A/HRC/21/19 other relevant stakeholders, including United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and institutions, as well as other relevant multilateral institutions and forums. She pointed out that the submissions varied in their orientation, the extent of specificity and the level of detail. There were varied views on how national and international responsibilities were reflected in the criteria and operational sub-criteria. Some submissions pointed out that they were weighted towards national responsibilities, thereby ignoring the global challenges faced by developing countries, whereas others found that the criteria should strike a balance between State action at the national level and international cooperation, emphasizing that the primary responsibility for the promotion and protection of all human rights, including the right to development, lay with the State. A few submissions pointed to the need to emphasize equality and non-discrimination, as well as to the lack of emphasis on vulnerable groups. One submission observed that the right to development could not be realized through the meeting of social and economic indicators alone; progress must also be made in basic civil and political rights in order to create an environment in which the right to development can be properly implemented. Views were also expressed that the attributes, criteria and sub-criteria were limited to Millennium Development Goal 8 and lacked appropriate human rights language. As to the nature of the expected outcome, the NonAligned Movement aimed at the elaboration of an international instrument on the right to development of a legally binding nature. It noted, however that it was open to exploring other options to facilitate progress, which may include the development of guidelines. The European Union pointed out that the Working Group could develop appropriate instruments, such as templates, checklists or voluntary guidelines, as a means of implementing and assessing progress in the implementation of the right to development. Submissions from United Nations agencies focused primarily on aspects related to their particular fields of competence and mandate. In a joint statement, non-governmental organizations provided comprehensive remarks and suggestions in relation to the criteria and sub-criteria. 33. The criteria discussed by the Working Group were as follows: promote constant improvement in socioeconomic well-being; maintain stable national and global economic and financial systems; adopt national and international policy strategies supportive of the right to development; establish an economic regulatory and oversight system to manage risk and encourage competition; create an equitable, rule-based, predictable and nondiscriminatory international trading system; promote and ensure access to adequate financial resources; promote and ensure access to the benefits of science and technology; promote and ensure environmental sustainability and sustainable use of natural resources; contribute to an environment of peace and security; implement national development strategies and plans of action on the basis of a participatory and transparent process; establish a legal framework supportive of sustainable human-centred development; draw on relevant international human rights instruments in elaborating development strategies; ensure non-discrimination, access to information, participation and effective remedies; promote good governance at the international level and effective participation of all countries in international decision-making; promote good governance and respect for rule of law at the national level; provide for fair access to and sharing of the benefits of development; provide fair sharing of the burdens of development; and eradicate social injustices through economic and social reforms. Comments and drafting suggestions would be included in a conference room paper. 34. The representatives of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development as well as civil society and non-governmental organizations took active part in the review of the criteria by providing inputs, comments and contributions, which were appreciated by delegates. 11