A/HRC/33/45 30. Namibia aligned itself with the views of the Non-Aligned Movement and thanked OHCHR for the report, which reflected the feedback provided by the inputs. The outcome was not anticipated, as there was a difference between what the report presented and what the resolution requested. An analytical paper was expected, given that the submissions of States was supposed to be only a component to inform the report. Mexico welcomed the report, and thanked the secretariat for its support. The report had provided valuable elements, like the successes and challenges that States had faced to ensure the right to development and the impact of the right to development on national human rights policies. In recent years, Mexico had redesigned its social policy development to incorporate the respect and promotion of human rights as one of its top priorities. This practice had increased accessibility, capacity and the reach of development programmes. However, important challenges remained in terms of institutional, budgetary and technical coordination, and there was a need for specialized monitoring mechanisms. 31. The Chief of the Right to Development Section thanked the delegates for their comments. He explained that the recommendation made by the Working Group had been interpreted as a request for a report compiling the views of States. Furthermore, the breadth of the subject matter would have made it very difficult to address the subject matter comprehensively within the word limit for the report. He added that the Working Group might wish to clarify its expectations in the recommendations of the current session. The Office remained fully committed to implementing its recommendations. D. Interactive dialogue on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda in the context of the right to development 32. On the second day of the session, the Working Group held an interactive dialogue on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the context of the right to development with the former co-facilitators for the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-20l5 development agenda: the Permanent Representative of Ireland to United Nations Headquarters, Ambassador David Donoghue, and the Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations Headquarters, Ambassador Macharia Kamau. 33. Ambassador Donoghue stressed that the right to development had found its rightful place in the 2030 Agenda, and that it provided a new context to look at the right to development. The right to development was given a reasonably prominent position in two specific references, which reflected the significant respect for the right to development; a number of references in the document moreover recalled the Declaration: in some pledges the preamble, that no one would be left behind; this made clear that inequality within and among countries had to be addressed. The 2030 Agenda could be viewed as a landmark document for achieving the right to development. The agenda dealt with the factors impeding the realization of human rights, showing the clear connection between human rights and development. There was also emphasis on Goal 17, which outlined a set of commitments and the means of implementation. The Agenda called for action at the global, regional and national levels with a governmental rather than sectoral approach. Global indicators had been agreed upon at a technical level, but the issue of data collection and capacity were particularly important, given that many Governments did not have sufficient statistical capacity. This issue would be discussed at the high-level political forum on sustainable development in July 2016. Although the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was not legally binding, it was politically and morally binding. Implementation would be improved by mutual learning and the exchange of best practices on a voluntary basis. This would require political will, commitment and goodwill. The risk of political embarrassment was the main source of leverage: States would not want to be seen as underperforming, particularly at the regional level. 10

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