3. The NIHR thanks the 13 ministries and official bodies that interacted with its requests; their responses contributed to clarifying their roles in protecting and promoting human rights in the Kingdom. The NIHR have not received responses from three agencies, namely the Ministry of Labor and Social Development, the Labor Market Regulatory Authority, and the National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Persons during the timeframe for preparing this report; if such responses are received later, they will be incorporated in the annual report for next year 2022. 4. The NIHR also extends its gratitude to His Excellency the Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Supreme Committee for General Supervision of the Safety of Elections as regards his reply on the NIHR’s recommendations contained in its report on Observing the Parliamentary and Municipal Elections of 2018, which is included in the topic, the third requirement. 5. It is worth noting that the total recommendations concluded by the NIHR in its Sixth Annual Report for the year 2018 amounted to (23) recommendations. These recommendations were among three main issues; (9) recommendations pertained to the right to work, a decent life, and equality; (6) recommendations were connected with the right to an adequate and healthy environment; and (8) recommendations were about promotion of justice and the rule of law. 6. Moreover, the NIHR concluded in its Seventh Annual Report for the year 2019 with (33) recommendations on issues that are of particular concern. Seven (7) recommendations pertain to the implications of environmental pollution and climate change on human rights. Ten (10) recommendations address the impact of promoting the values of tolerance and peaceful coexistence on human rights. In addition, (8) recommendations tackle the right to equal treatment of the elderly, and (8) recommendations concern the protection of the rights of expatriate workers. Ninth Annual Report of the NIHR 28