UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/8/7* 23 May 2008 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Eighth session 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 Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on its fifth session (Geneva, 4-8 February and 31 March-4 April 2008)** Chairperson-Rapporteur: Catarina de Albuquerque (Portugal) * Reissued for technical reasons. ** Annexes II and III are being circulated in the language of submission only. GE.08-13612 (E) 230508