United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/RES/27/17 Distr.: General 3 October 2014 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-seventh session Agenda item 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council 27/17 Promotion of the right to peace The Human Rights Council, Recalling all previous resolutions on the promotion of the right of peoples to peace adopted by the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council, in particular Council resolution 20/15 of 5 July 2012, Recalling also General Assembly resolution 39/11 of 12 November 1984 entitled “Declaration of the Right of Peoples to Peace” and the United Nations Millennium Declaration, as well as other relevant international documents, Welcoming the important work being carried out by civil society organizations, academia and other stakeholders for the promotion of the right to peace and their contribution to the development of this issue, Taking note of the report of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on its second session,1 held from 30 June to 4 July 2014, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 20/15, in particular of the inputs from Governments, regional and political groups, civil society and relevant stakeholders, and the text presented by the ChairpersonRapporteur of the working group, as requested by the Council in its resolution 23/16 of 13 June 2013, 1. Decides that the working group shall hold its third session for five working days in 2015 with the objective of finalizing the declaration; 2. Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide the working group with the assistance necessary for it to fulfil its mandate; 1 A/HRC/27/63. GE.14-17820 (E) 