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recognize and respect peace as a human right and to solve conflicts through negotiation, in
accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.
VII. Conclusions and recommendations
A.
Conclusions
93.
At the 8th and final meeting of its second session, on 4 July 2014, the openended intergovernmental working group on a draft United Nations declaration on the
right to peace adopted the following conclusions, in accordance with its mandate
established by the Human Rights Council in resolution 23/16:
(a)
The working group welcomed the participation of the President of the
Human Rights Council and of the Director of the Human Rights Council and Special
Procedures Division on behalf of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights;
(b)
The working group acknowledged the constructive dialogue, broad
participation and active engagement of governments, regional and political groups,
civil society and relevant stakeholders, and took note of the input received from them;
(c)
The working group welcomed the approach put forward by the ChairRapporteur.
B.
Recommendations of the Chair-Rapporteur
94.
Following the discussions held during the meetings of the working group, the
Chair-Rapporteur recommends to the Human Rights Council that:
(a)
Another session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group be
held before the Council’s twenty-eighth session, to finalize the text of the declaration;
(b)
The Chair-Rapporteur be given permission to hold informal
consultations with governments, regional groups and relevant stakeholders in the
intersessional period;
(c)
The Chair-Rapporteur be entrusted with the preparation of a revised
text on the basis of the discussions held during the first and second sessions of the
working group, as well as on the basis of informal consultations, and with the
presentation of that text before the third session of the working group for
consideration and further discussion thereat, in order to finalize the text of the
declaration.
VIII. Adoption of the report
95.
At its 8th meeting, on 4 July 2014, the working group adopted the draft report on its
second session ad referendum and decided to entrust the Chair-Rapporteur with its
finalization.
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