Documents of the Social Summit +5

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Here is an archive of the most important documents of the special session:

The final outcome:

• A/RES/S-24/2 - The outcome document of the special session: resolution adopted by the General Assembly entitled "Further Initiatives for Social Development".
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• A/S-24/10 - Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its twenty-fourth special session.
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• A/S-24/8/Rev.1 - Report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly.
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• A/55/344 - Report of the Secretary-General on the outcome of 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"
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Background reports:

• A/AC.253/13 - E/CN.5/2000/2 - Comprehensive Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development
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• A/AC.253/CRP.2 - Compilation of the summaries and proposals for further action provided by the United Nations system
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• A/AC.253/14 - E/CN.5/2000/5 - Note by the Secretary-General on Symposium on States, Market and Social Progress - Roles and Cooperation of the Public and Private Sectors
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• A/AC.253/15 - Note by the Secretary-General on Regional Symposium on Socio-economic Policies during Macroeconomic Stabilization in Countries with Economies in Transition
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• A/AC.253/16 - Note by the Secretary General on review reports and proposals for further action and initiatives submitted by organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations system and other concerned organizations
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• A/AC.253/16/Add.1 - Contribution from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
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  Attachments: 
  1) The post-Uruguay Round tariff environment for developing country exports: tariff peaks and tariff escalation; UNCTAD and WTO
  2) Analysis of experiences in selected service sectors; UNCTAD
  3) Assessment of trade in services of developing countries: summary of findings; UNCTAD

• A/AC.253/16/Add.2 - Contribution from the United Nations Secretariat on the achievement of existing international targets
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• A/AC.253/16/Add.3 - Note by the Secretary-General on contribution on assistance to countries with economies in transition
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• A/AC.253/16/Add.4 - Contribution from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)
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  Attachment:
  1) Ratification and implementation of human rights instruments since the Social Summit

• A/AC.253/16/Add.5 - Contribution from the World Health Organization (WHO)
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  Attachment:
  1) Health: A Precious Asset
  

• A/AC.253/16/Add.6 - Contribution from the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
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  Attachment:
  1) Civil society organizations and social integration

• A/AC.253/16/Add.7 - Contribution from the United Nations Volunteer Programme (UNV)
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  Attachment:
  1) Volunteering and social development

• A/AC.253/16/Add.8 - Contribution from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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  Attachment:
  1) 20/20 for 2015: A Partnership for Reaching the Social Development Goals

• A/AC.253/16/Add.9 - Contribution from the Joint United Nations Programme on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (UNAIDS)
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  Attachment:
  1) Reducing HIV and AIDS

• A/AC.253/16/Add.10 - Contribution from the International Labour Office (ILO)
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  Attachment:
  1) Decent Work and Poverty Reduction in the Global Economy
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• A/AC.253/16/Add.11 - Contribution from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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  Attachment:
  1) Employment, Resource Management and Poverty Reduction: Towards Sustainable Livelihoods

• A/AC.253/16/Add.12 - Contribution from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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  Attachments:
  1) Eduction for All since Jomtien; UNESCO
  2) What is Needed to Reach the Education Goals of 2015; UNICEF
  

• A/AC.253/16/Add.13 - Contributions from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank
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  Attachments:
  1) UNDP Poverty Report 2000 - Overcoming Human Poverty (Draft Executive Summary); UNDP
  2) World Development Report 2000/1: Attacking Poverty (Chapter Summaries); World Bank

• A/AC.253/16/Add.14 - Contribution from the World Bank
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  Attachment:
  1) Strengthening Infrastructure for Social Development

• A/AC.253/16/Add.15 - Contribution from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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  Attachment:
  1) International Cooperation for Social Development

• A/AC.253/16/Add.16 - Contribution from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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  Attachment:
  1) Social Policy Issues in IMF-Supported Programs: Follow-Up on the 1995 World Summit for Social Development

• A/AC.253/17 - Report of the Secretary-General on progress achieved in the implementation of United Nations resolutions concerning the right of self-determination
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• A/AC.253/21 - Report of the Secretary-General on development of guidelines on the role and social responsibilities of the private sector
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• A/AC.253/22 - Report of the Secretary-General on acceleration of development in Africa and the least developed countries
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• A/AC.253/23 - Report of the Secretary-General on promoting social integration in post-conflict situations
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• A/AC.253/24 - Note by the Secretary-General on Seminar on Values and Market Economies
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• A/AC.253/25 - Report of the Secretary-General on the impact of globalization on social development
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• A/AC.253/27 Report of the Secretary-General on assessing the social impact of economic measures taken in response to financial crises in developing countries
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• A/AC.253/28 - Report of the Secretary-General on resources for social development: additional and innovative measures
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