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11. Reaffirms further that the Commission for Social Development will
continue to have the primary responsibility for the follow-up and review of the
World Summit for Social Development and the outcome of the twenty-fourth special
session of the General Assembly and that it serves as the main United Nations forum
for an intensified global dialogue on social development issues, and encourages
Governments, the relevant specialized agencies, funds and programmes of the
United Nations system and civil society to enhance their support to its work;
12. Reaffirms the commitments made in “Meeting the special needs of
Africa” at the 2005 World Summit,4 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, 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; 8
13. Reaffirms also that each country has the primary responsibility for its
own economic and social development and that the role of national policies and
development strategies cannot be overemphasized, and underlines the importance of
adopting effective measures, including new financial mechanisms as appropriate, to
support the efforts of developing countries to achieve sustained economic growth,
sustainable development, poverty eradication and the strengthening of their
democratic systems;
14. Reaffirms further, in this context, that international cooperation has an
essential role in assisting developing countries, including the least developed
countries, in strengthening their human, institutional and technological capacity;
15. 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, and 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;
16. 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 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, and emphasizes the need to take
concrete actions within the United Nations system and through the participation of
all relevant stakeholders on corporate responsibility and accountability, including
for the prevention or prosecution of corruption;
17. Invites the Secretary-General, the Economic and Social Council, the
regional commissions, the relevant specialized agencies, 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,7 to continue to be
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