A/HRC/8/WG.2/TF/2 page 13 47. In the discussion of a Target 17 thematic focus, task force members and observers tackled the question of which global partnership would be most appropriate for review in accord with the task force’s mandate. Reference was made to: discussions within the WTO on the right to health, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization. Additionally, the idea was presented that the WHO convene a meeting of relevant stakeholders during which these partnerships might be explored. Observers also mentioned debt burden, migration, environment, and post-conflict peacebuilding as possible areas of thematic expansion. 48. In order to expand the regional scope of the partnerships, Jorge Vargas Gonzalez, task force member, presented on possible partnerships within Latin America and the Caribbean. Mr. Vargas explored the following possible entry points: the Organization of American States (OAS), benefiting from a dialogue with its regional mechanisms on human rights; the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which is one of the most important partners for development in Latin America and the Caribbean and is taking important initiatives concerning debt reduction and climate change; the Southern Cone Common Market (MERCOSUR) and its Meeting of human rights high-level authorities; and finally, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). In the discussion, reference was also made by Mr. Schrijver to the consideration of other regions, especially, Asia, in view of the recent adoption of the Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including provisions relating to the promotion of respect for human rights. The representatives for the Philippines and Thailand explained that it was too soon to consider the ASEAN Charter, which has only just been adopted and that the status and mandate of the human rights body would be the subject of future negotiations. III. CONCLUSIONS 49. Having completed the deliberations at the public and private segments of the fourth session, and taking into account the findings of the technical missions, the independent expert studies and the views of the delegations and other observers, the task force has reached the following conclusions and recommendations. A. Concluding observations on the initial pilot applications of the criteria to the three partnerships presented at its third session 50. The initial pilot application of the criteria to the African Peer Review Mechanism, the ECA/OECD-DAC Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in the context of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development and the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, began with constructive dialogue established with representatives of the institutions responsible for these partnerships during the task force’s third session and has benefited from a deeper exploration of the issues during technical missions. The task force considered these missions essential for its continued dialogue with the three partnerships, in order to explore perceived strengths and weaknesses from the perspective of the criteria and to draw lessons for the operationalization of the right to development.