Regional Commissions and the follow-up to the Social Summit
| The absolute number of people living in poverty has continued to grow since the Social Summit. There is now greater inequality among people, within and between countries; local and regional conflicts have prevented real social integration in many countries, especially in Africa; and more people are vulnerable to externally-induced shocks, such as, the financial crisis, than ever before. In 1960, the income gap between the fifth of the world's people living in the richest countries and the fifth in the poorest was 30 to 1. In 1997, the gap climbed to 74 to 1. |
The Copenhagen Declaration calls for the regional commissions to participate in a spirit of strengthened cooperation for social development at the national, regional and sub-regional levels. The Commissions were also called to convene, in cooperation with regional intergovernmental organizations and banks, meetings at a high political level to evaluate progress made towards implementing the goals of the Summit and exchange views on their respective experiences. In response to the Summit’s call for increased cooperation at all levels, the regional commissions have been undertaking action in support of the implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action.
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