A/HRC/28/35 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 22 December 2014 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-eighth session Agenda items 2 and 3 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Secretary-General on the question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights Summary The present report is submitted in accordance with resolution 25/11 of the Human Rights Council, which called for a report with a special focus on the importance of social protection floors for the realization of economic, social and cultural rights. The report outlines the main characteristics of social protection floors and how they can contribute to ensuring the enjoyment of minimum essential levels of economic, social and cultural rights, reducing poverty and inequality. GE.14-24788 (E) 