A/HRC/13/40 belief. Furthermore, the General Assembly invited all actors to address, in the context of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, inter alia, the following issues within the framework of international human rights: (a) the rise of religious extremism affecting religions in all parts of the world; (b) the situations of violence and discrimination that affect many women as well as other individuals on the grounds or in the name of religion or belief or in accordance with cultural and traditional practices; (c) the misuse of religion or belief for ends inconsistent with the Charter of the United Nations, as well as other relevant instruments of the United Nations. 67. The Human Rights Council and its working group on the universal periodic review have also discussed a number of general or country-specific issues related to freedom of religion or belief. The universal periodic review process offers a unique possibility to assess the human rights records of all United Nations Member States on a regular basis, i.e., every four years. One of the reports that are submitted to the working group on the universal periodic review for each State under review is a compilation of the information contained in the reports of treaty bodies, special procedures (including observations and comments by the State concerned) and other relevant official United Nations documents. Thus, the recommendations by the treaty bodies and special procedures, including on freedom of religion or belief, feed into the universal periodic review process. In addition, many of the recommendations which emanate from the peer review refer to issues of freedom of religion or belief. While most of these recommendations made during the interactive dialogue are supported by the State under review, some recommendations pertinent to freedom of religion or belief have subsequently been rejected by the Government concerned. Treaty bodies and special procedures can take the opportunity to follow up the recommendations from the universal periodic review — including those rejected — and continue to address human rights issues in the treaty bodies’ concluding observations or in the special procedures’ allegation letters and mission reports. 68. Early warning signs identified by the different human rights mechanisms also need to reach the political and conflict-prevention bodies of the United Nations. Effective channels of communication are needed between different parts of the United Nations system in order to allow decision makers to take action with full knowledge of the facts on the ground. Member States have the main responsibility for facilitating the work of the special procedures, cooperating with them and following up their recommendations. Stakeholders in the field could also benefit more from specific recommendations from the special procedures in the aftermath of violence, in order to address the root causes of such violence and prevent its recurrence. 20 GE.09-17648