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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
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