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United Nations
Commission for Social
Development
Report on the thirty-eighth session
(8-17 February, 14 and 17 March 2000)
Economic and Social Council
Official Records, 2000
Supplement No. 6
Commission for Social Development
Report on the thirty-eighth session
(8-17 February, 14 and 17 March 2000)
Economic and Social Council
Official Records, 2000
Supplement No. 6
United Nations New York, 2000
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Summary
At its thirty-eighth session, the Commission for Social Development considered
two topics under its restructures agenda and multi-year programme of work, namely
the priority theme .Contribution of the Commission to the overall review of the
implementation of the outcome of the Summit., and review of relevant United
Nations plans and programmes of action pertaining to the situation of social groups.
With regard to the priority theme, the Commission considered the Secretary-
General.s comprehensive report on the implementation of the outcome of the World
Summit for Social Development. Statements were made by representatives of
Governments, non-governmental organizations and United Nations specialized
agencies, funds and programmes. The Commission adopted resolution 38/1 on the
overall review and appraisal of the implementation of the outcome of the World
Summit for Social Development which contained a set of agreed conclusions, and
decided to transmit them to the Economic and Social Council for the Council.s
attention at its substantive session in 2000, as well as to the Preparatory Committee
for the Special Session of the General Assembly on the Implementation of the
Outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and Further Initiatives at its
second substantive session from 3 to 14 April 2000.
The agreed conclusions contain assessments of the many goals and targets set
in Copenhagen. The review and appraisal of the implementation of the outcome of
the Summit showed that many new national policies and programmes had been
initiated. However, it had been equally clear that the national and international policy
responses had been uneven. There had been little progress in some key areas, and
regress had been evident in others. One major development since the Summit was
that inequality within and among States continued to grow. Globalization and
interdependence had provided many beneficial opportunities but had also involved
potential damage and costs. For most developing countries, the terms of international
trade had worsened and inflows of concessional financial resources had declined.
There had been an increasing interest in strengthening an enabling environment for
sustainable development through the interaction of economic and social development
and environmental protection. However, these national environments had been
increasingly affected by global influences and forces beyond the control of individual
Governments. At the Summit, quantitative targets had been adopted and reaffirmed
in the area of basic social services and official development assistance. Available
data indicated that progress in the nine target areas, for which 2000 was the target
date, remained unsatisfactory. Gender mainstreaming was widely accepted, but in
some parts of the world the implementation of this concept had not started.
Achieving the goals agreed at the Summit will require much stronger and more
comprehensive action and new, innovative approaches by all actors, national and
international, governmental and non-governmental.
In connection with its review of plans and programmes of action pertaining to
the situation of social groups, the Commission recommended to the Economic and
Social Council the adoption of draft resolution I on Follow-up to the International
Year of Older Persons: Second World Assembly on Ageing, which, inter alia,
decided to convene a Second World Assembly on Ageing in 2002 on the occasion of
the twentieth anniversary of the Vienna World Assembly on Ageing, as well as to the
adoption of a revised plan of action and a long-term strategy on ageing,
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encompassing its periodic reviews, in the context of a society for all ages. The
Commission also accepted the offer of the Government of Spain to host the Second
World Assembly on Ageing, and decided that the Assembly would be held in Spain,
in April 2002. It was further decided that the Commission for Social Development
would serve as the preparatory committee for the Second World Assembly on
Ageing.
The Commission witnessed a presentation by and had a dialogue with its
Special Rapporteur on monitoring and implementation of the Standard Rules on
Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities. It recommended to the
Economic and Social Council the adoption of draft resolution II calling for further
promotion of equalization of opportunities by, for and with persons with disabilities.
It welcomed the many initiatives and actions of Governments, relevant United
Nations bodies and organizations, including the Bretton Woods institutions, as well
as non-governmental organizations to further implement the goal of full participation
and equality for persons with disabilities in accordance with the Standard Rules. The
Commission also decided to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for a
further period through the year 2002 so that the results of his continued promotion
and monitoring of the implementation of the Standard Rules would be available to
the fourth quinquennial review and appraisal of the World Programme of Action
concerning Disabled Persons.
Finally, the Commission recommended that the Economic and Social Council
approve the provisional agenda and documentation for its thirty-ninth session in
2001. The priority theme would be: Enhancing social protection and reducing
vulnerability in a globalizing world. The sub-theme would be the role of
volunteerism in the promotion of social development.
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Contents
Chapter Page
I. Matters calling for action by the Economic and Social Council or brought to its attention . . . . 1
A. Draft resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
B. Draft decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
C. Resolution and decisions brought to the attention of the Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
II. Follow-up to the World Summit for Social Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
III. Provisional agenda for the thirty-ninth session of the Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
IV. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its thirty-eighth session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
V. Organization of the session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A. Opening and duration of the session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
B. Attendance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
C. Election of officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
D. Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E. Organization of work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
F. Opening statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
G. Resumed session of the Commission for Social Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
H. Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
I. Non-governmental organizations dialogue segment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
J. Consultations with non-governmental organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Annexes
I. Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
II. List of documents before the Commission at its thirty-eighth session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Chapter I
Matters calling for action by the
Economic and Social Council or
brought to its attention
A. Draft resolutions
1. The Commission for Social Development
recommends to the Economic and Social Council the
adoption of the following draft resolutions:
Draft resolution I
Follow-up to the International Year of Older
Persons: Second World Assembly on Ageing
The Economic and Social Council
Recommends to the General Assembly the
adoption of the following draft resolution:
The General Assembly,
Recalling the World Assembly on Ageing, held in
Vienna in 1982, which adopted the International Plan
of Action on Ageing,1
Reaffirming the importance of the United Nations
Principles for Older Persons, as adopted by its
resolution 46/91 of 16 December 1991,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 54/24 of
10 November 1999 and previous resolutions on ageing
and the International Year of Older Persons,
Acknowledging the initiatives undertaken and the
momentum generated, at all levels, towards addressing
the challenge of ageing and the concerns and
contributions of ageing and older persons by the
celebration of the International Year of Older Persons,
and convinced of the necessity of ensuring an actionoriented
follow-up to the International Year of Older
Persons, with a view to sustaining that momentum,
Recalling resolution 37/2 adopted by the
Commission for Social Development at its thirtyseventh
session,
Bearing in mind that, by resolution 54/24, the
Commission for Social Development has been
entrusted, with the revision of the International Plan of
1 See Report of the World Assembly on Ageing, Vienna,
26 July-6 August 1982 (United Nations publication,
Sales No. E.82.I.16), chap. VI, sect. A.
