A/HRC/39/33 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 28 June 2018 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-ninth session 10–28 September 2018 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 Youth and human rights Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 35/14 on youth and human rights, provides an overview of the international and regional human rights framework applicable to young people and describes the challenges and discrimination encountered by that group in gaining access to their rights. It includes a number of recommendations to strengthen the promotion and protection of the rights of young people. GE.18-10621(E) 