A/HRC/42/38/Add.1 Annex Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to development on his visit to Cabo Verde I. Introduction 1. The Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Saad Alfarargi, visited Cabo Verde from 12 to 21 November 2018, at the invitation of the Government. The main objective of the visit was to assess the advancement of the realization of the right to development in Cabo Verde and to identify remaining challenges, with a view to formulating recommendations to the Government and other stakeholders who are working towards implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. 2. During his 10-day visit, the Special Rapporteur visited the islands of Santiago and São Vicente and was able to meet with a large number of government representatives, civil society organizations and academics, as well as with United Nations officials. He also met with representatives of the National Commission for Human Rights and Citizenship and the Ombudsperson. 3. The Special Rapporteur expresses his gratitude to the Government for its excellent cooperation and to the civil society organizations, academics and other stakeholders for their valuable input. He would also like to thank the United Nations country team and the Resident Coordinator for the assistance extended prior to, during and after the visit. 4. The visit to Cabo Verde was the first country visit conducted by the Special Rapporteur since the creation of the mandate in 2016 and his appointment in 2017. The Special Rapporteur chose Cabo Verde for the first country visit under the mandate because he believes it is a country that has achieved impressive progress, despite the numerous challenges it has been facing. 5. The mandate given to the Special Rapporteur by the Human Rights Council is extremely broad. As the time frame of a country visit is short, it was necessary to limit the scope of the visit, focusing on the implementation of the right to development in only a few areas of human development. The Special Rapporteur regrets that time constraints did not permit him to assess the full spectrum of the promotion, protection and fulfilment of the right to development in the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development and the Paris Agreement. Nevertheless, the Special Rapporteur believes that fruitful lessons can be drawn from the areas that he was able to look into and that his conclusions and recommendations will serve to assist the Government and other stakeholders with improving their work in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and the rest of the post-2015 framework, as set out in the above-mentioned policy documents, in a manner compliant with human rights, including, in particular, the right to development. The Special Rapporteur paid special attention to the gender dimension, considering the developmental challenges that women and girls face. He also focused on the situation of the most disadvantaged parts of the society and, mindful of article 1 of the Declaration on the Right to Development, paid particular attention to the problems that persons with disabilities are facing in participating in and enjoying economic, social, cultural and political development in Cabo Verde. II. General context 6. Cabo Verde is an archipelago located 455 km off the Western African coast. Its territory extends 4,033 square kilometres in total. The archipelago comprises 10 islands and 8 islets, divided into two major groups: the Barlavento Islands and the Sotavento Islands. 2