"Most participants to the general assembly reported calamitous business trends in their respective countries," she added, "and most consider that the recovery is not in sight yet, as 2010 will probably be on the same level as 2009".
The human rights council has recommended the UN general assembly passes the Gaza report to the security council with the aim of referring both Israel and Hamas to the international criminal court for alleged war crimes.
"The credibility of the elections will be judged by the environment in which they are conducted and the extent to which all sectors of Myanmar society have been allowed to freely participate in the political process," Lee told a UN general assembly committee in a report on Wednesday.
And he wants his next annual report to the general assembly on sexual misconduct to include "country-specific information" on credible allegations.
A report to the general assembly of the UN security council on 13 December 2011, meanwhile, said "the killing and maiming of children remains of grave concern".
In a separate address, the UN's high commissioner for human rights reported to the general assembly about the widespread destruction of hospitals that were being systematically attacked by military and security forces.
Kaye condemned "acts of reprisals and other attacks against whistleblowers" in a report to the UN general assembly last year.
In addition, she called for an ombudsman answerable to the UN general assembly and responsible for an annual public report on the performance of peacekeepers.
The findings of cruel and inhuman treatment are published as an addendum to the special rapporteur's report to the UN general assembly on the promotion and protection of human rights.
At the UN general assembly on Friday, I will present a report setting out the vital steps that governments, companies and investors must take to tackle and end this hidden crisis.
Neither Israel nor Hamas has done so and the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, will report on this to the UN general assembly in the coming days.
