A/HRC/42/35 IV. Conclusions and recommendations 88. At the final meeting of its twentieth session, held on 3 May 2019, the Working Group adopted by consensus the present conclusions and recommendations, in accordance with its mandate as established by the Commission on Human Rights in its resolution 1998/72. 89. In his concluding remarks, the Chair-Rapporteur thanked all those involved in the Working Group’s session. He was echoed by representatives of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (speaking on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries except Colombia, Ecuador and Peru), the European Union and the Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII (speaking on behalf of the Working Group on the Right to Development of the Forum of Catholic-Inspired NGOs in Geneva). A. Conclusions 90. The Working Group expressed its appreciation to all those who had contributed to the proceedings of its twentieth session. 91. The Working Group took note with appreciation of the presence of the Director of the Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures and Right to Development Division of OHCHR at the session and took note of her opening remarks, delivered on behalf of the High Commissioner, in which she had reiterated the full support of OHCHR for the Working Group and for the full realization of the right to development. 92. The Working Group welcomed the video message of the Secretary-General in support of the right to development. 93. The Working Group welcomed the re-election of the Chair-Rapporteur and commended him for his able stewardship in guiding the deliberations during the session. 94. The Working Group expressed its appreciation for the interactive dialogue held with the Special Rapporteur on the right to development, which had provided an opportunity to exchange views on the preparation of a draft legally binding instrument on the right to development, the benefits of the operationalization of the right to development and the ways to overcome the obstacles and challenges to the full enjoyment of that right. 95. The Working Group expressed its appreciation for the interactive dialogue on the implementation and realization of the right to development, including the implications of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 96. The Working Group took note of divergent views on a legally binding instrument expressed during its first discussions on the preparation of a draft legally binding instrument on the right to development through a collaborative process of engagement, including on the content and scope of the future instrument, and welcomed the contributions from the experts in that context. 97. The Working Group discussed how a legally binding instrument would contribute to making the right to development a reality for all by creating conducive national and international conditions for its realization and by halting all measures that might have a negative impact on the right to development, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, the Declaration on the Right to Development and other relevant international instruments and documents. 98. The Working Group took note that the States members of the European Union had not participated in the discussions on a legally binding instrument, maintaining their position that an international legal standard of a binding nature was not the appropriate mechanism to realize the right to development, and that the outcome of those discussions did not necessarily reflect their views. 18