A/HRC/33/21 the Right to Development in the International Bill of Human Rights. The moderator offered the floor to panellists to respond to the issues raised and to make concluding remarks. 58. Ms. Piovesan stated that the Human Rights Council was a strategic and special forum for promoting international cooperation. The 2030 Agenda was characterized by its universality and informed by the same principles as the Declaration on the Right to Development, placing the human person at the centre of development. Transfer of technology was an important aspect to be considered, as it could help developing countries reach higher levels of development. The empowerment of women was an essential condition for advancing the right to development. 59. Mr. McCook addressed the question of traditional knowledge and indigenous peoples, stressing the importance of internal policy dialogue among stakeholders, the use of national legal systems and effectively joining norm-setting processes. To that end, knowledge-sharing should be enhanced by holding seminars, in non-negotiating settings; when negotiations were held, representatives of indigenous groups must be invited to participate to further cement their already strong engagement. The right to development recognized the right of indigenous communities to sovereignty over their national resources. Past doctrines were of the view that some human beings had no rights to property or wealth by virtue of their seeming differences. The legacy of unjust historical conditions must be repaired. 60. Mr. Kanade affirmed that one of the most important roles of the Human Rights Council and the special procedures was to set and strengthen the agenda to promote the right to development not as charity or a privilege granted by donor States, but as a duty. Education was an essential element in this endeavour. The rights-based approach to development tended to focus more on national action, but it needed to give equal consideration to the international aspect as well. Concerning indigenous rights, Mr. Kanade was of the view that the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples explicitly recognized the right to development as an inherent right of all indigenous peoples and entailed an obligation on the part of the State to develop and protect traditional knowledge. 61. Mr. Khor stressed that the Human Rights Council should continue to promote the right to development and take advantage of the thirtieth anniversary to enhance its visibility. A number of working groups were dedicated to key issues, such as the rights of peasants and business and human rights, but action was still lacking. The Council must build a relationship with the bodies of the Secretariat responsible for the promotion and coordination of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, while reconceptualizing and expanding the its role and the role of the Working Group on the Right to Development. Regarding the protection of traditional knowledge, a definition of what constitutes appropriation of traditional knowledge for private gains was needed. An idea to be considered was to limit the possibility of patenting traditional knowledge. States must help indigenous peoples and local communities protect and promote the transmission of traditional knowledge from one generation to the next. IV. Concluding remarks by panellists 62. After the interactive discussion, panellists were given the opportunity to make concluding remarks. 63. Ms. Piovesan highlighted some of the challenges in realizing the right to development. It was imperative to develop indicators based on sound methodologies, in order to allow for assessments and to shape policies, programmes and measures. The adoption of a binding international treaty on the right to development was essential; to do 13