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
making sure that such strategies promote inclusion and equity to sustain income
growth for all, with an emphasis on job-rich growth;
Social development actors
44. Reaffirms that social development requires the active involvement of all
actors in the development process, including civil society organizations, corporations
and small businesses, and that partnerships among all relevant actors are increasingly
becoming part of national and international cooperation for social development, also
reaffirms that, within countries, partnerships among the Government, civil society
and the private sector can contribute effectively to the achievement of social
development goals, and acknowledges the importance of efforts to promote the
exchange of information and knowledge on decent work for all and job creation,
including green jobs initiatives and related skills, and to facilitate the integration of
relevant data into national economic and employment policies;
45. Stresses the importance of the policy space and leadership of national
Governments for implementing policies for poverty eradication and sustainable
development, while remaining consistent with relevant international rules and
commitments, in particular in the areas of human rights, social expenditure and social
protection programmes, and calls upon international financial institutions and donors
to support developing countries in achieving their social development, in line with
their national priorities and strategies, by, among other things, providing debt relief
within the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development;
46. Acknowledges the role that the public sector can play as an employer and
its importance in developing an environment that enables the effective generation of
full and productive employment and decent work for all;
47. Also acknowledges the vital role that the private sector can play in
generating new investments, employment and financing for development and in
advancing efforts towards full employment and decent work for all, and encourages
the private sector, including small and medium-sized enterprises and cooperatives, to
contribute to decent work for all and job creation for both women and men, and
particularly for young people, including through partnerships with Governments, the
United Nations system, civil society and academia;
48. Underlines the responsibility of the private sector, at both the national and
the international levels, including small and large companies and transnational
corporations, regarding not only the economic and financial implications but also the
development, social, gender and environmental implications of their activities, their
obligations towards their workers and their contributions to achieving sustainable
development, including social development, emphasizes that transnational
corporations and other business enterprises have a responsibility to respect human
rights, applicable laws and international principles and standards, to operate
transparently, in a socially and environmentally responsible manner, and to refrain
from affecting the well-being of peoples, and also emphasizes the need to take further
concrete actions on corporate responsibility and accountability, including through the
participation of all relevant stakeholders, inter alia, for the prevention or prosecution
of corruption, and to prevent human rights abuses;
49. Stresses that stability in global financial systems and corporate social
responsibility and accountability, as well as national economic policies that have an
impact on other stakeholders, are essential in creating an enabling international
environment to promote economic growth and social development;
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