A/HRC/33/22 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 1 July 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-third 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 Strengthening policies and programmes for universal birth registration and vital statistics development Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 28/13, in which the Council requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a report on efforts made with regard to strengthening existing policies and programmes aimed at universal birth registration and vital statistics development. The report provides a summary of international legal obligations and implementation status, followed by an overview of key considerations in relation to human rights-based monitoring and implementation. It then takes stock of relevant activities undertaken by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and partners to strengthen universal birth registration and vital statistics. GE.16-11318(E) 