A/64/159 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 July 2009 Original: English Sixty-third session Item 71 (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 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, Asma Jahangir, submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 63/181. * A/64/150. 09-40869 (E) 060809 *0940869*