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objective of duty-free and quota-free market access for all LDCs’ products in the markets
of developed countries;
(f) Mobilize new and substantial additional resources for social development, both
at national and international level, to reduce disparities within and among countries, and
ensure the effective and efficient use of existing resources. Further, ensure to the greatest
possible extent, that social expenditures that benefit children are protected and prioritized
during both short-term and long-term economic and financial crises;
(g) Explore new ways of generating public and private financial resources, inter
alia, through the reduction of excessive military expenditures and the arms trade and
investment in arms production and acquisition, including global military expenditures,
taking into consideration national security requirements;
(h) Encourage donor and recipient countries, based on mutual agreement and
commitment, to implement fully the 20/20 initiative, in line with the Oslo and Hanoi
Consensus documents,13 to ensure universal access to basic social services.
53. We will give priority attention to meeting the needs of the world’s most vulnerable
children in developing countries, in particular in least developed countries and sub-Saharan
Africa.
54. We will also give special attention to the needs of children in small island developing
States, landlocked and transit developing countries and other developing countries, as well
as countries with economies in transition.
55. We will promote technical cooperation between countries in order to share positive
experience and strategies in the implementation of the present Plan of Action.
56. Meeting our goals and aspirations for children merits new partnerships with civil
society, including with non-governmental organizations and the private sector, and
innovative arrangements for mobilizing additional resources, both private and public.
57. Bearing in mind that corporations must abide by national legislation, we encourage
corporate social responsibility so that it contributes to social development goals and the
well-being of children, inter alia, by:
1.
Promoting increased corporate awareness of the interrelationship between
social development and economic growth.
2.
Providing a legal, economic and social policy framework that is just and stable
to support and stimulate private sector initiatives aimed at achieving these goals.
3.
Enhancing partnerships with business, trade unions and civil society at the
national level in support of the goals of the Plan of Action.
We urge the private sector to assess the impact of its policies and practices on
children and to make the benefits of research and development in science, medical
technology, health, food fortification, environmental protection, education and mass
communication available to all children, particularly to those in greatest need.
58. We resolve to ensure greater policy coherence and better cooperation between the
United Nations, its agencies, and the Bretton Woods institutions, as well as other
multilateral bodies and civil society, with a view to achieving the goals of the present Plan
of Action.
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Adopted at meetings on the 20/20 initiative held at Oslo from 23 to 25 April 1996 (A/51/140, annex) and
at Hanoi from 27 to 29 October 1998 (A/53/684, annex).
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