A/HRC/19/39 on how to better involve international organizations in solving the crisis in Africa and reaching the Millennium Development Goals. 29. Expressing their support for the work of the Working Group on the Right to Development, many delegations hoped that the Working Group would make progress in its deliberations on the future course of action aimed at the effective, meaningful and practical realization of the right to development. In this respect, calls were made for appropriate measures so that the right to development did not remain just a pious goal and subject to antagonism between North and South. A question was raised with regard to the steps that should be taken next to advance the right to development agenda. 30. Some speakers stated that it was important to build on the work of the high-level task force on the implementation of the right to development. The right to development could complement other rights and be made operational on the basis of the recommendations made by the task force. In this context, it was noted that, when further developing the criteria and sub-criteria, the rights of women should be reflected in the indicators, as should the balance between national and international responsibilities. The view was also expressed that the indicators warranted serious consideration. This exercise should not duplicate the work done by the World Bank and other international organizations with regard to the monitoring of the Millennium Development Goals. V. Comments and replies by panellists 31. Responding to questions, Mr. Pillay stated that there were complementarities between the right to development and treaty bodies provisions. Many of the elements of the right to development were reflected in human rights treaty provisions; States that had ratified these treaties were bound to comply with them. In effect, they would need to comply with the right to development. Examples included the human rights principles of non-discrimination, transparency and accountability, as well as economic, social and cultural rights and civil and political rights. Some elements of the right to development were realized when human rights under international standards were realized. Minimum core obligations relating to economic, social and cultural rights were needed to tackle issues of poverty, housing and health; when these obligations were met, the right to development would also be furthered. He added that corruption, poor governance and the absence of the rule of law were all barriers to the realization of the right to development. 32. Ms. Dandan stated that the answer to questions lay in action, through the integration of human rights into policies and monitoring political responsibility. In a perfect world as much as in an imperfect one, political will and action were essential. She recommended that the right to development criteria developed by the high-level task force should be included in the universal periodic review. States should turn good words into good practices at the national level. This was not an easy task and would require concrete actions. The first step to address the theme of the panel was to look where good practices could be found. These good practices and models could be then studied and applied in other places. The right to development involved the integration of a human rights approach to development policy, implementation and evaluation, and the key lay in action. 33. Mr. Ingram referred to the need to have the World Bank and development institutions see economic, social and cultural rights as instruments of development. International solidarity was important in that it ensured the balance of national and international responsibilities. Multilateral solutions and cooperation were needed, especially at a time of global crisis when Governments were moving away from international cooperation and focusing more on the national level. This was a disturbing trend at a time when aid was most needed. He added that, given that the Millennium 9