A/RES/67/141
Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social
Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly
security and human dignity are essential to ensuring the eradication of hunger and
poverty, the improvement of economic and social well-being for all, the
achievement of sustained economic growth and sustainable development of all
nations and a fully inclusive and equitable globalization;
19. Stresses the importance of removing obstacles to the realization of the
right of peoples to self-determination, in particular of peoples living under colonial
or other forms of alien domination or foreign occupation, which adversely affect
their social and economic development, including their exclusion from
labour markets;
20. Reaffirms the need to address all forms of violence in its many
manifestations, including domestic violence, particularly against women, children,
older persons and persons with disabilities, and discrimination, including
xenophobia, recognizes that violence increases challenges to States and societies in
the achievement of poverty eradication, full and productive employment and decent
work for all and social integration, and also recognizes that terrorism, trafficking in
arms, organized crime, trafficking in persons, money-laundering, ethnic and
religious conflict, civil war, politically motivated killing and genocide present
fundamental threats to societies and pose increasing challenges to States and
societies in the attainment of conditions conducive to social development, and that
they also present urgent and compelling reasons for action by Governments
individually and, as appropriate, jointly to foster social cohesion while recognizing,
protecting and valuing diversity;
21. 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;
22. Recognizes that promoting full employment and decent work for all also
requires investing in education, training and skills development for women and
men, and girls and boys, strengthening social protection and health systems and
applying international labour standards, and urges States and, as appropriate, the
relevant entities of the United Nations system and international and regional
organizations, within their respective mandates, as well as civil society, the private
sector, employer organizations, trade unions, the media and other relevant actors, to
continue to develop and strengthen policies, strategies and programmes to enhance,
in particular, the employability of women and youth and to ensure their access to
full and productive employment and decent work for all, including by improving
access to formal and non-formal education, skills development and vocational
training, lifelong learning and retraining and long-distance education, inter alia, in
information and communications technology and entrepreneurial skills, particularly
in developing countries, including with a view to supporting the economic
empowerment of women in the different stages of their lives;
23. Also recognizes that full and productive employment and decent work for
all, which encompass social protection, fundamental principles and rights at work,
tripartism and social dialogue, are key elements of sustainable development for all
countries and are therefore an important objective of international cooperation, and
supports the promotion of innovative approaches in the design and implementation of
employment policies and programmes for all, including the long-term unemployed;
24. Encourages States to design and implement policies and strategies for
poverty eradication, full employment and decent work for all, including the creation
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