A/72/155 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 July 2017 Original: English Seventy-second session Item 73 (b) of the provisional agenda* Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms Cultural rights Note by the Secretary-General The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly the report prepared by the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 28/9. * A/72/150. 17-12043 (E) 170817 *1712043*