Promoting social integration through social inclusion A/RES/72/142 11. Encourages Member States to mainstream social integration objectives into social inclusion policies, promoting the participation of persons in vulnerable or marginalized groups or situations in planning, implementing and monitoring processes, in collaboration, as appropriate, with relevant organizations of the United Nations development system, regional organizations, international and regional financial institutions, development and social partners, the private sector and civil society organizations; 12. Also encourages Member States to promote the inclusion of a gender perspective in all social inclusion strategies and initiatives, especially in terms of the economic empowerment of women and the promotion of a gender-sensitive policy environment in the workplace; 13. Invites Member States, relevant organizations of the United Nations system, regional organizations, international and regional financial institutions, development and social partners, the private sector and civil society organizations to continue to share their experience in respect of practical initiatives to promote economic, civil and political participation and anti-discrimination measures and other measures for advancing social integration; 14. Also invites Member States to consider a systematic exchange of good practices in social integration at the regional and international levels so that policymakers and other stakeholders can apply them to their national circumstances and step up progress towards achieving a “society for all”; 15. Encourages Member States to improve the collection and use of data disaggregated by age, sex and other relevant criteria for the formulation of policies and programmes aimed at achieving social inclusion, and stresses the importance of international cooperation in this regard; 16. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report, taking into account the information provided by Member States and relevant actors of the United Nations system, on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session; 17. Decides to consider the question further at its seventy-fourth session under the item entitled “Social development”. 73rd plenary meeting 19 December 2017 17-22930 5/5

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