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
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