A/HRC/40/35 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 12 December 2018 Original: English Human Rights Council Fortieth session 25 February–22 March 2019 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 Annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary In accordance with resolution 6/30, the Human Rights Council convened its annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women. The discussion was divided into two panels: the first focused on the theme “The impact of violence against women human rights defenders and women’s organizations in digital spaces” and the second discussed the theme “Advancing women’s rights in the economic sphere through access and participation in information and communication technologies”. GE.18-21633(E) 