Summary

The present summary report was prepared in accordance with resolution 30/8 of the Human Rights Council, in which the Council decided to convene a panel discussion on the progress in and challenges of addressing human rights issues in the context of efforts to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030. The panel discussion, organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, was held on 11 March 2016, at the thirty-first session of the Council. Pursuant to resolution 30/8, the Council invited the General Assembly to take the summary report into consideration ahead of and during the high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS due to take place in June 2016. The panel discussion and the contribution of the Council were also highlighted in Assembly resolution 70/228 on modalities for organizing the high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS.