HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS View of the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, during the 34th session of the Human Rights Council, February 2017. © UN Photo/Elma Okic Caribbean and Latin America and nine from Asia and the Pacific) participated in sessions of the HRC. Regarding the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), all 193 Member States were reviewed by the mechanism for the second time with second cycle coming to an end in 2017. In May 2017, the third cycle started, providing an opportunity to strengthen the engagement with all States on the follow-up and implementation of recommendations from the international human rights mechanisms. A total of 28 reviews were conducted during the year. With the financial support of the Voluntary Trust Fund for Participation in the Universal Periodic Review, the participation of representatives from 15 Member States in UPR Working Group sessions was facilitated in 2017. The increasing engagement of Member States with the HRC, the UPR and other international human rights mechanisms contributed to the achievement of the following results. Coordination mechanisms Progress has been achieved in relation to the establishment and strengthening of national mechanisms for reporting and follow-up on the recommendations issued by the international human rights mechanisms. The Government of Liberia established a national treaty reporting mechanism, in November, and the Governments of Nigeria and Cape Verde established national mechanisms for drafting reports to the international human rights mechanisms and following up on their recommendations. Sierra Leone reestablished a steering committee to coordinate the reporting to the human rights treaty bodies, while in Niger, the interministerial committee responsible for the elaboration of reports to the human rights treaty bodies established a permanent secretary to coordinate its activities more efficiently. In addition, the State of Palestine1 created an interministerial committee charged with coordinating the implementation of its international human rights obligations. In Tajikistan, the Government adopted new regulations in relation the Inter-Agency Commission on the Implementation of International Obligations in the Field of Human Rights, which contributed to expanding the participation of civil society and promoting the increased coordination of relevant State bodies in the implementation of international human rights obligations. 1 Reference to the State of Palestine should be understood in compliance with United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19. UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2017 9