The Fifth Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on
Social Development was held to review and assess the
progress achieved towards attaining the goals and targets
of the Agenda for Action on Social Development in the
ESCAP Region. Here you can find all documentation
related to that important event. You can choose from
three types of documents: backgrounders, final
documents and meeting documents
1 Backgrounders
These documents give a quick
overview, containing answers to common questions asked,
and discuss the three key issues at stake. There is also
a description of the past, present and future of action
being taken in the region.
Backgrounder 1 -
The Conference
Question 1 - How far
have we come?
Question 2 - Where are we going?
Question 3 - What must we do?
Question 4 - What are the Facts?
Question 5 - The Road to the Conference
Backgrounder 2 -
Social Development in Asia and the Pacific
Issue 1 - The poverty dilemma
Issue 2 - The job deficit
Issue 3 - Societies in change
Backgrounder 3 -
Social Development Policies and Progress
The past - The agenda
The present - The actions
The future - The road ahead
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2 Final documents
Here
you can find the output of the Conference, i.e. the final
report of the Conference and the Manila Declaration.
REPORT
OF THE MEETING
Report of the
Fifth
Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on Social
Development
MANILA
DECLARATION
Manila Declaration on Accelerated
Implementation of the Agenda for Action on Social
Development in the ESCAP Region
3 Meeting documents
These
documents were used by the delegates to the Conference
for their discussions and are helpful for everyone
interesting in studying the issues in more depth.
MEETING
PAPER 1
The Social Development Situation and Prospects of Asia
and the Pacific into the Twenty-first Century: Summary
Part
1: Introduction
and the Poverty Situation; Part 2: The Regional Employment Situation: Part 3: Social Integration in the Region;
Part
4: Prospects into
the Twenty-First Century
MEETING
PAPER 2
Review of National Progress Achieved in the
Implementation of the Agenda for Action on Social
Development in the ESCAP Region, in the Context of the
Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social
Development
Part
1: Strategies
Taken in Implementation of the Agenda for Action; Part 2: Programme Measures Implemented
Towards Attaining the Goals and Targets in the Agenda for
Action; Part 3:
Sectoral Concerns
MEETING
PAPER 3
Review of Regional Action Taken in Support of the Agenda
for Action on Social Development in the ESCAP Region, and
the Follow-up of the World Summit for Social Development
Part
1; Part 2
MEETING
PAPER 4
Proposals for Accelerating the Implementation of the
Agenda for Action on Social Development in the ESCAP
Region: National Action on Policy and Programme
Development, and Administration
MEETING
PAPER 5
Proposals for Accelerating the Implementation of the
Agenda for Action on Social Development in the ESCAP
Region: Regional and International Support Measures, with
Particular Attention to the Priorities of the ESCAP
Programme of Work
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