A/HRC/27/36 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 18 July 2014 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-seventh session 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 report on the high-level panel discussion on the identification of good practices in combating female genital mutilation Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary Pursuant to Human Rights Council decision 24/117, on 16 June 2014, a high-level panel discussion was held on the identification of good practices in combating female genital mutilation, the progress made and challenges and obstacles encountered in the effort to combat this practice, as well as of the initiatives undertaken at the national, regional and international levels with a view to its eradication. The discussion, which was opened by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, also involved representatives of States, non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions. GE.14-08887 (E) *1408887*