A/RES/74/122
Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit
for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth
special session of the General Assembly
function of land, with a view to progressively achieving the full realization of the
right to adequate housing, as a component of the right to an adequate standard of
living, without discrimination, universal access to safe and affordable drinking water
and sanitation, as well as equal access for all to public goods and quality services in
areas such as food security and nutrition, health, education, infrastructure, mobility
and transportation, energy, air energy, air quality and livelihoods;
24. Recognizes that the negative effects of climate change and environmental
disasters have differential impacts, with people in vulnerable situations, poor and
rural communities and low-income countries being disproportionately exposed to
floods, droughts and other natural disasters, and that they have a lower capacity and
assets to recover from such external shocks, and expresses concern that climate
change may cause high and volatile food and commodity prices and hit them hardest;
25. Acknowledges the important nexus between international migration and
social development, and stresses the importance of effectively enforcing labour laws
with regard to labour relations and working conditions of migrant workers, inter alia,
those related to their remuneration and conditions of health, safety at work and the
right to freedom of association;
26. Reaffirms that social development requires the active involvement of all
actors in the development process, including civil society organizations, corporations,
the public sector and small businesses, and that partnerships among all relevant actors
within countries 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 role of the
public and private sectors as employers and enablers for the effective generation of
new investments, full and productive employment and decent work for all, including
through partnerships with the United Nations system, civil society and academia;
27. 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;
28. 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 responsib le 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;
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