A/HRC/15/23 I. Introduction 1. The open-ended Working Group on the Right to Development was established by the Commission on Human Rights in its resolution 1998/72 and the Economic and Social Council in its decision 1998/269 with a mandate to monitor and review progress made in the promotion and implementation of the right to development, as elaborated in the Declaration on the Right to Development, at the national and international levels, providing recommendations thereon and further analysing obstacles to its full enjoyment, focusing each year on specific commitments in the Declaration; to review reports and any other information submitted by States, United Nations agencies, other relevant international organizations and non-governmental organizations on the relationship between their activities and the right to development; and to present for the consideration of the Commission on Human Rights a sessional report on its deliberations, including advice to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) with regard to the implementation of the right to development, and suggesting possible programmes of technical assistance at the request of interested countries with the aim of promoting the implementation of the right to development. 2. The Human Right Council, in its resolution 9/3, decided to renew the mandate of the Working Group until it completes the tasks entrusted to it by the Council in its resolution 4/4, and that the Working Group would convene annual sessions of five working days and submit its reports to the Council. 3. The Working Group accordingly convened its eleventh session in Geneva from 26 to 30 April 2010. II. Organization of the session 4. The session of the Working Group was opened by the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. 5. At its 1st meeting, on 26 April 2010, the Working Group re-elected by acclamation Arjun Sengupta (India) as Chairperson-Rapporteur, and adopted its agenda (A/HRC/WG.2/11/1) and programme of work (see annex I). 6. At the session, the Working Group considered the report of the high-level task force on the implementation of the right to development on its sixth session, held in Geneva from 14 to 22 January 2010, comprising the main report (A/HRC/15/WG.2/TF/2 and Corr.1), the consolidation of findings (A/HRC/15/WG.2/TF/2/Add.1 and Corr.1) and the right to development criteria and operational sub-criteria (A/HRC/15/WG.2/TF/2/Add.2). III. Summary of proceedings A. Opening statements 7. Egypt, speaking on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, appreciated the efforts of the task force in completing its mandate. Recalling Council resolution 12/23, Egypt stressed that the right to development criteria should adequately reflect, in addition to the role of Governments at the national level, the dimensions of international cooperation and solidarity, as well as the international responsibility for creating an enabling environment for the realization of the right to development. The criteria should also address the structural impediments in international economic, financial and political systems, including GE.10-14167 3