A/HRC/20/31 1. In its resolution 14/3, the Human Rights Council requested the Advisory Committee, in consultation with Member States, civil society, academia and all relevant stakeholders, to prepare a draft declaration on the right of peoples to peace and to report thereon to the Council at its seventeenth session. 2. In its recommendation 5/2, the Advisory Committee designated Chinsung Chung, Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, Wolfgang Stefan Heinz (Rapporteur) and Mona Zulficar (Chairperson) as members of the drafting group, which was later expanded to include Shigeki Sakamoto and Latif Hüseynov. 3. The Advisory Committee presented a progress report (A/HRC/17/39) to the Human Rights Council and prepared a questionnaire to consult with Member States and other stakeholders. In the responses to the questionnaire prepared by the Committee, considerable support was expressed for the basic approach and standards proposed by the Committee, as were certain criticisms and suggestions to change the proposed standards and to add others. Responses to the questionnaire received have been posted on the Extranet page of the Advisory Committee. 4. In its resolution 17/16, the Human Rights Council requested the Advisory Committee to continue its work and to present a draft declaration to the Council at its twentieth session, in June 2012. 5. The drafting group submitted a first draft declaration on the right of peoples to peace (A/HRC/AC/7/3) to the Advisory Committee at its seventh session, in August 2007, where it was discussed comprehensively. A revised draft, presented to the Committee at its eighth session, in February 2012, was thoroughly discussed. 6. In the original mandate of the Human Rights Council, reference is made to “the right of peoples to peace” and to, in this regard, General Assembly resolution 39/11, which was adopted more than 25 years ago, in 1984. The Advisory Committee proposes the term “right to peace”, which was found to be more appropriate, and includes both the individual and collective dimensions. 7. The Advisory Committee worked towards a comprehensive, yet concise draft declaration, given that, the topic of peace may address many different issues (problem of determining boundaries instead of following an “include all issues” approach). The draft declaration focuses on standards relating to international peace and security as core standards (elements of negative peace, absence of violence), and includes standards in the areas of peace education, development, the environment, and victims and vulnerable groups as elements of a positive peace. 2