UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/8/6 24 April 2008 ENGLISH Original: FRENCH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Eighth session Agenda item 3 PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT Rights of peoples, and specific groups and individuals Report submitted by the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Walter Kälin Summary This report is submitted in pursuance of Human Rights Council resolution 6/32. It contains a brief review of the background to the mandate, the major achievements and an outline of future work. The Representative will also submit a summary of his activities in pursuance of his mandate during the period January 2007-March 2008. GE.08-13170 (E) 050608 090608