A/HRC/41/26 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 1 May 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-first session 24 June–12 July 2019 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 Analytical study on gender-responsive climate action for the full and effective enjoyment of the rights of women Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary The present analytical study on the integration of a gender-responsive approach into climate action at the local, national, regional and international levels for the full and effective enjoyment of the rights of women is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 38/4. In the study, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights examines the impacts of climate change on women, identifies human rights obligations and responsibilities of States and other actors to implement gender-responsive approaches, shares illustrative practices, and issues conclusions and recommendations. GE.19-07104(E) 