A/HRC/45/15 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 8 July 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-fifth session 14 September–2 October 2020 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Right to development Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to development Summary The Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Saad Alfarargi, is submitting the present report to the Human Rights Council pursuant to Council resolutions 33/14 and 42/23. In the report, the Special Rapporteur examines national-level financing for development practices from the perspective of the right to development. He highlights good practices and reviews challenges in ensuring the meaningful participation of rights holders. He concludes with recommendations on integrating the right to development into the areas of resource mobilization, tax policies, participation and access to information. GE.20-09071(E) 