A/RES/63/152
“Creating an environment at the national and international levels conducive to
generating full and productive employment and decent work for all, and its impact
on sustainable development”, 5
4F
Noting that the decent work agenda of the International Labour Organization,
with its four strategic objectives, has an important role to play, as reaffirmed in the
International Labour Organization Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair
Globalization, 6 in achieving the objective of full and productive employment and
decent work for all,
5F
Emphasizing the need to enhance the role of the Commission for Social
Development in 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,
Recognizing 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
can be hindered by instability in global and national financial markets as well as
challenges brought about by the ongoing food and energy crises,
Affirming its strong support for fair globalization and the need to translate
growth into eradication of poverty and commitment to strategies and policies that
aim to promote full, freely chosen and productive employment and decent work for
all and that these should constitute a fundamental component of relevant national
and international policies as well as national development strategies, including
poverty reduction strategies, and reaffirming that employment creation and decent
work should be incorporated into macroeconomic policies, taking fully into account
the impact and social dimension of globalization, the benefits and costs of which are
often unevenly shared and distributed,
1.
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 7
6F
Welcomes the reaffirmation by Governments of their will and
2.
commitment to continue implementing the Copenhagen Declaration on Social
Development and the Programme of Action,1 in particular to eradicate poverty,
promote full and productive employment and foster social integration to achieve
stable, safe and just societies for all;
Recognizes that the implementation of the Copenhagen commitments and
3.
the attainment of the internationally agreed development goals, including the
Millennium Development Goals, are mutually reinforcing and that the Copenhagen
commitments are crucial to a coherent people-centred approach to development;
Reaffirms that the Commission for Social Development continues to have
4.
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 calls upon Member
States, the relevant specialized agencies, funds and programmes of the United
Nations system and civil society to enhance their support for its work;
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5
See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-first Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/61/3/Rev.1),
chap. III, para. 50.
6
A/63/538-E/2009/4, annex.
7
A/63/133.
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