A/HRC/39/32 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 3 August 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 Intersessional seminar on the protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of the human rights of older persons Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary The present report, mandated by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 35/13, summarizes the presentations made and debates held during the one-day intersessional seminar on the impact of the implementation by States of their obligations under relevant provisions of international human rights law with regard to the protection of the family on the role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of the human rights of older persons. In the report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reflects the contributions made by experts, States, national human rights institutions and civil society organizations during the intersessional seminar held on 11 June 2018, including challenges and best practices examined as well as the conclusions and recommendations identified. GE.18-12895(E) 