A/HRC/40/24 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 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran Report of the Secretary-General* Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 73/181, in which the Secretary-General was requested to submit an interim report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Human Rights Council at its fortieth session. The report reflects the patterns and trends in that regard, and provides information on the progress made in the implementation of resolution 73/181 and recommendations to improve its implementation. * Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to circumstances beyond the submitter’s control. GE.19-01989(E) 