A/HRC/39/25 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 29 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 Summary of the expert meeting on experiences in applying a human rights-based approach to address mortality and morbidity among newborns and children under 5 years of age Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary The present report, prepared in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 33/11, contains a summary of the expert meeting, held on 27 and 28 June 2017, to discuss experiences in preventing mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age, with a focus on challenges, best practices and lessons learned, and with consideration of the particular challenges in respect of the newborn child. The expert meeting was organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in partnership with the World Health Organization. GE.18-10734(E) 