Action on Ageing and the elaboration of a long-term
strategy on ageing,
Recalling the offer at its fifty-fourth session, of
the Government of Spain, to host a second World
Assembly on Ageing in 2002,
1. Decides to convene a Second World
Assembly on Ageing in 2002, on the occasion of the
twentieth anniversary of the Vienna World Assembly
on Ageing, devoted to the overall review of the
outcome of the first World Assembly, as well as to the
adoption of a revised plan of action and a long-term
strategy on ageing, encompassing its periodic reviews,
in the context of a society for all ages;
2. Stresses that, in fulfilling these objectives,
the Second World Assembly would give particular
attention, inter alia, to:
(a) Action-oriented measures to be taken by
societies in a comprehensive response to the current
ageing processes, on the basis of the best practices and
lessons learned during the International Year of Older
Persons, and bearing in mind the social, cultural and
economic realities of each society;
(b) Linkages between ageing and development,
with particular attention to the needs and perspectives
of developing countries;
(c) Measures to mainstream ageing within the
context of current global development agendas;
(d) Appropriate forms of public/private
partnership, including with non-governmental
organizations, at all levels, for building societies for all
ages;
(e) Measures to strengthen the solidarity
between generations, keeping in mind the needs of both
older and younger generations;
3. Accepts the offer of the Government of
Spain to host the Second World Assembly on Ageing,
and decides that the Second World Assembly will be
held in Spain, in April 2002;
4. Invites all Member States of the United
Nations, members of the specialized agencies and
observers, as well as other intergovernmental
organizations, in accordance with the established
practice of the General Assembly, to participate at a
high level in the Second World Assembly on Ageing;
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5. Invites non-governmental organizations in
the field of ageing, as well as research institutions and
representatives of the private sector to participate in
and contribute to the Second World Assembly on
Ageing and its preparatory process, including, inter
alia, organizing meetings and studies related to the
themes of the Second World Assembly;
6. Decides that the Commission for Social
Development shall serve as the preparatory committee
for the Second World Assembly on Ageing and, as
such, will be open to the participation of all Member
States of the United Nations, members of the
specialized agencies and observers, in accordance with
the established practice of the General Assembly;
7. Requests the Secretary-General to consult
Governments, intergovernmental organizations and
non-governmental organizations to elicit their views on
progress in and obstacles to the implementation of the
International Plan of Action on Ageing, as well as on
priority issues to be addressed in a revised plan of
action and a long-term strategy on ageing;
8. Invites the Secretary-General to establish a
technical committee, funded through voluntary
contributions, to assist him in the formulation of
proposals during the preparatory process to the
Commission for Social Development;
9. Stresses that the technical committee should
ensure, in its composition, an adequate geographical
balance among its members, who will serve in a
personal capacity, and the integration of
multidisciplinary backgrounds, including perspectives
from the research institutions, non-governmental
organizations in the field of ageing, the private sector
and older persons themselves;
10. Requests the Secretary-General to
encourage the active participation of the United
Nations programmes, funds and the specialized
agencies and related organizations in the preparations
for the Second World Assembly on Ageing, inter alia,
within the framework of the Administrative Committee
on Coordination and its subsidiary machinery;
11. Invites all relevant organs of the United
Nations system, including the regional commissions,
funds and programmes, the specialized agencies and
the Bretton Woods institutions, to participate in the
Second World Assembly and in its preparatory process;
12. Encourages Member States and other actors
to support the preparatory activities by the Secretariat
so as to ensure the quality of the outcome of the
Second World Assembly and to provide voluntary
contributions to the United Nations Trust Fund for
Ageing in support of preparatory activities of the
Second Assembly, including the participation of least
developed countries in the Assembly;
13. Requests the Secretary-General to report to
the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session on the
implementation of the present resolution under the item
devoted to social development.
Draft resolution II
Further promotion of equalization of
opportunities by, for and with persons with
disabilities
The Economic and Social Council,
Recalling General Assembly resolutions 37/52 of
3 December 1982, by which the Assembly adopted the
World Programme of Action concerning Disabled
Persons, 48/96 of 20 December 1993, by which it
adopted the Standard Rules on the Equalization of
Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, and 52/82
of 12 December 1997 and 54/121 of 17 December
1999,
Recalling also Economic and Social Council
resolutions 1997/19 of 21 July 1997 on equalization of
opportunities for persons with disabilities and 1997/20
of 21 July 1997 on children with disabilities,
Commission on Human Rights resolution 1998/31 of
17 April 1998 on the human rights of persons with
disabilities,2 and other relevant resolutions of the
General Assembly and the Economic and Social
Council and its functional commissions,
Recalling further the purposes and principles of
the Charter of the United Nations, and reaffirming the
obligations contained in relevant human rights
instruments, including the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women3 and the Convention on the Rights of the
Child,4
2 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council,
1998, Supplement No. 3 (E/1998/23), chap. II, sect. A.
