23. UNCHR understood, that in view of the ongoing debates on the modalities of upgrading the Commission on Human Rights to a Human Rights Council and the transfer of responsibilities to the new major United Nations human rights forum, States may opt for an automatic prolongation of all existing mandates, allowing the future Human Rights Council to engage in a more thorough analysis of all existing mandates and on priorities to be set.
23. UNCHR understood, that in view of the ongoing debates on the modalities of upgrading the Commission on Human Rights to a Human Rights Council and the transfer of responsibilities to the new major United Nations human rights forum, States may opt for an automatic prolongation of all existing mandates, allowing the future Human Rights Council to engage in a more thorough analysis of all existing mandates and on priorities to be set.