A/HRC/36/49 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 2 August 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-sixth session 11-29 September 2017 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to development Note by the Secretariat In its resolution 33/14, the Human Rights Council established the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right to development for a period of three years, and requested that the Special Rapporteur report annually to the Council and the General Assembly. The Council appointed Saad Alfarargi as Special Rapporteur on the right to development at its thirty-fourth session and he formally took up his role on 1 May 2017. In his report, drafted in the short period after his entering into office, the Special Rapporteur outlines his preliminary views concerning the background and context of the mandate, highlights certain challenges for its implementation and presents an outline of the preliminary strategy that will inform his work under the mandate, including strategic considerations that he will take into account and specific work streams. The report also includes the Special Rapporteur’s approach to engagement with stakeholders, as well as his methods of work. GE.17-13208(E) 