A/HRC/RES/42/23 12. Welcomes the re-election of the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on the Right to Development and the skill with which he led the discussions at the twentieth session, and looks forward to the presentation of a draft legally binding instrument on the right to development, as mandated by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 39/9; 13. Notes the presentation to the Working Group on the Right to Development at its nineteenth session of the set of standards for the implementation of the right to development prepared by the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group, 7 which is a useful basis for further deliberations on the implementation and realization of the right to development; 14. Acknowledges the preparation by the secretariat of a paper containing comments and views submitted by Governments, groups of Governments, regional groups and stakeholders on the criteria and operational subcriteria of the right to development; 8 15. Acknowledges with appreciation the proposal by the Movement of NonAligned Countries on a set of standards regarding the implementation and realization of the right to development9 and its further contributions aimed at finalizing the criteria and subcriteria of the right to development;10 16. Requests the High Commissioner to engage experts and to facilitate their participation in the twenty-first session of the Working Group on the Right to Development, to provide advice with a view to contributing to discussions on the elaboration of a draft legally binding instrument on the right to development as part of the implementation and realization of the right to development, including the implications of the 2030 Agenda, and looks forward to the possible engagement of the Working Group with the high-level political forum on sustainable development; 17. Welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to development,11 and requests him to continue to pay particular attention to the implementation of the right to development, which facilitates the full enjoyment of human rights, in accordance with his mandate; 18. Stresses that South-South cooperation is not a substitute for but rather a complement to North-South cooperation, and hence should not result in the reduction of North-South cooperation or hamper progress in fulfilling existing official development assistance commitments, and encourages Member States and other relevant stakeholders to incorporate the right to development into the design, financing and implementation of cooperation processes; 19. Welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur on the right to development, in particular the consultations with States and the regional consultations already held by the Special Rapporteur on the implementation of the right to development; 20. Decides: (a) To continue to act to ensure that its agenda promotes and advances sustainable development and the achievement of the remaining Millennium Development Goals and the Sustainable Development Goals, and in this regard lead to raising the right to development, as set out in paragraphs 5 and 10 of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, to the same level and on a par with all other human rights and fundamental freedoms; (b) To endorse the recommendations of the Working Group on the Right to Development adopted at its twentieth session;12 7 8 9 10 11 12 A/HRC/WG.2/17/2. A/HRC/WG.2/18/CRP.1. A/HRC/WG.2/18/G/1. See A/HRC/WG.2/18/CRP.1. A/HRC/42/38. See A/HRC/42/35 and Corr.1. 5