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IV. Conclusions and recommendations
31.
At its final meeting, on 18 November 2011, the Working Group adopted, by
consensus, the following conclusions and recommendations, in accordance with its
mandate:
Conclusions
(a)
The Working Group took note of the reports of the ChairpersonRapporteur (A/HRC/WG.2/12/2 and 12/3) submitted pursuant to Human Rights
Council resolution 15/25;
(b)
The Working Group expressed appreciation to all those who contributed
with their submissions and inputs, and to the Chairperson-Rapporteur for her
presentation of the two reports mentioned in the preceding paragraph;
(c)
The Working Group welcomed the participation of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights at its opening session, which attested to her
commitment to the promotion and protection of the realization of the right to
development and to enhancing support from relevant bodies of the UN system for this
purpose, consistent with General Assembly resolution 48/141;
(d)
The Working Group acknowledged the efforts of OHCHR in
commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations
Declaration on the Right to Development, which aimed at mainstreaming and raising
awareness about the right to development;
(e)
Having considered documents A/HRC/WG.2/12/2 and 12/3, as mandated
by resolution 15/25, the Working Group acknowledged the need to further consider,
revise and refine the right-to-development criteria and operational sub-criteria
contained in document A/HRC/15/WG.2/TF/2/Add.2.
(f)
The Working Group also acknowledged the need to have experts'
contributions and, in this context, emphasized the importance of engaging further the
relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and institutions as well as
other multilateral institutions and forums, and relevant stakeholders;
Recommendations
(a)
The Working Group invited Governments, groups of Governments,
regional groups and other relevant stakeholders, including United Nations agencies,
funds and programmes and institutions, as well as other relevant multilateral
institutions and forums to submit further detailed comments and proposals on the
right-to-development criteria and operational sub-criteria as per conclusion (v);
(b)
The Working Group requested OHCHR to make available on its
website, and to make available to the next session of the Working Group in the format
of two conference room papers, all written submissions by Governments, groups of
Governments and regional groups, as well as inputs by other stakeholders;
(c)
The Working Group invited the Chairperson/Rapporteur to hold
informal consultations with Governments, groups of Governments, regional groups
and relevant stakeholders and report accordingly to the next session of the Working
Group.
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