A/RES/59/146
Recalling also its resolution 57/270 B of 23 June 2003 on the integrated and
coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United
Nations conferences and summits in the economic and social fields,
1.
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General; 4
2.
Welcomes the contribution of the Commission for Social Development in
the follow-up to and review of the further implementation of the commitments made
at the World Summit for Social Development and the further initiatives agreed upon
at the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly,2 reaffirms that the
Commission will continue to have the primary responsibility in this regard, 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;
Underlines the significance of the forty-third session of the Commission
3.
for Social Development, which will mark the tenth anniversary of the World Summit
for Social Development and at which the Commission will undertake a review of the
implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and the
Programme of Action1 and the outcome of the twenty-fourth special session of the
General Assembly, and recommends that the Commission reflect the outcome of its
review, on an exceptional basis, in a short declaration to be elaborated during its
forty-third session, reaffirming the agreed commitments and the need for continued
implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of
the twenty-fourth special session;
Welcomes the decision by the Economic and Social Council, in its
4.
resolution 2004/58 of 23 July 2004, that the Commission for Social Development at
its forty-third session should convene high-level plenary meetings, open to the
participation of all States Members of the United Nations and observers, on the
implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and the Programme of Action and
the outcome of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly, and also
welcomes the request of the Council to the Chairman of the Commission at its
forty-third session to transmit the outcome, through the Council, to the Assembly at
its sixtieth session, including to the high-level event of the Assembly on the review
of the United Nations Millennium Declaration3 in 2005;
5.
Recommends that the Commission for Social Development, at its
forty-third session and in undertaking the review of the implementation of the
Copenhagen Declaration and the Programme of Action and the outcome of the
twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly, give particular attention to
the people-centred approach and to its concrete implementation, as set out in the
Copenhagen Declaration and the Programme of Action and the outcome of the
twenty-fourth special session, and that it emphasize the sharing of experiences and
good practices in overcoming challenges to the implementation of the Copenhagen
Declaration and the Programme of Action and the outcome of the twenty-fourth
special session;
Reaffirms that the aim of social integration is to create a society for all,
6.
in which every individual, each with rights and responsibilities, has an active role to
play, and that such an inclusive society must be based on respect for all human
rights and fundamental freedoms, cultural and religious diversity, social justice and
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