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specific activities on the promotion and realization of the right to development, but rather
linked the right to development to various meetings which did not focus solely or
specifically on the right to development. In that regard, clarity was sought on the
disjuncture between the mandate entrusted to OHCHR and the reality on the ground. It was
recommended that specific emphasis be given to capacity-building, technology transfer and
sharing of best practices.
40.
The representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran stated that a report on the right to
development should not only focus on factual advancements, but should also have an
analytical section with a development focus and recommended that the next report provide
an approach for implementation and best practices.
41.
The Chief of the Right to Development Section of OHCHR commented on the dates
for the sessions of the Working Group and explained that the meeting calendar, including
the allocation of conference rooms and services, was coordinated by the United Nations
Office in Geneva. With regard to the report and the need for more clarity and content, he
stated that it was not possible to include extensive details on the substance of all the events
and activities owing to word limit restrictions. However, the Secretariat continued to make
available detailed information on the OHCHR website. Regarding the remarks about
analysis and the overall content of the report, he stated that the Secretariat reported on the
comments and recommendations made by Member States and other stakeholders as
endorsed in the relevant Human Rights Council and General Assembly resolutions.
C.
Contributions by States on the implementation of the right to
development
42.
The representative of Indonesia stated that it had placed the right to development at
the centre of its development policies, including national and local development planning.
The 2030 Agenda had also been mainstreamed into national development planning and a
legal and institutional framework with national and subnational guidelines for
implementing the right to development had been developed. In terms of more specific
measures, Indonesia had an advanced smart health card intended to provide households in a
lower socioeconomic bracket with greater support. Sustainable Development Goal 17 calls
for revitalized partnership and cooperation and Indonesia was committed to working
together with other States for the implementation of the right to development.
D.
Informal consultations by the Chair-Rapporteur
43.
The Chair-Rapporteur informed the meeting about the informal consultations he had
held in the intersessional period with regional and political groups and other stakeholders.
44.
In July 2016, the Chair-Rapporteur participated in the interactive segment on
combating discrimination and inequalities of the General Assembly high-level thematic
debate on human rights, in New York, in which he underlined the linkages between
discrimination, inequality and development. In September 2016, he presented the report of
the Working Group on its seventeenth session (A/HRC/33/45) to the Human Rights
Council and held informal consultations with the coordinators of regional and main
political groups active in the Working Group and with representatives of intergovernmental
organizations and civil society. In October 2016, he presented the report of the Working
Group to the Third Committee of the General Assembly and had an interactive discussion
with the members of the Committee along with informal consultations. He met with, inter
alios, the Group of 77, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Deputy Head of the European
Union delegation, the coordinator of the Western European and other States Group, the
delegation of China, the Head of OHCHR in New York, the Assistant Secretary-General for
Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs in the Department of Economic and Social
Affairs, the representative of the World Bank to the United Nations, as well as
representatives of civil society. He also participated as a panellist in the side event
organized by OHCHR in commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the Declaration on
the Right to Development. It was generally affirmed by all those with whom he met that the
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