A/HRC/27/63 56. A proposal was made to use the wording of article 9, paragraph 2, of the Declaration on the Right to Development, which similarly aims at ensuring that the text be understood in line with the purposes and principles of the United Nations. 57. No comments by non-governmental organizations were made on the article during the first reading. 58. The Chair-Rapporteur expressed his satisfaction with the constructive manner in which negotiations were proceeding. The first reading of the operative part was concluded at the 3rd meeting, on 1 July 2014. V. Second reading of the new text prepared by the ChairRapporteur of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on a draft United Nations declaration on the right to peace 59. At its 4th and 5th meetings, on 2 July 2014, the working group undertook the second reading of the new text prepared by the Chair-Rapporteur of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on a draft United Nations declaration on the right to peace, starting with the operative part, followed by the preambular part. The second reading proceeded on the basis of the original articles, complemented by proposals and amendments provided by delegations, which had been compiled and projected on the screen in the meeting room and further updated during the meeting. 60. Before the reading began, the Chair-Rapporteur highlighted the spirit of dialogue and the constructive atmosphere that had prevailed until then. Delegations had demonstrated their desire to advance the work and displayed willingness to negotiate. His goal was to obtain a clear understanding of the positions of all those involved. He thanked all concerned for their substantive contributions and reaffirmed his commitment to strive to bring everyone’s positions closer together as the session progressed. Delegations commended the Chair-Rapporteur for his transparent approach to negotiations and for placing on record the comments of all delegations. A. Preamble 61. The working group then turned to the second consideration of the preamble, with the Chair-Rapporteur opening the floor for comments on the paragraphs one by one. 62. Several delegations supported the request to change the order of the paragraphs in order to group together all paragraphs that made reference to political declarations. 63. A number of delegations took the floor to reiterate their wish to include more references to political declarations, such as the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace, the Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace and the Declaration on the Right to Development. 64. One delegation suggested including a new paragraph in the preamble based on the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (General Assembly resolution 47/135 of 18 December 1992), which also referred to cultural minorities. Other delegations stressed the importance of maintaining the existing categories of minorities, as listed in that Declaration. 11