Human Rights Council 59 Session

A/HRC/59/20    Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

In its resolution A/HRC/RES/57/2, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of the independent international fact-finding mission for the Sudan for a period of one year and requested the fact-finding mission to provide an oral update on its work to the Council at its fifty-ninth session. The Council will hear the oral update by the fact-finding mission.

A/HRC/59/22    Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran - Report of the Secretary-General

A/HRC/59/21 Report of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women on the activities of the United Nations trust fund in support of actions to eliminate violence against women - Note by the Secretary-General

A/HRC/59/29 Comprehensive report on access to medicines, vaccines and other health products in the context of the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health - Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

A/HRC/59/31 Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls: preventing and responding to all forms of violence against women and girls in criminal justice detention - Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

A/HRC/59/32 The practical application of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to the activities of technology companies, including activities related to artificial intelligence - Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

A/HRC/59/33 Accessible, inclusive, equitable and quality education for peace and tolerance for every child, especially children in the most vulnerable situations - Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

A/HRC/59/36 Implementation and enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

A/HRC/59/37 Defining the administrative procedures and budget required to make all Human Rights Council resolutions accessible - Note by the Secretariat

A/HRC/59/38 Child rights mainstreaming across the United Nations, including the implementation of the Guidance Note of the Secretary-General on Child Rights Mainstreaming - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

A/HRC/59/39 Impact of the civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

A/HRC/59/61 Use of digital technologies to achieve universal birth registration - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Existing mandates

A/HRC/RES/58/18

Existing mandates

A/HRC/RES/58/25

In its resolution 58/25, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic for a period of one year and requested the Commission of Inquiry to give an oral update to the Council at its fifty-ninth session. The Council will hear the oral update by the Commission of Inquiry.

Existing mandates

A/HRC/RES/53/3

Reports of the mandate holder

A/HRC/59/53 Artificial intelligence procurement and deployment: ensuring alignment with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights - Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises

A/HRC/59/53/Add.1 Visit to Colombia - Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises

NGO written statements

A/HRC/59/18 - Operations of the Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance in the Implementation of the Universal Periodic Review - Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

A/HRC/59/19 - Operations of the Voluntary Fund for Participation in the Universal Periodic Review - Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 

A/HRC/59/66 - Cooperation with Georgia - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

In its resolution 57/33, the Human Rights Council requested the High Commissioner to present a report on developments relating to and the implementation of that resolution at its fifty-ninth session. The Council will have before it the report of the High Commissioner