A/HRC/46/11 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its thirty-sixth session from 2 to 13 November 2020. The review of Andorra was held at the 7th meeting, on 5 November 2020. The delegation of Andorra was headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maria Ubach. At its 14th meeting, held on 10 November 2020, the Working Group adopted the report on Andorra. 2. On 14 January 2020, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Andorra: Burkina Faso, Indonesia and Ukraine. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Andorra: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/36/AND/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/36/AND/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/36/AND/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Canada, Liechtenstein, Portugal, on behalf of the Group of Friends on national mechanisms for implementation, reporting and followup, Slovenia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay was transmitted to Andorra through the troika. These questions are available on the website of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation of Andorra began by recalling that the national report prepared for the third cycle of the universal periodic review had provided an update on the implementation of 56 recommendations received in 2015. During the period under review, Andorra had, in addition to that report, also submitted reports to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in 2017; the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, in 2018; the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, in 2019; and the Committee on the Rights of the Child, in 2019. 6. With regard to human rights instruments, Andorra had ratified Protocol No. 16 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in 2019 and the Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalization of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems in 2016, and had become a party to the Convention against Discrimination in Education in 2018. 7. The delegation of Andorra supplemented the information contained in the national report by describing the most significant developments that had occurred since February 2020. The delegation first highlighted the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the measures that had been taken to protect human rights and economic and social rights, including of the most vulnerable individuals. 8. The Government of Andorra had adopted a three-pronged strategy. First, in order to stop the spread of the disease and to guarantee all citizens adequate health-care assistance, over 90.8 per cent of the population had taken part in a voluntary serological testing campaign. In addition, in early September 2020, students and persons working in schools had been called upon to be tested. 2 GE.20-17726

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