A/HRC/19/70 made and the efforts undertaken, numerous obstacles and challenges required ambitious international commitment to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. 7. As requested by the Council, in its resolution 16/26, the 2011 Social Forum focused its discussion on: (a) the promotion and effective realization of the right to development, in the context of the commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development; (b) measures and actions needed to make the right to development a reality for everyone at the local, national, regional and international levels, including the role and contribution of civil society and non-governmental organizations; and (c) international assistance and cooperation, as well as the promotion of an enabling environment for the realization of the right to development. 8. Accordingly, the programme of work 3 was prepared under the guidance of the Chairperson-Rapporteur, taking into account the input received from Member States and other relevant stakeholders. The 2011 Social Forum held an interactive debate involving 29 expert presentations on seven different thematic panels on issues relating to the theme under focus and featured presentation of audio-visual materials commissioned for the Social Forum. 9. In addition to the provisional agenda (A/HRC/SF/2011/1; see annex I) and the programme of work mentioned above, the 2011 Social Forum had before it the background report (A/HRC/SF/2011/2) submitted by OHCHR pursuant to paragraph 8 of Council resolution 16/26. III. Summary of proceedings A. The promotion and effective realization of the right to development, in the context of the commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development 1. Development challenges and futures 10. Kumi Naidoo, Director, Greenpeace International, speaking on climate justice and the right to development, pointed out that the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development should be a time for substantial engagement, and noting progress made and making clear what main challenges had to be addressed and how. However, there was little reason to celebrate, given the many crises and unresolved problems in the world, including those affecting the majority of people for which the current conversation was about – the most vulnerable, the most marginalized and the most powerless. He particularly pointed to the non-delivery of the peace dividend after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the recognition of the planet as a finite resource, the increase in number of elections held not accompanied by an increase in the volume and quality of democracy and the shrinking democratic space for civil society after the 9/11 attacks. In his view, the multiple crises faced were interconnected and could only be addressed in an intersectional manner, and not by treating those crises as separate issues. He pointed out that climate change was a peace and security, development, jobs, energy and, of course, environmental issue. There was a need for a development vision rooted in the transition to a new green economy. As concerned the post-2015 MDG framework, particular attention had to be placed on integration of benchmarks to what are presently MDGs 7 and 8, to achieve MDG accountability and the political commitment to meet the goals. It was further essential that 3 4 Available from www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/SForum/pow_SocialForum2011.pdf.