During the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council held in Geneva, the British delegation issued an official clarification of its voting motives regarding the draft resolution on the right to development. Such statements are traditionally made by member states to present their position on the documents under consideration before or after voting. The right to development remains a contentious issue within the UN human rights agenda: a number of Western countries, including Britain, periodically express reservations regarding the formulations and approaches contained in such resolutions, while other states insist on their adoption in their existing form. The specific content of Britain's position on this draft resolution is not disclosed in the presented material; however, the fact of delivering a voting clarification statement itself indicates the existence of disagreements or clarifications that London deemed necessary to communicate to other participants of the Human Rights Council session. Sessions of the UN Human Rights Council are held regularly and bring together representatives of member states to discuss a wide range of issues related to the observance and promotion of human rights in the world, including economic, social and cultural rights, to which the concept of the right to development pertains.