A/HRC/39/37 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 6 July 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 Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the rights of indigenous peoples Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 36/14. It contains information on relevant developments relating to human rights bodies and mechanisms and outlines the activities undertaken by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at Headquarters and in the field that contribute to the promotion of, respect for and the full application of the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as well as of provisions in relevant international human rights treaties. The report covers the period from 1 May 2017 to 31 May 2018. GE.18-11214(E) 