A/HRC/30/55 important to clarify the distinction between drug trafficking and illicit crops, as some peasants had been arrested for drug trafficking for growing certain plants. 84. The Vice-Chair informed participants that they were able to submit comments in written form and closed the meeting, as there were no further requests. 85. The Chair-Rapporteur opened the final meeting to States, civil society and all participants of the working group for comments on the proposed language of the conclusion and the recommendations. 86. One delegation suggested changing the word “negotiations” to “discussions” as, it argued the word “negotiations” suggested that a formal dialogue had taken place during the second session of the working group. That position was supported by a number of delegations, who highlighted that they were not entering into negotiations because they had not been given a formal mandate by their Governments. They furthermore noted that the text of the draft declaration had not been translated into all official United Nations languages and had been distributed late. The delegations suggested including a change to the text in paragraph 91 (a) to include the word “continue”. Those positions were also held by other delegations. 87. A number of delegations noted that they disagreed with the other delegations and that negotiations had indeed taken place throughout the week because the very nature of holding a working group was to negotiate, and that the word “negotiation” was specifically mentioned in the various resolutions that set out the mandate of the working group. One delegation noted that, although the word “negotiation” was open to interpretation, they understood that any informal consultation held in the United Nations was by default a type of negotiation. One participant noted that they agreed that the word “negotiations” should remain and that they supported the delegations’ arguments. 88. The Chair-Rapporteur thanked all the participants and suggested taking out the word “negotiation” from where it was first mentioned in section 91 (b) but leaving the word in paragraph 91 (a), and the remaining text, while including the suggested word “continue”. 89. Hearing no objections from the floor, the text was adopted and the Chair-Rapporteur informed the participants that they could send any suggested changes to the secretariat by 20 February 2015. The Chair-Rapporteur also thanked the participants for their participation in the working group and closed the session. VI. Conclusions 90. At the final meeting of its second session, the open-ended intergovernmental working group on a draft United Nations declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas welcomed the participation of the Chief of the Development and Economic and Social Issues Branch from OHCHR, as well as a number of independent experts who took part in the panel discussions, acknowledged the constructive dialogue that took place between Governments, regional and political groups, civil society, nongovernmental organizations and all other relevant stakeholders and took note of the inputs received from them. VII. Recommendations of the Chair-Rapporteur 91. Following the second session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on a United Nations declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas, the Chair-Rapporteur recommended to the Human Rights Council that: 18

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