A/72/165 89. The analysis revealed that, during the second cycle, recommendations regarding minorities accounted for 5 per cent of total recommendations, with 144 Member States issuing 1,658 recommendations to 147 Member States (there were a total of 895 minority-related recommendations in the first cycle, which constituted 4.2 per cent of the 21,353 recommendations made in total). “Minorities” was the eleventh most discussed topic out of 56 different categories in the UPR Info database. Of the total number of recommendations on minorities, 81 per cent were accepted and 19 per cent were noted. 90. Eastern European States received the most recommendations on minorities (572), followed by Western European and other States (473), Asia -Pacific States (337), African States (164) and Latin American and Caribbean States (112). Western European and other States made the most recommendations on minorities (459), followed by Asia-Pacific States (367), Latin American and Caribbean States (281), Eastern European States (266), African States (261) and the observers (Holy See and State of Palestine) (24). 91. The top five regional organizations receiving the most minority -related recommendations were the European Union (679), the International Organization o f la Francophonie (366), the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (271), the Commonwealth secretariat (205) and the African Union (163). The top five regional organizations making the most minority-related recommendations were the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (419), the European Union (393), the International Organization of la Francophonie (361), the Organization of American States (357) and the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (318). 92. The top 10 Member States receiving the largest number of minority-related recommendations were Myanmar (69), Slovakia (58), Slovenia (50), Bulgaria (44), Czechia (43), Romania (41), Bosnia and Herzegovina (40), France (39), Sweden (39) and Greece (37). The top 10 Member States making the highest number of minority-related recommendations were the Islamic Republic of Iran (42), the Russian Federation (39), Canada (39), Austria (38), Argentina (37), the United States of America (37), Malaysia (36), Australia (33), Spain (30) and China (30). 93. About 21 per cent of all minority recommendations referred to the situation of Roma, 7 per cent referred to Afro- and African descendants and 5 per cent to Muslims. Other significant groups included Rohingya, Bedouins, Arabs, Christians, Baha’is, Sinti, Dalits and Jewish communities. 94. Roma were the most frequently cited minority group in the first cycle of the universal periodic review process. There were 364 recommendations addressing their situation: 259 in Eastern European States and 105 in Western European and Other States. Some 7 per cent of them were noted (25), while the rest were accepted. The top five Member States receiving the most recommendations were Slovakia (44), Czechia (32), Romania (32), Slovenia (28) and Hungary (27). Afroand African descendants were the second most referenced minority group within the second cycle. A total of 110 recommendations mentioned them. All regions, aside from African States, received recommendations. Member States made 86 recommendations regarding Muslims. All regions except Latin American and Caribbean States received recommendations. Western European and other States received the largest percentage of recommendations (62), followed by Asia -Pacific States (16) and Eastern European States (7). Rohingya were mentioned in 31 recommendations, the majority to Myanmar (26) and the rest to Bangladesh (5). Myanmar noted all 26 recommendations, while Bangladesh accepted 3 recommendations and noted 2. There were 12 recommendations that mentioned Bedouins, 11 addressed to Israel and 1 to the Niger. Israel noted 2 and the rest were 20/22 17-12138