A/HRC/21/19 A. Conclusions 40. The Working Group took note of documents A/HRC/WG.2/13/CRP.1 and CRP.2 containing detailed views and comments submitted by Governments, groups of governments, regional groups and other relevant stakeholders, including United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and institutions, as well as other relevant multilateral institutions and forums, in fulfillment of the conclusions and recommendations agreed at its twelfth session. 41. The Working Group expressed appreciation to all those who contributed with their submissions and inputs. 42. The Working Group welcomed the presentation made by the ChairpersonRapporteur of the Working Group and commended her for the able stewardship in guiding the deliberations of the Working Group. 43. The Working Group welcomed the participation of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at its opening session, which attested to her commitment and that of her Office to promoting and protecting the realization of the right to development and to enhancing support from relevant bodies of the United Nations system for that purpose, consistent with General Assembly resolution 48/141. 44. The Working Group welcomed the launching of the process of considering, revising and refining the draft criteria and the corresponding operational sub-criteria contained in document A/HRC/15/WG.2/TF/2/Add.2, with the first reading of the draft criteria. 45. The Working Group acknowledged the need to further consider, revise and refine the aforementioned draft criteria and corresponding operational sub-criteria, as mandated by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 19/34. 46. The Working Group also acknowledged the need to have experts’ contributions and, in this context, re-emphasized the importance of engaging further the relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and institutions as well as other multilateral institutions and forums, and international organizations and other relevant stakeholders. B. Recommendations 47. The Working Group recommended the following: (a) To pursue, at its fourteenth session, its work on the consideration of the draft operational sub-criteria; (b) To request the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner (OHCHR) to make available on its website and to the Working Group two conference room papers reflecting comments and views submitted during the session by Governments, groups of Governments and regional groups, as well as by other relevant stakeholders, respectively; (c) To also request OHCHR to make available on its website and to the next session of the Working Group, in the format of two conference room papers, all further submissions by Governments, groups of Governments and regional groups, as well as inputs by other stakeholders; (d) To further request OHCHR to make available on its website and to the Working Group, at its fourteenth session, a consolidated document of all the 13

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