A/HRC/44/26 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 15 June 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-fourth session 15 June–3 July 2020 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 Intersection of race and gender discrimination in sport Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights* Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 40/5 on the elimination of discrimination against women and girls in sport. In her report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights elaborates on relevant international human rights norms and standards and the corresponding obligations of States and the responsibilities of sporting bodies towards women and girl athletes, identifies possible gaps in the protection of the human rights of women and girls in sports and provides conclusions and recommendations aimed at enhancing such protection. * The present report was submitted after the deadline so as to include the most recent information. GE.20-07880(E) 