- 65 - protocol, providing for the right to complain to the Committee in case of violation of rights protected by the Covenant; the approach to be adopted by the Committee in assessing compliance by States parties having different levels of economic development with their obligations under the Covenant; the treatment to be accorded to developing countries; and the role of international assistance and cooperation in achieving the full realization of the rights recognized in the Covenant. 344. With regard to the methods of work of the Committee, the following issues were addressed in the course of the discussion: the elaboration of a more effective procedure of follow-up to the Committee’s consideration of States parties’ reports; the consideration to be given to economic and other difficulties prevailing in States parties whose report are under examination; the relationship between the realization of economic, social and cultural rights and the right to development; the publicity to be given to the Covenant and to the Committee’s work; and cooperation between the Committee and the specialized agencies.