      |
|
The
Fifth Ministerial Conference on Social Development in
Asia and the Pacific was held in Manila from 5 to 11
November. Some 30 high-level delegations attended the
event. The meeting reviewed the achievements made in the
first few years of implementation of the Social
Development Agenda for Asia and the Pacific. You can find
the complete
documentation of
this important conference for reference and study here. |
|
What
were the issues of the Ministerial Conference? Read about
the three major themes of the conference, referring to
those of the World Social Summit: poverty
alleviation, employment
expansion, and social
integration. Find
how the recent economic crisis in parts of Asia is
affecting the achievements made on those three important
elements of the UN's social agenda. |