3 General Assembly resolution 34/180, annex.
4 General Assembly resolution 44/25, annex.
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Recalling the Copenhagen Declaration and
Programme of Action adopted by the World Summit
for Social Development,5 in which Governments are
requested to promote the Standard Rules and to
develop strategies for their implementation,
Reaffirming the outcomes of the major United
Nations conferences and summits and their respective
follow-up reviews, in particular as they pertain to the
promotion of the rights and well-being of persons with
disabilities on the basis of their full participation and
equality,
Mindful of the need to adopt and implement
effective strategies and policies to promote the rights
and the full and effective participation of persons with
disabilities in economic, social, cultural and political
life, on the basis of equality, to achieve a society for
all,
Noting with great concern that persons with
disabilities in some circumstances are among the
poorest of the poor and continue to be excluded from
the benefits of development, such as education and
access to gainful employment,
Noting with satisfaction that the Standard Rules
play an important role in influencing the promotion,
formulation and evaluation of policies, plans,
programmes and actions at the national, regional and
international levels to further the equalization of
opportunities by, for and with persons with disabilities,
Acknowledging the active role played by nongovernmental
organizations, including organizations of
persons with disabilities, in cooperation with
Governments and relevant intergovernmental bodies
and organizations to promote awareness and support
implementation and evaluation of the Standard Rules at
the national, regional and international levels,
Recognizing that the United Nations Voluntary
Fund on Disability has relied on a narrow donor base,
and that a sustained and predictable financial basis for
the execution of the World Programme of Action
concerning Disabled Persons and the implementation
of the Standard Rules needs a broadening of its donor
base,
5 Report of the World Summit for Social Development,
Copenhagen, 6-12 March 1995 (United Nations
publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.8), chap. I, resolution 1,
annex I.
1. Takes note with appreciation of the valuable
work done by the Special Rapporteur on disability of
the Commission for Social Development, and
welcomes his report on his second mission
(1997-2000);6
2. Takes further note with appreciation of the
important efforts of Governments as well as nongovernmental
organizations and academic institutions
during the first and second missions of the Special
Rapporteur to build capacities to implement the
Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities
for Persons with Disabilities at the national, regional
and interregional levels;7
3. Welcomes the many initiatives and actions
of Governments, relevant United Nations bodies and
organizations, including the Bretton Woods
institutions, as well as non-governmental organizations
to further implement the goal of full participation and
equality for persons with disabilities in accordance
with the Standard Rules;
4. Urges Governments, intergovernmental
organizations as well as non-governmental
organizations to take practical action to create greater
awareness and support to further implement the
Standard Rules, and to consider taking further
initiatives, as appropriate, with special emphasis
accorded, as noted in the Special Rapporteur.s report,8
to the human rights of persons with disabilities,
children with disabilities and their families, gender
aspects, in particular the issue of discrimination of girls
and women with disabilities, and the situation of
persons with developmental and psychiatric
disabilities, with a focus on integrating such persons
into society;
5. Further urges the relevant bodies and
organizations of the United Nations system, including
relevant human rights treaty bodies, within their
respective mandates, the regional commissions,
intergovernmental organizations as well as nongovernmental
organizations to work closely with the
United Nations programme on persons with disabilities
to promote the rights of persons with disabilities,
including activities at the field level, by sharing
knowledge, experiences, findings and
recommendations concerning persons with disabilities;
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8 E/CN.5/2000/3, annex, paras. 92-116.
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6. Also encourages the United Nations system,
the Bretton Woods institutions and Governments to
enhance cooperation, through appropriate mechanisms,
with organizations of persons with disabilities or
concerned with disability issues so as to implement the
Standard Rules in an effective and coordinated manner;
7. Decides to renew the mandate of the Special
Rapporteur for a further period through the year 2002
so that the results of his continued promotion and
monitoring of the implementation of the Standard
Rules, in accordance with section IV of the Standard
Rules, will be available to the fourth quinquennial
review and appraisal of the World Programme of
Action concerning Disabled Persons, in accordance
with General Assembly resolution 52/82, and to request
the Special Rapporteur, assisted by the United Nations
Secretariat and in consultation with his panel of
experts, to prepare a report for submission to the
Commission for Social Development at its fortieth
session, in which he should, inter alia, present his
views on further developing the proposals contained in
his report on his second mission5 and on forms for
complementing and developing the Standard Rules, and
on how to enhance the involvement of the relevant
bodies and organizations of the United Nations system
and relevant intergovernmental regional organizations
regarding the implementation of the Standard Rules;
8. Encourages States Parties to include in their
reports to the relevant treaty bodies information on
persons with disabilities, and reiterates its invitation to
the Special Rapporteur and the relevant human rights
treaty bodies, including the Committee on the Rights of
the Child, within their respective mandates, to enhance
their cooperation, as appropriate, to ensure that the
rights of persons with disabilities are appropriately
addressed;
9. Requests the Secretary-General to invite
relevant organizations of the United Nations system to
provide upon request advisory services to
Governments, inter alia, on formulating and evaluating
disability-sensitive policies and programmes, on
reinforcing the disability dimension in mainstream
technical cooperation activities, and for building
national capacities and institutions to further
equalization of opportunities in accordance with the
Standard Rules, and to provide a report to the
Commission at its fortieth session;
10. Further requests the Secretary-General to
strengthen and improve mechanisms for consultation,
exchange of information and coordination, as
appropriate, and active participation of relevant United
Nations bodies, specialized agencies and related
organizations to further implement the Standard Rules,
inter alia, within the framework of the Administrative
Committee on Coordination;
11. Urges relevant bodies and organizations of
the United Nations system to identify ways and means
and to develop within their existing programmes
support services and related initiatives to improve
living conditions for persons with developmental and
psychiatric disabilities, in particular women and
children;
12. Encourages Governments, nongovernmental
organizations and the private sector to
continue to contribute to the United Nations Voluntary
Fund on Disability so that it is able to support on a
predictable and sustained basis new and expanded
initiatives at the regional, subregional and national
levels to strengthen national capacities for equalization
of opportunities by, for and with persons with
disabilities, and the activities of the Special Rapporteur
during his renewed mandate;
13. Urges Governments to observe the
International Day of Disabled Persons (3 December)9
as an opportunity for promoting the human rights of
persons with disabilities and for raising awareness of
their special needs with a view towards their full and
effective participation in society;
14. Encourages international support for the
African Decade of Disabled People during the years
2000-2009, to promote equalization of opportunities
by, for and with persons with disabilities as well as to
promote and protect their human rights.
