A/HRC/27/45 27. Speaking on behalf of the African Group and aligning itself with NAM, Ethiopia affirmed the great importance attached to the right to development, also enshrined in the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. While States had the primary responsibility for realizing the right to development, there was an urgent need for a just and enabling international economic order and a responsive and accountable global financial architecture. States should have the necessary policy space to determine policies suited to their specific conditions. Ethiopia stressed that the right to development must be included in the post-2015 development agenda and the necessary framework for international cooperation, and reiterated the call for a legally binding instrument to ensure the full implementation of the right to development. 28. Aligning itself with NAM, Sri Lanka stated that the right to development was about mainstreaming and implementing development-oriented policies at all levels, to improve the capacity of States to ensure the full enjoyment of all human rights. The right to development was the basis for sustainable development, in all its three dimensions. Asserting that the eradication of poverty was the most urgent human rights goal, Sri Lanka called for greater focus on the special needs of developing countries and advocated the integration of youth participation in the post-2015 agenda. 29. Aligning itself with NAM, Cuba stated that the right to development was an inalienable right of individuals and peoples, and its achievement required international cooperation and the creation of a conducive international environment. The adverse consequences of the neo-liberal agenda posed obstacles to developing countries and also affected developed countries. Much could be achieved with a genuine will on the part of developed countries. For the people of Cuba, the main obstacle to enjoying the right to development was the unjustified economic embargo by the United States of America for over 50 years. Cuba rejected all attempts to redefine the right to development and to limit its international scope, including with regard to trade and financial institutions. 30. Sri Lanka reiterated that it was imperative that the Declaration on the Right to Development should be the basis for further consideration, revision and refinement of the criteria and subcriteria in order to achieve real progress, and that effective international cooperation was essential to address the international obstacles and create an international climate conducive to the realization of the right to development. 31. China expressed its support for NAM and remarked that the right to development required a development-based and human-centred approach and the establishment of a new international economic order which removed obstacles to development faced by developing countries. The commitment to the Millennium Development Goals must be honoured and the post-2015 agenda must put development at its heart. Developed countries must adopt responsible macroeconomic policies, and international development cooperation must respect the development paths of all countries, the diversity of development patterns and different levels of development. An open, interconnected world economy, a cooperative and mutually beneficial global partnership, and transfer of technology must be promoted and supported. 32. South Africa aligned itself with the African Group and NAM. It consistently advocated for the right to development, which presented a holistic, cohesive and integrated framework for advancing development and for achieving the Millennium Development Goals and all three dimensions of sustainable development. The eradication of poverty and hunger, and combating inequality must be at the centre of the global agenda and partnership for development, which must acknowledge different levels of development and uphold common but differentiated responsibilities. South Africa reiterated the need for reform and democratization of global institutions, including the Security Council and the Bretton Woods Institutions, and the need to ensure the accountability of transnational corporations. It expressed dismay at the slow pace of progress in the Working Group. 8