UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/6/8 30 August 2007 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Sixth session Item 3 of the provisional agenda PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT Report of the Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on its fourth session (Geneva 16-27 July 2007)* Chairperson-Rapporteur: Catarina de Albuquerque (Portugal) * The annexes are being circulated in the languages of submission only. GE.07-13889 (E) 070907