B. Draft decision
2. The Commission for Social Development
recommends to the Economic and Social Council the
adoption of the following draft decision:
9 General Assembly resolution 47/3.
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Report of the Commission for Social
Development on its thirty-eighth session and
provisional agenda and documentation for the
thirty-ninth session of the Commission
The Economic and Social Council:
(a) Takes note of the report of the Commission
for Social Development on its thirty-eighth session and
endorses the resolutions and decisions adopted by the
Commission;
(b) Approves the provisional agenda and
documentation for the thirty-ninth session of the
Commission set out below.
Provisional agenda and documentation
for the thirty-ninth session of the
Commission
1. Election of officers.
2. Adoption of the agenda and other
organizational matters.
3. Follow-up to the World Summit for Social
Development:
(a) Themes:
(i) Priority theme: enhancing social
protection and reducing
vulnerability in a globalizing
world;
(ii) Sub-theme: the role of
volunteerism in the promotion of
social development;
(b) Review of relevant United Nations
plans and programmes of action
pertaining to the situation of social
groups.
4. Multi-year programme of work of the
Commission for 2002-2006.
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on
enhancing social protection and reducing
vulnerability in a globalizing world
Report of the Secretary-General on the role
of volunteerism in the promotion of social
development
Report of the Secretary-General on the
follow-up to the International Year of Older
Persons
Report of the Secretary-General on the
follow-up to the International Year of the
Family and the observance of its tenth
anniversary in 2004
5. Programme questions and other matters:
(a) Programme performance and
implementation;
(b) Proposed programme of work for the
biennium 2002-2003;
(c) United Nations Research Institute for
Social Development.
Documentation
Note by the Secretary-General on the draft
proposed programme budget for the
biennium 2002-2003
Note by the Secretary-General on the
nomination of members of the Board of the
United Nations Research Institute for Social
Development
6. Provisional agenda for the fortieth session
of the Commission.
7. Adoption of the report of the Commission
on its thirty-ninth session.
C. Resolution and decisions brought to the
attention of the Council
3. The following resolution adopted by the
Commission for Social Development is brought to the
attention of the Economic and Social Council:
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Resolution 38/1
Overall review and appraisal of the
implementation of the outcome of the World
Summit for Social Development
The Commission for Social Development,
Recalling decision 2 adopted by the Preparatory
Committee for the Special Session of the General
Assembly on the Implementation of the Outcome of the
World Summit for Social Development and Further
Initiatives at its first session, entitled .Further
preparations for the special session.,10 in which it
invited the Commission for Social Development, at its
thirty-eighth regular session, to undertake the overall
review of the implementation of the outcome of the
World Summit for Social Development, and to transmit
the results of its deliberations to the Preparatory
Committee at its second session,
Having considered its priority theme for 2000,
.Contribution of the Commission to the overall review
of the implementation of the outcome of the Summit.,
Decides to adopt the agreed conclusions on the
overall review and appraisal of the implementation of
the outcome of the World Summit for Social
Development contained in the annex to the present
resolution and to transmit them to the Preparatory
Committee at its second session in April 2000.
Annex
Agreed conclusions on the overall review and
appraisal of the implementation of the outcome
of the World Summit for Social Development
1. One of the most important developments since
the World Summit for Social Development in March
1995 is the increased priority which social
development has been given in national and
international policy objectives. The Summit also
signified a recognition by States of the importance of
making social improvement an integral part of
development strategy at the national and international
levels, as well as placing people at the centre of
development efforts. The review and appraisal of the
implementation of the outcome of the Summit shows
that many new national policies and programmes have
been initiated. The Summit has clearly also had an
impact on the United Nations system, leading to a
10 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fourth
Session, Supplement No. 45 (A/54/45), para. 72.
refocusing of its activities and galvanizing action.
However, it is equally clear that the national and
international policy responses have been uneven.
Despite some advances, there has been little progress
in some key areas, and regress is evident in others. As
noted in one of the key issues of the analytical report of
the Secretary-General, one major development since
the Summit is that inequality within and among States
continues to grow. Achieving the goals agreed at the
Summit will require much stronger and more
comprehensive action and new, innovative approaches
(to be contained in part III) by all actors, national and
international, governmental and non-governmental,
taking into account the outcomes of the relevant United
Nations conferences and summits.
2. Since the Summit, globalization has presented
new challenges for the fulfilment of the commitments
made and the realization of the goals of the Summit.
Globalization and interdependence have provided many
beneficial opportunities but have also involved
potential damage and costs. If anything, these forces
have accelerated and often strained the capacity of
Governments and the international community to
manage them for the benefit of all. Economic growth
has been impressive in some places and disappointing
in others. Current patterns of globalization have
contributed to a sense of insecurity as some countries,
particularly developing countries, have been
marginalized from the global economy. The growing
interdependence of nations, which has caused
economic shocks to be transmitted across national
borders, as well as increased inequality, highlights
weaknesses in current international and national
institutional arrangements and economic and social
policies and reinforces the importance of strengthening
them through appropriate reforms. There is wide
recognition of the need for collective action to
anticipate and offset the negative social and economic
consequences of globalization and to maximize its
benefits for all members of society, including those
with special needs. For most developing countries, the
terms of international trade have worsened and inflows
of concessional financial resources have declined. The
high debt burden has weakened many Governments.
capacity to service their increasing external debt and
eroded resources available for social development.
Inappropriate design of structural adjustment
programmes has weakened the management capacity of
public institutions as well as the ability of
Governments to respond to the social development
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needs of the weak and vulnerable in society and to
provide adequate social services.
