A/HRC/12/28 page 11 of the European Union) explained its understanding of paragraph 44 as its expectation that the task force at its next session would provide suggestions on further work, including possible further prolongation of its mandate; and that the activities of the task force under paragraph 46 (e) should be undertaken within the framework of the existing criteria. A. Conclusions 40. The Working Group expresses its appreciation to the high-level task force on the implementation of the right to development, as defined in the Declaration on the Right to Development, for the work it has carried out in accordance with its mandate. The Working Group takes note of the report of the high-level task force and of its observations regarding the development partnerships considered at its fifth session, as well as the interim draft version of the criteria, submitted as work in progress. 41. The Working Group notes the contribution that the application of the criteria through dialogue with the institutions responsible for the identified partnerships has made to the improvement of the criteria and to promoting the implementation of the right to development. 42. The Working Group agrees that, in accordance with its workplan endorsed in Human Rights Council resolution 9/3, in phase III (2009), the task force should focus on consolidating its findings and presenting a revised list of right-to-development criteria along with corresponding operational sub-criteria. The task force should continue its study of the ongoing development partnerships on the thematic issues of technology transfer and debt relief with a view to further refinement of the criteria. The task force should also ensure that due attention is given to other issues relevant to the right to development, including, inter alia, poverty and hunger, including in the context of climate change and the current global economic and financial crisis. 43. The Working Group agrees that the scope of the criteria should go beyond Millennium Development Goal 8 and aim at the implementation of the right to development, taking into account the evolving priorities of the international community. B. Recommendations 44. The Working Group recommends that the task force on the implementation of the right to development focus on consolidating its findings and presenting 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 at its eleventh session. 45. The revised criteria and sub-criteria should address the essential features of the right to development, as defined in the Declaration on the Right to Development, in a comprehensive and coherent way, including priority concerns of the international community beyond those enumerated in Millennium Development Goal 8, and serve the purposes set out in all relevant provisions of Human Rights Council resolution 9/3.