Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Table of Contents

• United Nations 1
• General Assembly 1
• Official Records Seventy-ninth Session Supplement No. 36 1
• Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 3
• General Assembly 3
• Chapter I 6
• Introduction 6
• Chapter II 7
• Activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner 7
• A. International human rights mechanisms 7
• 1. Treaty bodies 7
• 2. Human Rights Council 7
• 3. Universal periodic review 8
• 4. Special procedures 8
• 5. Support for the work of human rights mechanisms 8
• 6. Humanitarian funds 9
• B. Development 9
• 1. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals 9
• 2. Right to development 9
• 3. International financial institutions 10
• 4. Economic social and cultural rights 10
• 5. Care and support systems 11
• 6. Environment climate change and human rights 11
• 7. Corruption and human rights 11
• 8. Business and human rights 11
• C. Peace and security 12
• 1. Support to peace missions 12
• 2. Human rights due diligence and compliance frameworks 12
• 3. Early warning prevention protection and emergency response 12
• 4. Peacebuilding 13
• 5. Combating sexual and gender-based violence sexual exploitation and abuse trafficking and related exploitation 13
• 6. Humanitarian action 14
• D. Non-discrimination 14
• 1. Combating racism racial discrimination xenophobia and related intolerance 14
• 2. Migration and displacement 15
• 3. Indigenous Peoples and minorities 15
• 4. Gender equality and womens human rights 15
• 5. Persons with disabilities 16
• 6. Sexual orientation gender identity and sex characteristics 16
• 7. Older persons 16
• 8. Children and youth 16
• E. Accountability 17
• 1. Transitional justice 17
• 2. Death penalty 17
• 3. Counter-terrorism and prevention of violent extremism 17
• 4. Administration of justice and law enforcement 17
• 5. Human rights and drug policy 18
• F. Participation 18
• 1. Enhancing and protecting civic space and peoples participation 18
• 2. Digital space 19
• 3. Electoral processes 19
• 4. Support for national human rights institutions and regional mechanisms 19
• 5. Human rights education 20
• Chapter III 21
• Management and administration 21
• Chapter IV 22
• Conclusions 22