UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/10/28 3 February 2009 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Tenth session Agenda item 2 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND REPORTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER AND THE SECRETARY-GENERAL Missing persons Report of the Secretary-General* Summary The Human Rights Council, in its resolution 7/28, adopted on 28 March 2008, requested the Secretary-General to submit a comprehensive report on missing persons before its tenth session. The present report contains information on the action by the General Assembly on missing persons; the panel discussion on the question of missing persons held at the ninth session of the Human Rights Council, on 22 September 2008; the rights of families to know the fate of their relatives reported missing during armed conflicts; and the assistance provided to States and recent measures taken to address issues relating to missing persons by the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Commission on Missing Persons and the Council of Europe. * The present report was submitted late in order to include the latest information. GE.09-10612 (E) 040209 110209