of the 47 members of the Human Rights Council. Afterwards, the Human
Rights Council meets in a plenary session to consider and adopt the UPR
outcome, which includes a report with a summary of the proceedings,
the conclusions and/or recommendations, and the voluntary commitments
made by the State. At this plenary session, representatives of United
Nations entities and stakeholders, including NHRIs and NGOs, have an
opportunity to speak during the one-hour meeting devoted to each State
under review.
In the follow-up phase, United Nations entities can provide support, inter
alia, by: ensuring the translation (including into minority languages) and
broad dissemination of UPR documents; encouraging/facilitating the use
of the recommendations, including on minority issues, by all relevant
actors at the national level; and considering UPR documentation when
preparing United Nations planning instruments, including common country
assessments (CCA)/ United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks
(UNDAFs) and their own specific programmes. The promotion and
protection of the rights of persons belonging to minorities often come up
in the reports by the States themselves and in the compilation prepared by
OHCHR as well as in the recommendations and the statements made by
Member States.
D.
ILO mechanisms
The application of ILO conventions is subject to supervision by the Committee
of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
and the Conference Committee on the Application of Standards. In their
periodic reports on the application of the Discrimination (Employment and
Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111), States are required to specify
the action they have taken to eliminate discrimination and the results
achieved. Trade unions and employers’ organizations have the right to
submit observations on the Convention’s application to the supervisory
bodies. In their comments and conclusions, the supervisory bodies monitor
the application of the Convention in law and in practice. The Committee
of Experts frequently provides comments on the enjoyment of equality of
opportunity and the treatment of minorities.
Reports concerning Convention No. 111 are due every two years. The
Committee meets once a year in November–December. Its report is
published each year in March and discussed by the Committee on the
Application of Standards during the annual session of the International
Labour Conference in June.19
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The comments and conclusions of the supervisory bodies are available from the International Labour
Standards website of the International Labour Organization: www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/
norm (accessed 24 August 2010).
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