A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/4/75 17 January 2007 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fourth session Agenda item 2 of the provisional agenda IMPLEMENTATION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 60/251 OF 15 MARCH 2006 ENTITLED “HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL” Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on progress in the implementation of the recommendations contained in the study on the human rights of persons with disabilities Summary The present report sets out progress on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the study on human rights and disability and the achievements of the objectives set forth in the programme of work of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in relation to the human rights of persons with disabilities. The report briefly lists activities of the Office over 2006 in the area. The main achievement over 2006 has been the adoption, in December, by the General Assembly of the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the eighth core international human rights instrument. Consequently, the report provides a presentation of some of the principal elements of the Convention. The report recommends that the Human Rights Council maintain the issue of human rights and disability under consideration and suggests that the Council might wish to consider requesting the High Commissioner to submit annual analytical thematic reports on human rights and disability. GE.07-10311 (E) 230107