A/HRC/41/21 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 8 May 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-first session 24 June–12 July 2019 Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building National policies and human rights: a compilation of good practices, challenges, lessons learned and recommendations in mainstreaming human rights Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights* Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 35/32, in which the Council requested the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to prepare a compilation of good practices, challenges, lessons learned and recommendations in mainstreaming human rights as enshrined in international human rights law, into national policies, in order to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The report contains information on practices and experience from around the world in mainstreaming human rights into national policies based on international human rights norms and contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. It is based on research undertaken by OHCHR on global, regional and national experiences. * The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to reflect the most recent information. GE.19-07584(E) 