A/HRC/27/20 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 30 June 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 Application of the technical guidance on the application of a human rights-based approach to the implementation of policies and programmes to reduce preventable maternal mortality and morbidity Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary Taking into consideration information received from Member States, United Nations agencies, civil society groups and other relevant stakeholders, the present report discusses initiatives to implement the technical guidance on the application of a human rights-based approach to the implementation of policies and programmes to reduce preventable maternal mortality and morbidity. The report documents efforts in a variety of areas, including dissemination and utilization of the technical guidance. It also examines challenges in the implementation of the guidance and offers recommendations to support further implementation. GE.14-06809 (E) *1406809*