A/HRC/39/40 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 20 August 2018 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-ninth session 10–28 September 2018 Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Human rights situation in Burundi*, ** Note by the Secretariat Summary The present note provides an update on major developments in relation to the implementation of Human Rights Council resolution 36/2 on the mission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to improve the human rights situation and accountability in Burundi. * The present document was submitted late in order to reflect the most recent developments. ** The present note is prepared in lieu of the report originally requested by the Human Rights Council to be presented at its thirty-ninth session. GE.18-13721(E) 