A/74/137
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
11 July 2019
Original: English
Seventy-fourth session
Item 26 (a) of the preliminary list*
Advancement of women: advancement of women
A human rights-based approach to mistreatment and
violence against women in reproductive health services with
a focus on childbirth and obstetric violence
Note by the Secretary-General
The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the members of the General
Assembly the report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes
and consequences, Dubravka Šimonović, submitted in accordance with Assembly
resolution 71/170.
* A/74/50.
19-11859 (E)
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*1911859*