A/HRC/35/8 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 3 May 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-fifth session 6-23 June 2017 Agenda items 2 and 3 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Impact of arms transfers on the enjoyment of human rights Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary In its resolution 32/12, the Human Rights Council requested the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a report, in consultation with States, United Nations agencies and other relevant stakeholders, on the impact of arms transfers on the enjoyment of human rights, and to present it to the Council at its thirty-fifth session, in order to provide States and other relevant stakeholders with elements to assess the relationship between arms transfers and human rights law that may guide them to strengthen efforts to effectively protect human rights. The present report is submitted pursuant to that request. GE.17-07081(E) 