A/HRC/50/8 accumulation of wealth and COVID-19 vaccination. She also referred to the increase in violence in the past five centuries, which had an impact on the enjoyment of human rights in countries affected by conflicts, and to the threat to the environment affecting humanity. She described the context in which the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela had prepared for its third universal periodic review cycle, which had included the criminal blockade, an attempt on the life of the President, a mercenary invasion attempt, sabotage of the country’s vital infrastructure and economic war, while the unilateral coercive measures were expanding and acted as weapons of mass destruction against basic human rights. For this reason, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela had submitted the case of unilateral coercive measures to the International Criminal Court. 8. The Executive Vice-President also stressed the commitment of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the enjoyment of civil and political rights and underlined the number of elections held in the past 20 years. She pointed to the reform of the judicial system, with human rights at its centre. 9. The Executive Vice-President highlighted the resilience of the Venezuelan people, noting that, despite the above-mentioned difficulties, it had been possible to control the pandemic thanks to a universal and free-of-charge public health system and the Bolivarian concept of equality. 10. The Executive Vice-President underlined that the country’s cooperation with OHCHR was based on the principles of independence and impartiality, and of non-politicization of human rights. She suggested that the Human Rights Council adopt those principles and end inequalities. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 11. During the interactive dialogue, 116 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 12. Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, State of Palestine, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Denmark, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czechia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Holy See, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Dominican Republic, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Timor-Leste and Uzbekistan made recommendations. Colombia made a statement. The complete version of the statements can be found in the webcast archived on the United Nations website. 4 13. During the intervention of the United States of America, the Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela raised a point of order denouncing the inadequate and disrespectful terminology used when referring to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and recalled the need to adhere to the official United Nations terminology to designate States Members of the United Nations. The President of the Human Rights Council recalled that, as a subsidiary body of the General Assembly, the Council aligned itself with the official position and terminology of the United Nations reflected in the relevant General Assembly and Security Council resolutions. He requested the Secretariat to use the official terminology 4 See https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1perf6zmp. 3