Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social
Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly
A/RES/67/141
Recalling further its resolution 63/303 of 9 July 2009 on the Outcome of the
Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on
Development,
Welcoming the decision that the Commission for Social Development should
consider “Promoting empowerment of people in achieving poverty eradication,
social integration and full employment and decent work for all” as the priority
theme for the 2013–2014 review and policy cycle, 6
Recalling the ministerial declaration of the substantive session of 2012 of the
Economic and Social Council, entitled “Promoting productive capacity,
employment and decent work to eradicate poverty in the context of inclusive,
sustainable and equitable economic growth at all levels for achieving the
Millennium Development Goals”, 7
Noting that the decent work agenda of the International Labour Organization,
with its four strategic objectives, has an important role to play in achieving the
objective of full and productive employment and decent work for all, including its
objective of social protection, as reaffirmed in the International Labour
Organization Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization, 8 in which the
particular role of the Organization in promoting fair globalization and its
responsibility to assist its members in their efforts were acknowledged, as well as in
the Global Jobs Pact,
Emphasizing the need to enhance the role of the Commission for Social
Development in the follow-up to and review of the World Summit for Social
Development and the outcome of the twenty-fourth special session of the
General Assembly,
Recognizing that the three core themes of social development, namely, poverty
eradication, full and productive employment and decent work for all and social
integration, are interrelated and mutually reinforcing, and that an enabling
environment therefore needs to be created so that all three objectives can be pursued
simultaneously,
Recognizing also that a people-centred approach must be at the centre of
economic and social development,
Expressing deep concern that attainment of the social development objectives is
being hindered by the ongoing adverse impact of the world financial and economic
crisis, volatile energy and food prices and the challenges posed by climate change,
Recognizing the complex character of the ongoing food insecurity situation,
including food price volatility, as a combination of several major factors, both
structural and conjunctural, which is also negatively affected by, inter alia,
environmental degradation, drought and desertification, global climate change, natural
disasters and the lack of the necessary technology, and recognizing also that a strong
commitment from national Governments and the international community as a whole
is required to confront the major threats to food security and to ensure that policies in
the area of agriculture do not distort trade and worsen food insecurity,
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See Economic and Social Council resolution 2012/7.
E/HLS/2012/1.
8
A/63/538-E/2009/4, annex.
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