The 20th session of the Working Group on the Right to Development
Author
Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development (20th session)
Presented
At the 42nd session of the Human Rights Council
Background
In its resolution 39/9, the Council decided that the Working Group, at its twentieth session, should commence the discussion on the elaboration of a draft legally binding instrument on the right to development, through a collaborative process of engagement, including on the content and scope of the future instrument.
Summary
At this session, held from 29 April – 3 May 2019 in Geneva, the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development continued to review progress made in the implementation of the right to development.
In this context, it held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to development and considered contributions made by States and stakeholders to the implementation of the right to development. Within the framework of an expert discussion on the implications of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for the realization of the right to development, it considered the theme of the 2019 high-level political forum “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”.
Documentation
Statements
Interactive dialogue with experts on the implementation and realization of the right to development, including the implications of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and a possible engagement with the high-level political forum
Discussion to elaborate a draft legally binding instrument on the right to development through a collaborative process of engagement, including on the content and scope of the future instrument
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