76. In its resolution 42/8, the Human Rights Council requested the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order to submit to the Council, at its forty-fifth session, a report on the implementation of that resolution. The Council will consider the report of the mandate holder, Livingstone Sewanyana (A/HRC/45/28). National policies and human rights 77. Reference is made to the study of the Advisory Committee on national policies and human rights (A/HRC/45/39) (see para. 92 below). 10