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 19 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). 25

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