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liberalization and deregulation on the prospects of enjoyment of the right to development in developing
countries;
23. Invites the open-ended working group to take note of the deliberations on the right to development
held during the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly;
24. Takes note of the report of the independent expert on the right to development,5 and encourages
closer coordination with studies undertaken by other relevant experts established under the auspices of the
Commission on Human Rights;
25. Recognizes the vital role of civil society, including non-governmental organizations and the private
sector, in the implementation of the right to development, and, in this regard, encourages Member States and
the United Nations system to foster partnerships and strengthen cooperation at the national level with civil
society, as appropriate;
26. 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 relating to the implementation of the Declaration on the Right to Development, as
well as obstacles identified in the realization of the right to development;
27. Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session and
to the Commission on Human Rights at its fifty-sixth session a comprehensive report on the right to
development, including obstacles identified in the realization of that right;
28. Decides to consider this question at its fifty-fifth session under the sub-item entitled “Human rights
questions, including alternative approaches to improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and
fundamental freedoms”.
83rd plenary meeting
17 December 1999
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E/CN.4/1999/WG.18/2.