A/78/207 Other entities 115. Freedom of religion or belief efforts by international and regional human rights actors need to give greater focus to the exact State authorities that are implicated in ensuring the realization of that right. The respective professional entities of those actors need to develop guidelines and benchmarks for upholding that freedom within their sphere of work. 116. Umbrella organizations that are focused on domestic actors, such as the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, the International Mayors Forum and “human rights city” initiatives, can play a galvanizing role in advancing the objectives of the present report. VII. Activities of the Special Rapporteur 117. An overview of the activities of the Special Rapporteur from 1 August to 31 December 2022 is provided in her most recent report, on the landscape of freedom of religion or belief, to the Human Rights Council. 100 She has since participated in the activities set out below. A. United Nations and related activities 118. The Special Rapporteur presented her report on the landscape of freedom of religion or belief, which complements the present report, to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-second session, in March 2023. In the interactive dialogue that ensued, many States expressed their support for the work of the new mandate holder and committed themselves to maintaining close collaboration with her office. 119. From 6 to 14 March, the Special Rapporteur held bilateral meetings in Geneva with a number of permanent representatives requesting country visits and with special envoys on issues related to her mandate. She also spoke at various side events and met representatives of civil society organizations and victims of rights violations, and spoke at a hybrid meeting organized by the Non-Governmental Organizations Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief. She also participated in meetings of the International Contact Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief and the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance. 120. The Special Rapporteur launched the second edition of the Rapporteur’s Digest on Freedom of Religion or Belief, 101 with new normative texts and thematic excerpts from reports of her office since 1986, making applicable legal standards more ea sily accessible. She also filmed a contribution for the campaign organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The video will be broadcast by OHCHR throughout 2023. 121. From 11 to 20 April, the Special Rapporteur undertook a visit to Tajikistan, upon the invitation of its Government. 102 The final report on her visit will be presented to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-fifth session, in March 2024. 122. On 17 January, the Special Rapporteur held an informal virtual discussion with the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, where there was an __________________ 100 101 102 22/24 A/HRC/52/38. See www.ohchr.org/en/documents/tools-and-resources/special-rapporteurs-digest-freedomreligion-or-belief. See www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/04/un-expert-urges-tajikistan-leave-past-behind-anduphold-freedom-religion-and. 23-14116