Summary

The present report contains an overview of the activities carried out by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the promotion and realization of the right to development. In line with the request by the Working Group on the Right to Development, as endorsed by the Human Rights Council, the report also contains an analysis of existing challenges and obstacles to the realization of that right, including unilateral coercive measures and the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin.