A/HRC/36/23 new instrument regulating the conduct of transnational corporations and other business enterprises should address the extraterritorial human rights obligations of States with regard to their duty to control the corporations they are in a position to influence, wherever those corporations operate; ensure access to effective remedies; and accord priority to human rights obligations over investors’ rights (see A/HRC/33/40, paras. 77-84).45 The Declaration invests everyone (including non-State actors) with duties to the community with regard to comprehensive development, including social justice and fair distribution of benefits. Extraterritorial human rights obligations are intrinsic to the international dimensions of the right to development. IV. Conclusions and recommendations 48. The present report identifies some of the major challenges encountered in the implementation of the right to development, primarily at the international level. Implementation of the right to development requires fundamental changes in global financial, economic and development policies, with a view to creating an enabling environment for development, particularly in developing countries. Previous analyses have identified certain challenges that must be overcome, including the political impasse in the intergovernmental debate which has limited the engagement of civil society and the agencies of the United Nations system (see A/HRC/19/45, paras. 23-25). 49. The international community is faced with ever-increasing challenges, among them the global economic crisis, shrinking policy space through privatization and unregulated activities of transnational corporations, gross violations of human rights, armed conflicts, climate change, xenophobia and mass migrations. The right to development provides guidance that has the potential to address these interlinked national and international challenges and prevent them from deteriorating. The right to development must be central to the operationalization of the global policy outcomes of 2015, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, just as their operationalization will help realize the right to development in a mutually reinforcing way forward. 50. The indicators framework for measuring progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals is an important source, although not a substitute, for assessing progress in the implementation of the right to development. Any gaps in the framework, including the lack of targets and indicators on strengthening the means of implementation and revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development,46 as well as on inequalities between countries,47 must be addressed from the perspective of the right to development. The Declaration on the Right to Development provides an integrated framework that recognizes the indivisibility of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights; the interconnection of national and international governance; and the interdependence of human rights, peace and sustainable development. Faced with the rising tide of inequalities between and within countries, it is essential to recommit to multilateralism, international cooperation, and equality and non-discrimination at all levels.48 51. It is imperative to ensure that the environment in which businesses operate supports rather than undermines the right to development and its implementation. This includes taking effective action to ensure decent work and respect for human rights in global supply chains through the implementation of relevant international human rights and labour instruments and standards. It also means improving 45 46 47 48 12 See also www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/WGTransCorp/Session1/SR_STATEMENT _IWG.pdf. See Sustainable Development Goal 17. See Sustainable Development Goal 10. This corresponds to Sustainable Development Goals 10, 16 and 17.