A/HRC/57/60 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 20 August 2024 Original: English Human Rights Council Fifty-seventh session 9 September–9 October 2024 Agenda items 2 and 5 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Human rights bodies and mechanisms Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights Report of the Secretary-General*, ** Summary In the present report, the Secretary-General highlights activities, policy developments and good practices within the United Nations system and beyond to address intimidation of and reprisals against those seeking to cooperate or having cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights. The report includes observations on and recommendations for addressing and preventing intimidation and reprisals, and information on allegations of intimidation and reprisals received during the reporting period of 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2024, including follow-up information on cases included in previous reports. * Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to circumstances beyond the submitter's control. ** The annexes to the present report are circulated as received, in the language of submission only. GE.24-14259 (E)