A/75/385 Advance Unedited Version Distr.: General 12 October 2020 Original: English Seventy-fifth session Item 70(b) of the provisional agenda* Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance: Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance Note by the Secretary-General** The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the members of the General Assembly the interim report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 71/196. Summary The present report highlights the importance of safeguarding freedom of religion or belief for all for the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It demonstrates how persons belonging to religious or belief minorities are at risk of ‘being left behind’. The report proposes a set of indicators to operationalise international standards on freedom of religion or belief and calls on States to adapt the indicator framework to their own country situations to identify protection gaps and formulate measurable and timebound steps to close such gaps. * A/75/150. ** The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to reflect the most recent information.