A/RES/53/155 Page 5 15. Also welcomes the efforts made by the High Commissioner for Human Rights towards the promotion and realization of the right to development, and invites her to explore further ways and means to achieve this objective; 16. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to inform the Commission on Human Rights and the General Assembly of the activities of the organizations, funds, programmes and specialized agencies of the United Nations system for the implementation of the Declaration on the Right to Development, as well as obstacles identified by them to the realization of the right to development; 17. Welcomes the establishment of a follow-up mechanism, initially for a three-year period, in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1998/72, consisting of an open-ended working group of the Commission and an independent expert, in order to make further progress towards the realization of the right to development; 18. Calls upon the Commission on Human Rights to continue to make proposals to the General Assembly, through the Economic and Social Council, on the future course of action on the question, in particular on practical measures for the implementation and enhancement of the Declaration on the Right to Development, including comprehensive and effective measures to eliminate obstacles to its implementation; 19. Recognizes that the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides an important opportunity to place all human rights, and the right to development in particular, at the top of the global agenda; 20. Calls upon the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, as appropriate: (a) To examine ways and means to provide the Declaration on the Right to Development with a profile commensurate with its importance; (b) To continue to accord priority to the right to development and provide commensurate support in terms of staff, services and resources for its programmatic follow-up; (c) To ensure widespread dissemination and promotion of the Declaration on the Right to Development, in close cooperation with States and intergovernmental organizations, national institutions, academia and interested non-governmental organizations worldwide by making booklets and publications freely available, in a similar way as for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and through workshops and seminars; (d) To project the role and importance of the right to development, as part of the overall promotion and protection of human rights; (e) To consult regularly on a formal and informal basis with all States on the follow-up to the Declaration on the Right to Development; (f) To continue the welcome initiative to organize regional seminars which should focus on all aspects of the realization of the right to development; /...