A/HRC/42/19 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 July 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-second session 9–27 September 2019 Items 2 and 3 of the provisional agenda 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 Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the rights of indigenous peoples* Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 39/13. It contains information on relevant developments relating to human rights bodies and mechanisms and outlines the activities undertaken by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at headquarters and in the field that contribute to the promotion, follow-up and full application of the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and of the provisions in relevant international human rights treaties. The report covers the period from 1 May 2018 to 31 May 2019. * The document was submitted late to the conference services without the explanation required under paragraph 8 of General Assembly resolution 53/208 B. GE.19-12172(E) 