A/HRC/40/23 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 8 February 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Fortieth session 25 February–22 March 2019 Agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights* Summary In the present report, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights assesses the progress made by Sri Lanka in the implementation of Human Rights Council resolution 30/1 on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, between October 2015 and January 2019. It identifies the challenges faced in the operationalization of the reconciliation and accountability agenda to which the Government of Sri Lanka committed under resolution 30/1. The High Commissioner calls upon the Government to demonstrate sustained commitment and leadership to move that agenda forward, and urges the Council to continue to monitor and its engagement in developments in Sri Lanka. * Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to circumstances beyond the submitter’s control. GE.19-02021(E) 