The Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development will hold its 25th session from 13 - 17 May 2024, 10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00, in Room XX, Palais des Nations, Geneva.

At this session, the Working Group will continue to monitor and review progress made in the promotion and implementation of the right to development. It will hold an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to development and with the Chair of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development.

The Working Group will also consider the interrelationship between the right to development and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the interrelationship between the right to development and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the contribution of the right to development towards combating discrimination, including racial discrimination. The Working Group will also consider the programme of work of its 26th session and adopt conclusions and recommendations.

Documentation

• Provisional agenda (A/HRC/WG.2/25/1)
• Draft programme of work (English only)
• Human Rights Council resolution on the right to development (A/HRC/RES/54/18)
• General Assembly resolution on the right to development (A/RES/78/203)
• Report of the Working Group on the Right to Development on its twenty-fourth session (A/HRC/54/40)
• Report of the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the right to development (A/HRC/54/38)
• Reports of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development
• Reports of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development

Accreditation

UN Member and Observer States, specialized agencies and other international organizations, national human rights institutions with "A status" accreditation, and NGOs with ECOSOC consultative status may participate in the Working Group.

All participants are required to register using the registration form for the 25th session of the Working Group. The registration will remain open until 17:00 Geneva time, Friday, 10 May 2024.

Statements

• Opening Statement by High-Commissioner, Mr. Volker Türk
• Opening Statement by Chair-Rapporteur, Ambassador Zamir Akram

Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development and the Chair of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development

• Ms. Isabelle DURANT
• Mr. Surya DEVA

The interrelationship between the right to development and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
[bios of panellist | Concept note]

• Ms. Isabelle DURANT
• Mr. Surya DEVA
• Mr. Michael WINDFUHR
• Mr. Xigen WANG

The interrelationship between the right to development and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
[bios of panellist | Concept note]

• Mr. Olivier DE SCHUTTER
• Mr. Surya P. SUBEDI
• Mr. Mihir KANADE
• Mr. Vicente Paolo YU

The contribution of the right to development towards combating discrimination including racial discrimination
[bios of panellist | Concept note]

• Ms. Barbara G REYNOLDS
• Mr. Bonny IBAWOH
• Mr. Michael BALCERZAK