A/68/296 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 9 August 2013 Original: English Sixty-eighth session Item 69 (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 of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Farida Shaheed, submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolutions 19/6 and 23/10. * A/68/150. 13-42291 (E) 110913 *1342291*