A/79/520 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 16 October 2024 Original: English Seventy-ninth session Agenda item 71 (b) Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms Right to education Note by the Secretary-General * The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly the report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Farida Shaheed, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolutions 8/4 and 53/7. * The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to include the most recent information. 24-18961 (E) 011124 *2418961*