A/HRC/27/63 Another delegation supported reformulating the article, but insisted on the use of agreed language containing more general references to international law. 83. It was suggested that a reference be included to the pledge in the Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations to save future generations from the scourge of war. No further comments were made by non-governmental organizations. 84. The working group concluded its second reading of the draft declaration at the end of its 5th meeting. VI. Conclusion of the session 85. At the 6th meeting, on 3 July 2014, following the distribution of the draft report, the Chair-Rapporteur announced that it was not his intention to present, by the end of the second session of the working group, a new text on the basis of the proposals made by delegations. 86. At the same meeting, a procedural discussion was held on the format of the report. 87. Upon receipt of instructions from their capitals, some delegations made additional comments on the draft text prepared by the Chair-Rapporteur. One delegation noted the absence of a definition of peace and suggested adding a new paragraph in the preamble to include such a definition, which could be drawn from paragraph 4 of the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace. It was also stated that a reference to the systemic dimension of the right to peace, as well as to the importance of a multilateral approach, should be included in the preamble, in order to reflect the need for dealing with the structural causes of conflict and developing a culture of consolidation of peace. 88. Another delegation suggested including a paragraph on tolerance and dialogue between religions and civilizations, considering their contribution to the right to peace. Subsequently, some of the proposals previously made by other delegations were reiterated. 89. Non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders also intervened and a joint statement was presented. An appeal was made to all delegations to take a leap forward with the declaration by endorsing the right to life in peace, in line with article 1 of the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace. 90. At the 7th meeting, on 4 July 2014, a revised version of the draft report on the second session of the Working Group was distributed in the room. A procedural discussion ensued on whether or not to annex to the report a compilation of proposals made during the second session by States as well as by non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders. 91. At the 8th meeting, on the same day, the Chair-Rapporteur announced his decision to issue a compilation of proposals made during the second session by States, nongovernmental organizations and other stakeholders, in the form of a conference room paper of the second session, which would subsequently be made available on the web page of the working group. 92. At the same meeting, one delegation expressed the wish to include in the preamble of the draft declaration a paragraph referring to more recent key United Nations declarations, for example the United Nations Millennium Declaration, and in particular to the notion of tolerance, the effort to free peoples from the scourge of war and the importance of promoting peace through sport and the Olympic ideal, as well as the 2005 World Summit Outcome (General Assembly resolution 60/1 of 16 September 2005). That proposal was subsequently supported by a non-governmental organization. In their concluding remarks, non-governmental organizations again called on governments to 14

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