3. Since the Summit, policies and programmes to
achieve social development have been implemented
within the context of national economic, political,
social, legal, cultural and historical environments.
There has been an increasing interest in strengthening
an enabling environment for sustainable development
through the interaction of economic and social
development and environmental protection. However,
these national environments have been increasingly
affected by global influences and forces beyond the
control of individual Governments. Serious
impediments to social development, many of which
were identified by the Summit, still persist. These
include: chronic hunger; malnutrition; illicit drug
problems; organized crime; corruption; foreign
occupation; armed conflicts; illicit arms trafficking;
terrorism; intolerance and incitement to racial, ethnic,
religious and other hatreds; xenophobia; endemic,
communicable and chronic diseases, in particular HIV/
AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis; and economic
sanctions and unilateral measures not in accordance
with international law and the Charter of the United
Nations.
4. The ultimate goals of development are to improve
living conditions for people and to empower them to
participate fully in the economic, political and social
arenas. Some Governments, in partnership with other
actors, have contributed to an enabling environment for
social development through efforts to ensure
democracy and transparency in decision-making; the
rule of law; accountability of government institutions;
empowerment of women; and gender equality. Efforts
have also been made to promote peace and security;
respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms,
including the right to development; and tolerance and
respect for cultural and ethnic diversity. However,
progress in all these areas has been uneven and
requires further effort.
5. At the Summit, quantitative targets were adopted
and reaffirmed in the area of basic social services and
official development assistance. Out of 13 targets, for 9
the target date set was the year 2000. These target areas
are: education; adult illiteracy rate; improved access to
safe water supply and sanitation; malnutrition among
children under 5 years of age; maternal mortality,
infant mortality and the under-five mortality rate; life
expectancy; malaria mortality and morbidity; and
affordable and adequate shelter for all. Available data
indicate that progress in these areas remains
unsatisfactory. In the field of education, for example,
there are still 29 countries which have enrolment ratios
of less than 50 per cent, instead of the target of 80 per
cent of children attending primary school.
6. Gender mainstreaming is widely accepted but in
some parts of the world the implementation of this
concept has often not started. In many countries,
women continue to suffer from discrimination with
regard to the full enjoyment of all human rights.
7. The compilation of broad-based and
disaggregated data by national Governments, both
qualitative and quantitative indicators, to evaluate
progress in the areas covered by the targets, has
presented an important challenge. In this regard,
Governments may, as appropriate, seek assistance from
international organizations. Since the Summit, efforts
have been made to improve the quality, timeliness and
country coverage of data.
8. Given the nature and the broad scope of many of
the goals and targets set in Copenhagen and the
inevitable lag between the initiation of policies and
measurable results, a comprehensive evaluation of the
impact of new policies and programmes will take time.
However, it is possible to make the following early
assessments.
Poverty eradication
9. One of the most significant outcomes of the
Summit has been placing the goal of eradicating
poverty at the centre of national and international
policy agendas. At the international level, development
targets adopted at Copenhagen have increasingly
influenced the policies and planning of bilateral and
multilateral development partners. Many Governments
have set national poverty reduction targets and
formulated poverty eradication plans and strategies,
including by promoting employment and developing or
reinforcing tools to evaluate progress. Some have
further developed existing poverty eradication plans,
programmes and measures. Microcredit and other
financial instruments have received increasing
attention as effective means of empowering the poor
and many countries have expanded access to such
programmes. Many countries have achieved
improvements in literacy, life expectancy, school
enrolment and the availability of basic social services,
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and have enhanced social protection systems and
reduced infant mortality. However, progress has been
uneven, revealing continuing disparities in access to
basic social services, including a lack of access to
quality education. Of particular concern in this regard
is the increasing feminization of poverty and the
uneven access to education for girls. For example,
while countries in East Asia and the Pacific have
achieved enrolment rates similar to those in developed
countries, almost one third of school-age children in
Africa are still without access to any form of education.
In South Asia, it is estimated that 50 million children
are out of primary school. Also, enrolment rates in
some economies in transition have been declining.
Groups with special needs are also affected by social
exclusion and by poverty in different manners. In many
countries, there are insufficient measures for improving
their situation.
10. Progress in eradicating poverty has been mixed.
In many countries, the number of people living in
poverty has increased since 1995. In many developing
countries, social service provision has deteriorated,
leaving many without access to basic social services.
Lack of resources, inadequate levels of economic
development and, in most cases, the worsening terms
of international trade, as well as weak infrastructures
and inefficient administrative systems have all
undermined measures to eradicate poverty.
Demographic changes in many parts of the world have
led to new challenges and caused new obstacles in
eradicating poverty. In Africa and the least developed
countries, economic growth has barely resumed. Also,
in some countries with economies in transition,
economic reform has been slow and social security
arrangements have weakened. In several developed
countries, economic growth and rising incomes have
improved the living conditions of many people. In
some developed countries, however, unemployment has
contributed to situations of inequality, poverty and
social exclusion. Countries affected by the recent
international crises have experienced a sharp increase
in poverty, especially among women and groups with
special needs, and unemployment. Although there are
now some signs that growth is resuming, the sharp
reverse in this area has pushed back their progress in
poverty reduction and employment by several years.
11. At the Social Summit and the Fourth World
Conference on Women in Beijing, the international
community recognized expressly that women and men
experience poverty differently, unequally, and become
impoverished through different processes and that if
those differences are not taken into account, the causes
of poverty cannot be understood or dealt with by public
actions. Persistent discrimination against women in the
labour market, the existing gap in their wages, and
unequal access to productive resources and capital as
well as education and training and the sociocultural
factors that continue to influence gender relations and
preserve the existing discrimination against women
continue to hinder women.s economic empowerment
and exacerbate the feminization of poverty. Equality
between women and men is widely accepted as
essential for social development, but its
implementation, including by mainstreaming a gender
perspective into all policies and programmes aimed at
eradicating poverty and the empowerment of women,
has lagged behind.
