Summary

The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 45/29 on promoting, protecting and respecting women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of human rights in humanitarian situations, describes the main factors underlying and exacerbating pre-existing discrimination against women and girls, the gender inequality they face and resulting human rights issues. The report also includes an analysis of what a comprehensive approach to promoting, protecting and respecting women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of human rights in humanitarian situations would require and presents details of initiatives, promising practices, gaps and conclusions and recommendations related to the implementation of such an approach.