Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development
and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly
A/RES/72/141
with the cycle of the high-level political forum, according to the organizational
arrangements to be established by the General Assembly and the Economic and Social
Council;
64. Reaffirms the commitments made in respect of meeting the special needs
of Africa at the 2005 World Summit, 21 underlines the call of the Economic and Social
Council for enhanced coordination within the United Nations system and the ongoing
efforts to harmonize the current initiatives on Africa, in line with the African Union’s
Agenda 2063, and requests the Commission for Social Development to continue to
give due prominence in its work to the social dimensions of the New Partnership for
Africa’s Development;
65. Recognizes that the implementation of the commitments made by
Governments during the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
(1997–2006) fell short of expectations, and recalls the proclamation of the Second
United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008–2017) by the General
Assembly in its resolution 62/205 of 19 December 2007 in order to support, in an
efficient and coordinated manner, the internationally agreed development goals
related to poverty eradication, which include the Sustainable Development Goals;
66. Requests the United Nations funds, programmes and agencies 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 objective, and invites financial institutions to support
efforts in this regard;
67. Encourages States to design and implement policies and strategies for
poverty eradication, full employment and decent work for all, including the creation
of full and productive employment that is appropriately and adequately remunerated,
as well as policies and strategies for social integration that promote gender equality
and the empowerment of women and address the specific needs of social groups such
as young people, persons with disabilities, older persons, migrants and indigenous
peoples, taking into account the concerns of those groups in the planning,
implementation and evaluation of development programme s and policies;
68. Requests the United Nations system to continue to support national efforts
of Member States to achieve inclusive social development in a coherent and
coordinated manner;
69. 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;
70. Invites the Commission for Social Development to emphasize, in its
review of the implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and the Programme of
Action, 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 and to remain actively engaged in supporting the
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Resolution 60/1, para. 68.
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 20 05/234.
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