Full employment
12. While the overall progress since the Summit in
reducing unemployment has been slow and uneven,
there has been increased attention by Governments as
well as civil society, including the private sector, to the
goal of full employment and to policies aimed at
employment growth, as well as a renewed perception
that full employment is a feasible goal. Employment
promotion has increasingly been put at the centre of
socio-economic development, in recognition of the
central importance of employment to poverty
eradication and social integration.
13. The international community has also recognized
the need to promote employment that meets labour
standards as defined by relevant International Labour
Organization (ILO) and other international instruments,
including prohibitions on forced and child labour,
guarantees of the rights of freedom of association and
bargaining collectively, equal remuneration for men
and women for work of equal value and nondiscrimination
in employment. This is reflected in the
ILO.s adoption of the Declaration on Fundamental
Principles and Rights at Work and Its Follow-up, and in
the unanimous adoption of the ILO Convention on the
Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour. While
some progress has been made in this respect, universal
ratification of the relevant ILO conventions has not yet
been achieved.
14. Many developed countries have strengthened
their active employment promotion measures,
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including the introduction of programmes to create jobs
in social services and in the provision of other public
goods. These activities are sometimes relatively
labour-intensive and also meet a growing demand for
personal services, particularly for the elderly. In
developing countries and those with economies in
transition, labour-intensive public works programmes,
in particular infrastructure investments in rural access
roads, including farm-to-market roads, environmental
rehabilitation, irrigation and urban regeneration
schemes, have proven to be effective means of
promoting employment and stimulating people-centred
sustainable development. The important role of
education and of, vocational and skills development
training at all levels in promoting employment,
particularly in the long term, is increasingly
recognized.
15. While in most countries the employment of
women has increased steadily, gender inequalities,
reflected for instance in the wage gap, and a
disproportionate share of family responsibilities, in
particular, have remained obstacles to women.s equal
access to and participation in the labour market.
Furthermore, in countries experiencing a lack of
adequate employment and/or declining employment
rates, women are often disproportionately affected and
forced into the low-paid informal sector and out of
social safety nets. In many parts of the world, this
situation has also led to poverty and social exclusion,
with inhuman consequences such as forced
prostitution, trafficking in women and children for
purposes of prostitution and for sexual and other forms
of exploitation, as well as the worst forms of child
labour. At the same time, women.s unpaid work
remains unrecognized and unaccounted for in the
national accounts. To date, no universal measurement
tools have been developed to evaluate women.s unpaid
work.
16. There has been an increase in casual and informal
employment since the Summit. Casual employment
arrangements have tended to spread in industrialized
economies, with increasingly flexible labour markets
and new mechanisms for subcontracting. In developing
countries, the lack of growth of employment in the
formal sector, among other factors, has led many
people, especially women, into informal sector work
and has increased migration to more attractive labour
markets in other countries. While employment growth
still remains the most effective means of reducing
poverty, there appears to be a growing number of
employed and underemployed persons, particularly
women, with little employment security, low wages and
low levels of social protection. In a number of
countries, considerable attention has been focused on
this issue in recent years, including the development of
new initiatives. In some countries with economies in
transition, there has been extensive growth of the
shadow economy.
17. As a means of combating social exclusion, there
have been efforts to integrate income support policies
with active labour market policies for those
marginalized from the labour market. It is increasingly
being recognized that these policies are an important
tool to reduce the dependency of individuals on social
assistance and to reintegrate them into the world of
work and into society.
18. In a number of countries, social dialogue among
employers, employees and Governments has
contributed to social and economic development.
Social integration
19. Social integration is a prerequisite for creating
harmonious, peaceful and inclusive societies.
Promotion and protection of all human rights and
fundamental freedoms, promotion of a culture of peace,
tolerance and non-violence, respect for cultural and
religious diversity, elimination of all forms of
discrimination, equal opportunities for access to
productive resources and participatory governance are
important for social integration. Governments have
developed new policy instruments, set up institutional
arrangements, strengthened participation and dialogue
with all social actors and launched programmes to
foster social cohesion and solidarity. However, lack of
access to education, the persistence of poverty and
unemployment, and inequitable access to opportunities
and resources have caused social exclusion and
marginalization. A growing number of people are
afflicted by poverty because of the inequitable
distribution of opportunities, resources, incomes and
access to employment and to social services. In many
countries, there is a growing schism between those in
high-quality, well-paid employment and those in poorly
remunerated, insecure jobs with low levels of social
protection. Owing to continued discrimination and
exclusion, women and girls face particular
disadvantages in this regard.
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20. Governments have made progress in promoting
more inclusive societies. The adoption of democratic
forms of government by an increasing number of
countries offers opportunities for all to participate in all
spheres of public life. The devolution of political
power, the decentralization of administration and the
development of local and municipal authorities have
sometimes contributed to the creation of inclusive and
participatory societies. In some countries, there are also
consultative arrangements that enable wider
involvement in the planning and evaluation of policies.
In those countries, Governments as well as civil
society, including the private sector, are involved in
these processes. An encouraging development has been
the strengthening of civil society, including nongovernmental
organizations and volunteers. In many
countries, this provides the means for people to work
together through partnerships with Governments,
thereby promoting and protecting common interests
and complementing the action of the public sector. The
promotion and protection of all human rights, including
the right to development, is an important element in the
promotion of social integration. In this context, it is
noted that the overall level of ratification of
international human rights instruments has increased
considerably since the Summit; however, universal
ratification has not yet been achieved.
21. Governments have implemented a wide range of
policies and programmes to respond to the special
needs of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups and to
strengthen their participation in development processes
through the provision of, inter alia, social services,
employment opportunities, credit, skill development
and training. However, further efforts in this area are
required.
