A/72/53/Add.1 to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, held at the seventy-first session of the Assembly, which provided a unique opportunity to Member States to demonstrate and reiterate their political commitment, accord the right to development the great attention it deserves and to redouble their efforts towards the realization of the right to development; 8. Also welcomes the report of the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on the Right to Development on its eighteenth session;23 9. Further welcomes the re-election of the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group and the skill with which he led the discussions at the eighteenth session; 10. Notes the presentation to the Working Group at its eighteenth session of the set of standards for the implementation of the right to development prepared by the ChairRapporteur of the Working Group,24 which is a useful basis for further deliberations on the implementation and realization of the right to development; 11. 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;25 12. Requests the Working Group to finalize its consideration of the criteria and operational subcriteria as expeditiously as possible, preferably by no later than its nineteenth session; 13. 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 development 26 and its further contributions aimed at finalizing the criteria and subcriteria of the right to development;27 14. Requests the High Commissioner to facilitate the participation of experts in the nineteenth session of the Working Group, to provide advice with a view to contributing to discussions on the implementation and realization of the right to development, including the implications of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and looks forward to the possible engagement of the Working Group with the high-level political forum; 15. Welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to development submitted to the Human Rights Council,28 and requests him 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; 16. Requests the Special Rapporteur on the right to development to hold consultations with States and regional consultations on the implementation of the right to development, and requests the Office of the High Commissioner to assist the Special Rapporteur in the organization and holding of those consultations, including through the allocation of sufficient budgetary resources; 17. 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 of 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 adopted at its eighteenth session; (c) That the Working Group, taking into account Human Rights Council resolution 9/3, shall finalize its consideration of the criteria and operational subcriteria, 23 24 25 26 27 28 26 A/HRC/36/35. 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/36/49. GE.17-18194