Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development
and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly
A/RES/73/141
give due prominence in its work to the social dimensions of the New Partnership for
Africa’s Development;
34. Requests the United Nations funds, programmes and agencies to continue
to support national efforts of Member States to achieve inclusive social development
in a coherent and coordinated manner, to mainstream the goal of full and productive
employment and decent work for all into their policies, programmes and activities, as
well as to support efforts of Member States aimed at achieving this object ive, and
invites financial institutions to support efforts in this regard;
35. Invites the Secretary-General, the Economic and Social Council, the
regional commissions, the relevant specialized agencies, the funds and programmes
of the United Nations system and other intergovernmental forums, within their
respective mandates, to continue to integrate into their work programmes and give
priority attention to the Copenhagen commitments and the Declaration on the tenth
anniversary of the World Summit for Social Development, 22 to continue to be actively
involved in their follow-up and to monitor the achievement of those commitments
and undertakings;
36. Calls upon the Commission for Social Development to continue to address
inequality in all its dimensions, in the context of the implementation of the
Copenhagen Declaration and the Programme of Action, as well as the implementation
of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and invites the Commission to
emphasize the increased exchange of national, regional and international experiences,
the focused and interactive dialogues among experts and practitioners and the sharing
of best practices and lessons learned;
37. Looks forward to the convening by the President of the General Assembly
of the high-level thematic debate on the issue of inclusive development and inequality
within and among countries before the meeting of the high-level political forum
in 2019;
38. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-fourth session,
under the item entitled “Social development”, the sub-item entitled “Implementation
of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth
special session of the General Assembly”, with a particular focus on strengthening
international cooperation for social development, with particular attention to
universal and equitable access to education and health care, and requests the
Secretary-General to submit a report on the question to the Assembly at that session.
55th plenary meeting
17 December 2018
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See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 6 (E/2005/26),
chap. I, sect. A; see also Economic and Social Council decision 2005/234.
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