A/HRC/23/55 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 16 April 2013 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-third session Agenda item 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms Report of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on a draft United Nations declaration on the right to peace Chairperson-Rapporteur: Christian Guillermet-Fernández (Costa Rica) Note by the secretariat 1. In its resolution 20/15, the Human Rights Council decided to establish an openended intergovernmental working group, to meet for four working days prior to the twentysecond session of the Council, to progressively negotiate a draft United Nations declaration on the right to peace on the basis of the draft submitted by the Advisory Committee, 1 without prejudging relevant past, present and future views and proposals. The Council requested the Working Group to present a report at its twenty-third session. 2. The open-ended working group held its first session from 18 to 21 February 2013. A report was adopted ad referendum at the last meeting of the first session. 3. The above-mentioned report of the working group is contained in document A/HRC/WG.13/1/2. 1 GE.13-13044 A/HRC/20/31.