A/HRC/34/29 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 30 December 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-fourth session 27 February-24 March 2017 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 Realization of the right to work Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary The present report, prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 31/15, gives an overview of the normative content of women’s right to work, and the main challenges involved and good practices as regards the implementation of that right, on the basis of international human rights law and international labour law and of its interpretation by United Nations treaty bodies and the International Labour Organization. It also contains examples drawn from national experiences. GE.16-23165(E) 