United Nations A/RES/59/146 General Assembly Distr.: General 25 January 2005 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 93 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2004 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/59/491)] 59/146. Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly The General Assembly, Recalling the World Summit for Social Development, held at 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 at Geneva from 26 June to 1 July 2000, Reaffirming that the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and the Programme of Action 1 and the further initiatives for social development adopted by the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth special session 2 constitute the basic framework for the promotion of social development for all at the national and international levels, Recalling the United Nations Millennium Declaration 3 and the development goals contained therein, as well as the commitments made at major United Nations summits, conferences and special sessions, Considering that, despite the efforts made and the progress achieved in some areas of economic and social development, vast sectors of our societies, in particular in developing countries, especially the least developed countries, are still facing serious challenges, including financial crises, insecurity, poverty, exclusion and inequality in income growth and distribution, education and health, as well as environmental degradation, Recalling the commitment to promote national and global economic systems based on the principles of justice, equity, democracy, participation, transparency, accountability and inclusion, _______________ 1 Report of the World Summit for Social Development, Copenhagen, 6–12 March 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.8), chap. I, resolution 1, annexes I and II. 2 Resolution S-24/2, annex. 3 See resolution 55/2. 04-48502