A/HRC/36/35 cooperation and to redouble their efforts for the effective promotion and protection of the right to development. 9. The delegate from Pakistan, speaking on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, stated that there was no easy path to achieve the objective of the operationalization of the right to development. In its view, the Working Group must overcome conceptual, political and practical differences and the rhetoric of questioning the basis of the right to development served no fruitful purpose and was baseless, given its endorsement in many instruments. The Working Group must now focus its energies on addressing ways and means of implementing the right to development for all. Sustainable Development Goal 17 on revitalizing the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development provided guidelines to support the realization of the right to development by addressing core issues such as resource mobilization, technological and technical support, capacitybuilding, open, equitable and non-discriminatory trading and financial systems, debt servicing, and data collection and monitoring in disaggregated form. Those targets have also been covered in the draft right to development criteria and corresponding operational subcriteria, which could contribute to developing a human rights-based approach towards achieving the goals. 10. The delegate from South Africa, expressing agreement with the Non-Aligned Movement, reaffirmed the importance of the right to development, including at the regional level, in accordance with article 22 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The right provided critical guidance to the process of development as States worked towards the goal of an international order and social justice in which all human rights could be fully realized. In the context of the disruptive effects of globalization, international cooperation and adjustment of the rules of international trade and financial institutions were necessary. The 2030 Agenda, which embodied and gave content to the right to development presented both an opportunity to and an obligation on all States. The responsibility for social development entailed sharing of responsibilities by all relevant actors, including the corporate sector. Regarding the Declaration, there still remained a significant gap in the protection of the global poor; the Government of South Africa looked forward to participating in activities to ensure that the global poor were given due attention. Going forward, there was an urgent need for the United Nations human rights machinery to ensure the operationalization of the right to development as a priority issue through the elaboration of a convention on the right to development. 11. The delegate from Sri Lanka highlighted the need to maintain the momentum of the thirtieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development and recommended that the Working Group focus on fully achieving its mandate while working towards finalizing the draft criteria and subcriteria regarding the right to development as expeditiously as possible. In striving for greater acceptance, operationalization and realization of the right to development, the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, should pay attention to the human rights aspects of development. Realizing the Goals remained a high priority for Sri Lanka in its endeavour to achieve inclusive and equitable economic progress and social advancement. 12. The delegate from Nicaragua, expressing agreement with the Non-Aligned Movement, stated that the right to development was inalienable and indivisible. The full realization of the rights of all peoples to self-determination and the attainment of that right and the right to development through the relevant human rights instruments, while maintaining the right to benefit from their natural resources was emphasized. The right to development was essential to eradicating poverty despite the significant headway already made in that direction. Nicaragua was committed to working internationally to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change and unilateral coercive measures that denied the right to development. 13. The representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran, expressing agreement with the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, stated that the right to development should not be associated with charity and generosity. The Sustainable Development Goals were mutually reinforcing in relation to the right to development. The right to development was not negligible and favourable conditions for its realization had to 5