What is the Commission?
The
Commission for Social Development is a functional
commission of the Economic
and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United
Nations. It consists of 46 members elected by
ECOSOC.
Since
the convening of the World Summit for Social Development
in Copenhagen in 1995, the Commission has been
the key UN body in charge of the follow-up and
implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and
Programme of Action. As a result of the Summit,
the mandate of the Commission was reviewed and
its membership expanded from 32 to 46 members
in 1996. It meets once a year in New York, usually
in February.
Each
year since 1995, the Commission has taken up key
social development themes as part of its follow-up
to the outcome of the Copenhagen Summit. These
themes are listed below. The pages contain
all documentation of the Commission for each of
its sessions since the Summit.
In
2001, the Bureau of the Commission for Social
Development initiated a review of the working
methods of the Commission.
Multi-year
programme of work 2002-2006:
At
its 39th session in February 2001, the Commission
for Social Development agreed on a multi-year
programme of work for the period 2002-2006, built
around the follow-up to the Summit and the 24th
special session of the General Assembly, incorporating
also the review of relevant United Nations plans
and programmes of action pertaining to the situation
of social groups.
Two-year policy and review cycle:
In resolution 2005/11, the Economic and Social Council decided that, beginning with its forty-fifth session, the Commission for Social Development would be organized in a series of two-year action-oriented implementation cycles, which will include a review and a policy segment, and that the Commission would continue to review plans and programmes of action pertaining to social groups. In 2006 the Economic and Social Council decided that the theme for the 2007-2008 review and policy cycle will be "Promoting full employment and decent work for all".
Sessions:
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |
2009: Social Integration
2008: Promoting full employment and decent work for all
2007: Promoting full employment and decent work for all:
Review of further implementation of the outcome
of the Social Summit and the 24th special session
of the General Assembly
Major Developments in the area of Ageing since the Second World Assembly on Ageing.
2006: Review of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006):
Review
of relevant UN plans and programmes of action
pertaining to the situation of social groups
Future organization and methods of work of the Commission for Social Development.
2005: 10-year review of the implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action and the outcome of the 24th special session of the General Assembly:
Review of further implementation of the outcome
of the Social Summit and the 24th special session
of the General Assembly
Review
of relevant UN plans and programmes of action
pertaining to the situation of social groups.
2004: Improving public sector effectiveness:
Review of relevant UN plans and programmes of
action pertaining to the situation of social groups:
1) 10th anniversary of the International Year
of the Family
2)
Equalization of opportunities for persons with
disabilities.
2003: National and international cooperation for social
development:
Sharing of experiences and practices in social
development;
Forging partnerships for social development;
Social responsibility of the private sector;
Impact of employment strategies on social development;
Policies and role of international financial
institutions and their effect on national social
development strategies.
Review
of relevant UN plans and programmes of action
pertaining to the situation of social groups:
1) Review of the global situation of Youth.
2002: Integration of social and economic policy:
Social aspects of macro-economic policies;
Social assessment as a policy tool;
Expenditures in the social sector as a productive
factor.
Review
of relevant UN plans and programmes of action
pertaining to the situation of social groups:
1) Preparatory Committee for the Second World
Assembly on Ageing (second session);
2) Report of the Third Mandate of the Special
Rapporteur on Disability.
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