UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/4/104 15 February 2007 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fourth session Item 2 of the provisional agenda IMPLEMENTATION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 60/251 OF 15 MARCH 2006 ENTITLED “HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL” Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 2005/42, integrating the human rights of women throughout the United Nations system* ** Summary This report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council decision 2/102. It contains a summary of human rights treaty body activities aiming to promote gender equality and women’s human rights and traces how various special procedures have addressed gender and women’s rights issues in their respective mandates. The report also provides information on the work of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on gender and women’s human rights, at headquarters and in the field, and brief conclusions and recommendations pertaining to greater protection and promotion of women’s human rights. * This document was submitted beyond the deadline in order to incorporate the latest information on gender mainstreaming activities in the United Nations. ** In order to respect the limitations on pages submitted for translation imposed by the General Assembly, the notes to the report are being circulated in the language of submission only. GE.07-10831 (E) 260207