Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly A/RES/79/146 equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, and by raising basic standards of living and fostering equitable and inclusive social development and the sustainable management of natural resources, 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 social justice for all is the foundation for overcoming inequalities and advancing a people-centred approach to development and that social development and social justice cannot be attained in the absence of peace and security or in the absence of respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms, Recognizing further the need for integrated, coordinated and coherent action in support of social justice, including by addressing inequalities and informality, fostering opportunities for productive employment through education, lifelong learning and training and skills development, extending social protection and promoting decent work and labour rights, and noting in this regard the convening of the World of Work Summit: Social Justice for All, held in Geneva on 14 and 15 June 2023, under the auspices of the 111th International Labour Conference, 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 twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly, and welcoming the decision of the Economic and Social Council that the Commission, given its mandates and experience in promoting people-centred inclusive development, will report on social aspects related to the agreed main theme of the Council in order to contribute to its work, 10 including by offering inputs regarding the effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda in a holistic and inclusive manner, Welcoming the decision of the Economic and Social Council that the Commission for Social Development will consider one priority theme at each session on the basis of the follow-up to and review of the World Summit for Social Development and its linkages to the social dimensions of the 2030 Agenda, proposing an action-oriented resolution with recommendations to the Council in order to contribute to its work, and that the priority theme for the 2025 session, which shall allow the Commission to contribute to the work of the Council, will be “Strengthening solidarity, social inclusion and social cohesion to accelerate the delivery of the commitments of the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development as well as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, Recalling the ministerial declaration adopted at the high-level segment of the 2024 session of the Economic and Social Council and the 2024 high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the Council on the theme “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient, and innovative solutions”, 11 Reaffirming that the Declaration on the Right to Development 12 also informs the 2030 Agenda, along with other relevant instruments, such as the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, 13 __________________ Economic and Social Council resolution 2016/6, para. 3. See Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-ninth Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/79/3), chap. VI, sect. D. 12 Resolution 41/128, annex. 13 Resolution 69/313, annex. 10 11 24-24130 3/20

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