A/HRC/41/42/Add.2 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 19 June 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-first session 24 June–12 July 2019 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Visit to Nepal Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences*, ** Summary The Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Dubravka Šimonović, visited Nepal from 19 to 29 November 2018. In the report, she examines gaps and challenges in fulfilling the obligations of the State to eliminate violence against women, its causes and consequences, and recommends measures for preventing and combating violence against women in the country. * The summary of the report is being circulated in all official languages. The report itself, which is annexed to the summary, is being circulated in the language of submission only. ** The present report was submitted late to reflect the most recent developments. GE.19-10112(E) 