A/HRC/33/40 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 12 July 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-third session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order* Note by the Secretariat The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the thematic report of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, pursuant to Council resolution 30/29. * The annexes to the present report are reproduced as received. GE.16-11938 (E) 270716 