A/RES/57/223 Reaffirming the solemn commitment expressed at the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 8 September 2001, to promote universal respect for, and observance and protection of all human rights, including the right to development, 4 Noting the outcomes of the fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization, held at Doha from 9 to 14 November 2001, 5 and the International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Monterrey, Mexico, from 18 to 22 March 2002, 6 Taking note with appreciation of Commission on Human Rights resolution 2002/69 of 25 April 2002, 7 in which the Commission endorsed the agreed conclusions of the Working Group on the Right to Development, adopted by consensus during the Working Group’s session, held from 25 February to 8 March 2002, 8 1. Endorses the agreed conclusions of the Working Group on the Right to Development,8 as adopted by the Commission on Human Rights in its resolution 2002/69, 7 which constitute a solid foundation for further initiatives towards the promotion and the realization of the right to development; 2. Takes note of the postponement of the session of the Working Group on the Right to Development, owing to the non-availability of the report on the international development issues, and calls upon the independent expert on the right to development to submit this outstanding report in time for the next session of the Working Group, scheduled to be held from 3 to 14 February 2003; 3. Stresses the importance of the core principles, which underpin the purpose of international human rights instruments, such as equality, equity, non-discrimination, transparency, accountability, participation and international cooperation, as critical to mainstreaming the right to development at the international level; 4. Underlines the importance of further research and analytical work undertaken by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the above-mentioned core principles, and invites the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in consultation with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Trade Organization and all relevant international organizations and institutions, to submit a report on the importance and application of the principle of equity as a matter of priority, at both the national and international levels, taking fully into account the conclusions of the Working Group on the Right to Development; 5. Invites, in the above context, the High Commissioner to solicit the support and cooperation of these organizations in the preparation of the requisite report for submission to the Commission on Human Rights at its fifty-ninth session; _______________ 4 See A/CONF.189/12 and Corr.1. See A/C.2/56/7. 6 Report of the International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico, 18–22 March 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.02.II.A.7). 7 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2002, Supplement No. 3 (E/2002/23), chap. II, sect. A. 8 See E/CN.4/2002/28/Rev.1. 5 2