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Item 1. Organizational and procedural matters
​​​​​​​​​​​Human rights implications of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s unprovoked attacks against Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan​​​
  • ​​Bahrain (on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council), Jordan​
Item 2. Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General
Advancing human rights in South Sudan​
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Situation of human rights in Eritrea
  • Cyprus (on behalf of the European Union)​
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law​
  • Mexico, Türkiye​​
Business and human rights​
  • Argentina
​​Cooperation with regional human rights organizations
  • Belgium, Armenia, Colombia, Senegal, Thailand​
​​Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls​​​
  • ​Mexico, Iceland, Spain
​​​Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy/Hansen’s disease and their family members
  • Japan, Brazil, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Morocco and Kyrgyzstan​​
​​Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights​
  • Uganda (on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries)
Extreme poverty and human rights​
  • France, Albania, Belgium, Chile, Peru, Philippines, Morocco, Romania
Freedom of opinion and expression
  • ​Canada Brazil, Fiji, Namibia, Netherlands, Sweden
Freedom of opinion and expression: mandate of Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression​​
  • ​Canada, the Netherlands​
Freedom of religion or belief​
  • Cyprus (on behalf of the European Union)
Human rights and the civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms
  • Ecuador, Peru
​Human rights of migrants: mandate of Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants​
  • ​​Mexico​
Independence and impartiality of the judiciary, jurors and assessors, and the independence of lawyers: mandate of Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers​​
  • ​Australia, Thailand, Botswana, Hungary, Mexico, Maldives
​​Mandate of Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity
  • Cuba
​​Mandate of Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights​
  • Cuba
​​Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions​
  • Sweden, Finland
Prevention of genocide
  • Armenia
Promoting human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals through transparent, accountable and efficient public service delivery
  • Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Georgia, Kenya, Malaysia, Thailand, Türkiye​​
Promoting, protecting and respecting women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of human rights in humanitarian situations​​​
  • Colombia, Fiji, Georgia, Japan, Sierra Leone, Sweden, Uruguay
Promotion of the enjoyment of the cultural rights of everyone and respect for cultural diversity​
  • Cuba
Rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities: mandate of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues
  • Austria, Slovenia
Rights of the child: realizing the rights of the child affected by armed conflict
  • ​URUGUAY (on behalf of Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (except Argentina and Paraguay), CYPRUS (on behalf of European Union)​
Role of States in countering the negative impact of disinformation on the enjoyment and realization of human rights​
  • ​Ukraine, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sixtieth anniversary of the adoption of the International Covenants on Human Rights
  • ​​Russian Federation, Belarus, Ethiopia, Mali, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
  • Mexico, New Zealand
The negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights
  • Uganda​ (​on behalf of Movement of Non-Aligned Countries)
The rights of persons with disabilities: disability inclusive digital technologies and infrastructure, including transport and housing​
  • Mexico, New Zealand​
The right to education​​
  • Portugal
​​The right to food
  • Cuba
The Social Forum​
  • Cuba
Twentieth anniversary of the Human Rights Council
  • ​Mexico, Cabo Verde, Estonia, Morocco, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand
Item 4. Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Situation of human rights in Belarus​​
  • Cyprus (on behalf of the European Union)
Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
  • ​Cyprus (on behalf of the European Union)
Item 9. Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
Renewal of the mandate of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
  • ​Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States)​​
Renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
  • Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States)​
Item 10. Technical assistance and capacity-building​
​Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building for Empowering Women’s Access to Education and Work in Digital and Cybersecurity-related Fields​​​​
  • Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Gambia, Greece and Qatar​​​​
​​Technical assistance and capacity-building for the Member-States of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countrie
  • Portugal on behalf of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries​​​​​​