22. The protection of immigrants and migrant
workers required the adoption of a broad range of
targeted policies. Governments were urged to ensure
protection of the human rights and dignity of migrants
irrespective of their legal status. Governments were
also urged to intensify efforts to provide basic social
services, facilitate family reunification of documented
migrants, promote social and economic integration of
documented migrants, and ensure their equal treatment
before the law. There has not been enough accession
and ratification of the International Convention on the
Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and
Members of their Families for it to come into force.
Since the Summit, progress in implementing
international instruments on the protection of migrants
has been limited and problems concerning the violation
of the human rights of migrants have persisted. In
many parts of the world, migrants have been subjected
to discrimination and documented migrants have not
received adequate social protection.
23. Despite attempts to address the causes leading to
and the pressures resulting from the movement of
refugees and displaced persons, many countries,
especially those hosting large refugee populations,
have required international support to provide basic
social services.
24. While there has been incremental but uneven
movement towards equality and equity between women
and men in all regions of the world, the fact remains
that women are the most affected in times of crisis and
economic restructuring. Whereas many countries have
adopted national strategies on the implementation of
the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action,
including general policy recommendations and specific
plans of action, concrete progress in improving the
status of women and promoting gender equality has
been slow and uneven. All forms of violence against
women and girls remain a persistent problem for all
countries and create obstacles to social integration,
hindering the advancement of gender equality and the
full enjoyment of human rights by women.
25. There has been continued recognition that the
family is the basic unit of society and that it plays a
key role in social development and is a strong force of
social cohesion and integration. In different cultural,
political and social systems, various forms of the
family exist.
26. The increase in violent conflicts, including those
around issues of local autonomy and ethnic identity, as
well as conflicts over the distribution of resources,
have hampered social integration and diverted attention
and resources from social and economic development
to conflict management. This development has
underlined the importance of social integration and
access to basic social services as preventive measures
against crises. Access to basic social services in
conflict situations and social integration in postconflict
situations have also been underlined as
important preventive tools.
27. The obstacles to the realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, in particular of peoples
living under colonial or other forms of alien
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domination or foreign occupation, have continued to
adversely affect the achievement of their social and
economic development.
28. In some countries, social development is
adversely affected by unilateral measures not in
accordance with international law and the Charter
of the United Nations, that create obstacles to trade
relations among States, impede the full realization
of social and economic development and hinder the
well-being of the population in the affected
countries.
Africa and the least developed countries
29. At the World Summit for Social Development,
Governments committed themselves to accelerating the
economic, social and human resources development of
Africa and the least developed countries. Many of the
objectives undertaken at the Summit are yet to be
fulfilled by the countries concerned and their
international partners, although, in this regard, donors
continue to support the efforts by Africa and the least
developed countries.
30. The deteriorating social and economic condition
of the least developed countries requires priority
attention to the many international development
commitments towards those countries which were not
met. Many least developed countries have seen their
share of official development assistance (ODA)
decrease, and progress was not achieved in fulfilling
the agreed target of earmarking 0.15 to 0.2 per cent of
GNP as ODA for the least developed countries.
Technical cooperation provided by the United Nations
and its affiliated agencies has been cut back since the
Summit.
31. African countries have made real efforts to
implement the commitments made at Copenhagen, but
internal and external constraints continue to make
progress extremely difficult. The mobilization of
resources at the national and international levels to
accelerate the economic and social development of
Africa and the least developed countries through a
holistic approach is needed for the full implementation
of the commitments. Equitable access to education and
health services, income earning opportunities, land,
credit, infrastructure and technology, as well as official
development assistance and debt reduction are vital to
social development in Africa and the least developed
countries.
32. Social indicators in Africa show that the
continent falls dramatically short of the targets set at
the Summit five years ago. About 90 per cent of
countries in sub-Saharan Africa will not meet the year
2000 goals on child mortality. Life expectancy
remained lower than 60 years in 41 of the 53 countries
during the period 1995-2000. The HIV/AIDS pandemic
is having severe social, economic, political and
security impacts in some of the hardest hit countries.
33. Progress has been achieved in the development of
democratic institutions in a number of countries.
Further progress needs to be made in Africa and the
least developed countries in strengthening institutions
which are transparent and accountable in order to
achieve faster economic and social development.
34. In a rapidly globalizing economic world, Africa
continues to be marginalized. A persistent decline in
the international terms of trade for commodities
exported from African countries has reduced real
national income and savings to finance investment. The
external debt burden has drastically reduced resources
available for social development. Furthermore,
promises made to provide official development
assistance to developing countries in general and the
least developed countries in particular have not been
fulfilled. More concerted efforts and an internationally
enabling environment are necessary to integrate Africa
as well as the least developed countries into the world
economy.
Mobilization of resources for social
development
35. The mobilization of domestic and international
resources for social development is an essential
component for the implementation of the Copenhagen
commitments. Since the Summit, reforms to promote
the effective and efficient utilization of existing
resources have received increasing attention. However,
inadequate national revenue generation and collection,
combined with new challenges regarding social
services and social protection systems due, for
instance, to demographic changes and other factors,
jeopardize the financing of social services and social
protection systems in many countries. New budgeting
and accounting techniques have been adopted in
several countries. The involvement and cooperation of
local authorities, civil society and beneficiary
communities have been found to be valuable in raising
efficiency in the delivery of services.
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36. In several countries, and for various reasons, a
shift has been occurring in the modalities for financing
social protection away from universal, publicly
provided coverage to income-based, targeted
assistance. Among these reasons are stagnant or
declining public revenues or the need to reduce fiscal
deficits as well as changing priorities for public
expenditures. Also, the need to create new employment
opportunities and to provide incentives for the
unemployed or underemployed and coverage for new
social problems as well as to address the specific needs
of disadvantaged and marginalized populations has
motivated changes in social protection systems. In
some countries, the principle of universal free
provision of services such as health care, education and
water supply has been replaced by user fees and
privatization and by more targeted social service
provision. However, in many countries, the impact of
such measures, especially on the poor and vulnerable,
remains to be seen.
