A/HRC/40/72 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 9 January 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Fortieth session 25 February–22 March 2019 Agenda item 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms Report of the 2018 Social Forum* Summary In accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 35/28, the Social Forum was held in Geneva from 1 to 3 October 2018. Participants considered the possibilities of using sport and the Olympic ideal to promote human rights for all and to strengthen universal respect for them. The present report contains a summary of the discussions, conclusions and recommendations of the Forum. * The annex to the present report is being issued without editing, in the language of submission only. GE.19-00304(E) 