A/HRC/13/45 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 18 January 2010 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirteenth session Agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Process currently utilized by the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights to accredit national institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles Report of the Secretary-General* ** Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council decision 2/102 of 6 October 2006, in which the Council decided to request the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue with the fulfilment of her activities, in accordance with all previous decisions adopted by the Commission on Human Rights and to update the relevant reports and studies. The report contains information on the activities carried out by the Subcommittee on Accreditation of the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, including the improved accreditation process and the adoption of general observations. * Late submission. ** In compliance with General Assembly rules on page limitations, the annexes to the present document are circulated as received, in the languages of submission only. GE.10-10278 (E) 040210