REPORTING TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES TRAINING GUIDE: Part I — Manual FIGURE 2. SIMPLIFIED REPORTING PROCEDURE Besides State parties, other stakeholders such as national human rights institutions (NHRIs), civil society organizations (CSOs) and the UN system (agencies such as UNICEF or UNWomen, ILO, UNHCR, WHO; UN country teams; etc.) have an opportunity to engage in the reporting procedure at different stages. Their participation in the reporting process is further developed in Chapters 5 and 6 of the Training Guide. 4.1. The Report of the State party As the reporting cycle graphics show, the report of the State party constitutes the main element within the continuous review of a State party’s progress in implementing the rights enshrined in the specific treaty. Before discussing in detail each of the stages of the reporting cycle, the following basic elements around the preparation of a State party report need clarification, namely the reporting periodicity, and the content and format of a report. 4.1.1. Reporting Periodicity Most of the international human rights treaties establish a framework for regular reporting by State parties, known as “reporting periodicity”, which covers initial and periodic reports.26 The timetable 32 26 As noted in chapter 1, with the exception of the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture, all other Treaty Bodies have a reporting mandate.