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the global partnerships mentioned in paragraph 7 above. The task force also held a preliminary
discussion on the global partnerships in the thematic areas of debt relief and transfer of
technology mentioned in paragraph 8.
11. Building on lessons learned through the dialogues with several global partnerships, the task
force substantively reviewed and substantially refined the right to development criteria,
conceptualized around the key attributes of (a) comprehensive human-centred human
development; (b) the enabling environment; and (c) social justice and equity. The interim draft
list of criteria was shared with the Working Group as work in progress in order to benefit from
views of Member States.
12. The task force recommended a continued dialogue with partnerships already reviewed and
specific activities related to additional development partnerships.
13. The report of the task force (A/HRC/12/WG.2/TF/2), including its conclusions and
recommendations, was submitted to the tenth session of the Working Group on the Right to
Development.
C. Tenth session of the Working Group on the Right to Development
14. The tenth session of the Working Group on the Right to Development was held from 22
to 26 June 2009. The Working Group considered the report of the fifth session of the high-level
task force, including the assessments of the selected global development partnerships and their
linkage with the revised right to development criteria, while providing comments on the revised
criteria submitted by the task force.
15. In its conclusions and recommendations the Working Group requested the task force to
focus on the refinement of the criteria and the elaboration of corresponding operational
subcriteria to be submitted to the Working Group at its next session in 2010. It also
recommended that in further refining the criteria and preparing the sub-criteria, the task force
undertake some activities relating to global partnerships in the area of technology transfer, such
as consultations to gather information on the WIPO Development Agenda and a review of the
UNFCCC Clean Development Mechanism, including in connection with mitigation of and
adaptation to climate change. The Working Group also recommended that at its next session, the
task force devote time to examine the experience of the institutions and procedures that address
the issue of debt relief, including the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the
Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative.
16. The report of the Working Group (A/HRC/12/28), including its conclusions and
recommendations, will be submitted to the twelfth session of the Human Rights Council.
D. Assessment criteria for the implementation of the right to development
17. OHCHR, together with the Program on Human Rights in Development at the
Harvard School of Public Health and the Measurement and Human Rights Program at the
Harvard Kennedy School of Government, coorganized, in January 2009, an expert meeting on
methodological issues of qualitative and quantitative tools for measuring compliance with the
right to development. The meeting provided an opportunity for academics, international experts
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