A/HRC/39/50 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 10 July 2018 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-ninth session 10–28 September 2018 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons Note by the Secretariat Summary The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, prepared pursuant to Council resolution 33/5. In the present report, the Independent Expert examines the impact of the social exclusion of older persons — an issue that she considers crucial to addressing existing protection gaps. The report provides an overview of the global policy framework and analyses social exclusion concepts, their various manifestations and the impact on the human rights of older persons. The analysis is followed by the Independent Expert’s conclusions and recommendations aimed at assisting States in designing and implementing appropriate and effective frameworks to ensure the promotion and protection of the rights of older persons. GE.18-11390(E) 