UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/9/10 15 August 2008 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Ninth session Agenda item 3 PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT Human rights and international solidarity Note by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights The High Commissioner for Human Rights has the honour to submit to the Human Rights Council the report of the independent expert on human rights and international solidarity, Rudi Muhammad Rizki, appointed pursuant to resolution 2005/55 of the Commission on Human Rights, whose mandate was renewed pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 7/5.* * The present report was submitted later than the indicated deadline in order to incorporate the latest available information on the subject matter. GE.08-15104 (E) 210808