A/HRC/39/35 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 29 June 2018 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-ninth session 10–28 September 2018 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 Views of States, national human rights institutions and other stakeholders on the target sectors, focus areas or thematic human rights issues for the fourth phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary In the present report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights summarizes the views of States, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations and other stakeholders on the target sectors, focus areas and thematic human rights issues for the fourth phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education. In this regard, the report refers to contributions received until 29 May 2018 following a consultation launched on 16 March 2018 by the Office of the High Commissioner. It also includes information on a side event held during the thirty-seventh session of the Human Rights Council on the fourth phase of the World Programme. The feedback received reflected the diversity of approaches and priorities of respondents, often based on specific national and regional contexts. Some global patterns and general conclusions are presented at the end of the report. The majority of the respondents indicated youth as a priority sector for the fourth phase of the World Programme. Respondents also indicated groups and individuals in vulnerable situations, and the general public, as possible target sectors. Women, girls and children were referred to specifically as populations to be prioritized. Respondents also emphasized the importance of continuing the implementation of human rights education programmes in the sectors covered by the three previous phases. GE.18-10736(E) 