A/HRC/40/32 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 21 January 2019 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 Habilitation and rehabilitation under article 26 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights* Summary The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 37/22, provides an overview of the obligation to provide habilitation and rehabilitation under article 26 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It contains guidance on a human rights-based approach to habilitation and rehabilitation for persons with disabilities and recommendations to assist States in implementing their obligations under international human rights law. * Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to circumstances beyond the submitter’s control. GE.19-00958(E) 