A/HRC/39/38 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 High-level intersessional discussion celebrating the centenary of Nelson Mandela Summary report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary In its resolution 37/15, the Human Rights Council requested the High Commissioner to prepare and submit to the Council at its thirty-ninth session, a summary report on the high-level intersessional discussion celebrating the centenary of Nelson Mandela, which was convened on 27 April 2018. The aim of the discussion was to celebrate Mr. Mandela’s life and legacy, in the context of promoting and protecting human rights through social justice, reconciliation and democratic ideals. GE.18-10625(E) 