At the follow-up to the World Conference on Social Development in June 2000, I welcomed a new dialogue between development and human rights specialists, based on the affirmation of the right to development by all States - large and small, north and south. A few months on, the Millennium Assembly promised to make the right to development a reality for everyone. Now, two years on, we should be in a new and positive position in the third session of this Working Group to build on that consensus and propose positive insights and concrete ideas that if accepted, the Commission could record as a real breakthrough on this vital right. Let us try to do so in order that our efforts over the next two weeks can be harnessed towards a practical outcome.