A/HRC/40/39 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 15 March 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Fortieth session 25 February–22 March 2019 Agenda items 2 and 7 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories Implementation of Human Rights Council resolutions S-9/1 and S-12/1 Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights* Summary The present report, the eleventh submitted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the implementation of Human Rights Council resolutions S-9/1 and S-12/1, covers the period from 1 November 2017 to 31 October 2018. It provides an overview of the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including ongoing lack of accountability for violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law. The report contains recommendations for the Government of Israel, the Government of the State of Palestine and the authorities in the Gaza Strip. * The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to reflect the most recent developments. GE.19-04356(E) 