A/HRC/4/47 page 13 B. Recommendations 53. The Working Group recommends that the right-to-development implementation criteria, as adopted by the Working Group at its seventh session, be further applied to identified global development partnerships, progressively developed and refined, using the approach outlined by the task force in its report (A/HRC/4/WG.2/TF/2) and in light of the specific suggestions made at the eighth session of the Working Group. 54. In this context, the Working Group recommends that the task force adopt a gradual approach based on rigorous empirical analysis and constructive consolidation of its findings in a phased manner. In phase I, covering work in 2007, the task force is requested to deepen its study on the three development partnerships considered in its third session, and take up an additional partnership (mentioned in paragraph 56 below) with a view to refining the right to development criteria and corresponding sub-criteria. In phase II, covering work in 2008, the task force is requested to study additional partnerships with a view to broaden its coverage of the regions implementing development partnerships, as well as its analysis of thematic issues of international cooperation identified under MDG 8 and as agreed by the Working Group at its ninth session. Finally in phase III, covering work in 2009, the task force is requested to consolidate its findings and present a revised list of right to development criteria along with corresponding operational sub-criteria and outline suggestions for further work, including aspects of international cooperation not covered until then, for the consideration of the Working Group. 55. The Working Group recommends that the current dialogue concerning the APRM, the ECA/OECD-DAC Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness and the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness be continued to elaborate on areas of potential congruence and synergy of each of these partnerships with the right to development, identify existing gaps in light of the criteria, as they exist now, as well as appropriate additional means to bridge them, and in the process progressively develop and further refine the criteria, based on actual practice. In this regard, the Working Group encourages the task force to undertake technical missions, as required, to the respective institutions involved in the implementation of these partnerships, with a view to continuing the dialogue and to further refining the criteria. 56. The Working Group recognizes the need to explore additional strategic and representative partnerships in the context of MDG 8. In this regard, the Working Group decides that priority be given initially to the Cotonou Partnership Agreement between ACP countries and the EU. Thereafter, in accordance with the work in the phases mentioned in paragraph 54 above, the Working Group recommends that further additional partnerships be examined in light of the criteria. 57. In implementing the follow-up work on operationalizing the right-to-development criteria, the Working Group recommends the continuing active participation of international financial, trade and development institutions, including the World Bank, UNDP, IMF, UNCTAD and WTO, other specialized agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations, and relevant civil society organizations. The task force is encouraged in