United Nations
A/RES/68/131
General Assembly
Distr.: General
17 January 2014
Sixty-eighth session
Agenda item 27 (b)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2013
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/68/448)]
68/131. Promoting social integration through social inclusion
The General Assembly,
Recognizing that, in order to leave no one behind and bring everyone forward,
actions are needed to promote equality of opportunity so that no person is denied
basic economic opportunities and the enjoyment of all human rights,
Recalling the World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen
from 6 to 12 March 1995, and the twenty-fourth special session of the General
Assembly entitled “World Summit for Social Development and beyond: achieving
social development for all in a globalizing world”, held in Geneva from 26 June to
1 July 2000,
Recalling also Economic and Social Council resolution 2010/12 of 22 July
2010 on promoting social integration and General Assembly resolution 66/122 of
19 December 2011 on promoting social integration through social inclusion,
Recalling further the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of
the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals, 1 in which Heads of
State and Government acknowledged the great importance of promoting
comprehensive systems of social protection that provide universal access to essential
social services, consistent with national priorities and circumstances, to meet
internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development
Goals,
Taking note with appreciation of the commitment of several United Nations
entities to mainstream social inclusion in their work and encouraging others to do
the same,
Reaffirming the commitment of the international community to realizing the
universal right to work and the right to an adequate standard of living, including by
promoting access to employment opportunities, social services and social security
programmes,
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