37. Despite the renewed commitment at the
Summit by donor countries to meet the agreed
target of 0.7 per cent of their GNP for official
development assistance, the overall ODA has
continued to decline. Only four countries now meet
the agreed target with one more country about to
reach it. In the meantime, the relative role of ODA
within various forms of financing for development
has also been declining. As a result of the Summit,
however, earmarking of funds for social
development has been formulated more explicitly in
ODA policy. ODA has been found to be more
effective when countries are committed to growthoriented
strategies combined with poverty
eradication goals and strategies. Poverty
eradication through sustainable development is seen
by most donor countries as the main objective of
development cooperation. The Bretton Woods
institutions have also begun to pay more focused
attention to the social development dimension in
their structural adjustment programmes and
lending policies. This process is currently being
further strengthened.
38. The 20/20 initiative has encouraged interested
Governments and donors to increase the amount of
resources earmarked for basic social services and to
enhance equity and efficiency in their use. It has
also emphasized the need for additional resources in
order to pursue effectively the social development
agenda, while highlighting the difficulties and
limitations of many countries, in particular
developing countries, in raising or reallocating
domestic resources.
39. There is greater acceptance that the increasing
debt burden faced by the most indebted developing
countries is unsustainable and constitutes one of the
principal obstacles to achieving progress in peoplecentred
sustainable development and poverty
eradication. For many developing countries, as well as
countries with economies in transition, excessive debt
servicing has severely constrained their capacity to
promote social development and provide basic
services. Although the Heavily Indebted Poor
Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative has the potential to
reduce debt-servicing costs significantly for the
countries it covers, the fact remains that it has so far
benefited only a few of them. This initiative has
recently been strengthened to provide faster, deeper
and broader debt relief. This debt relief is provided
in the context of poverty reduction strategies where
Governments and civil society cooperate to make
commitments to utilize the financial benefits to
alleviate poverty. A few lender countries have adopted
bilateral debt cancellation initiatives which go beyond
the HIPC Initiative.
40. Microcredit and other financial instruments
provide financial and other services to people who are
often overlooked by the traditional banking sector, thus
trying to reach the poorest families. Women play a very
important role in such initiatives. Experience shows
that women are creditworthy, and when they earn an
income they are able to contribute more directly to the
economy.
41. Since the Summit, the external debt problems of
the middle-income developing countries have crippled
their social development efforts. A need has arisen for
concerted national and international action to address
effectively the debt problems of middle-income
developing countries with a view to resolving their
potential long-term debt-sustainability problems.
Capacity-building to implement social policies
and programmes
42. Capacity-building is an important means of
creating a national political, socio-economic and legal
environment conducive to development and social
progress. Member States have taken a number of
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actions to enhance their capacities to achieve the goals
of the World Summit for Social Development,
including adopting long-term strategies for social
development; conducting national assessments of their
institutional capacities; taking legislative action to
create an enabling environment; establishing
partnerships with civil society; involving people in the
management of their local affairs; mainstreaming a
gender perspective into policies and programmes;
improving transparent and accountable governance;
strengthening the implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of social policies, programmes and projects;
and providing technical cooperation. However, the
years since the Summit have also been marked by
growing constraints on the capacity for public action.
In some countries, increased constraints, including
fiscal and political ones on Governments, have resulted
in a reduction of the programmes and activities of the
State.
43. The State has an important role in the provision
of basic social services. However, in several countries,
the State is no longer the sole provider of social
services but rather the enabler of an overall favourable
environment for social development, with increased
responsibility for ensuring equitable delivery of and
access to quality social services. This development has
increased the need for stronger public institutions to
provide an effective framework to ensure an equitable
provision of basic social services for all. It is also
recognized that an effective and accountable public
sector is vital to ensuring the provision of social
services.
44. International cooperation has been a critical
element in the efforts of Governments towards
capacity-building for social development. Technical
cooperation, including that of the United Nations, has
been supportive of such efforts by Governments,
although in many areas such cooperation should be
strengthened and broadened.
4. The following decisions adopted by the
Commission for Social Development are brought to the
attention of the Economic and Social Council:
Decision 38/100
Follow-up to the International Year of Older
Persons
The Commission for Social Development,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 54/24 of
10 November 1999 on the .Follow-up to the
International Year of Older Persons: a society for all
ages.,
Recalling also resolution 37/2 adopted by the
Commission for Social Development at its thirtyseventh
session,
Bearing in mind that General Assembly
resolution 54/24 has entrusted the Commission for
Social Development with the revision of the
International Plan of Action on Ageing and the
elaboration of a long-term strategy on ageing for 2002,
1. Decides to establish an in-session openended
working group of the Commission for Social
Development, during its thirty-ninth and fortieth
sessions in 2001 and 2002, devoted to the revision of
the International Plan of Action on Ageing and the
elaboration of a long-term strategy on ageing for
presentation to the second World Assembly on Ageing;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to present to
the Commission at its thirty-ninth session, in an
integrated way, a first draft of a long-term strategy on
ageing and a draft revised plan of action, as requested
by General Assembly resolution 54/24;
3. Recommends that the Economic and Social
Council extend until 2002 the mandate of the
Consultative Group of the Commission for Social
Development for the preparation for the International
Year of Older Persons, in order to serve as a forum for
exchanging views on the preparations for the second
World Assembly on Ageing as a follow-up activity to
the International Year;
4. Decides to postpone the fifth review and
appraisal of the International Plan of Action until
finalization of the activities for the revision of the Plan
and the elaboration of the long-term strategy on ageing.
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Decision 38/101
Documents considered in connection with the
follow-up to the World Summit for Social
Development
The Commission for Social Development takes
note of the following documents:
(a) Comprehensive report on the
implementation of the outcome of the World Summit
for Social Development (A/AC.253/13-
E/CN.5/2000/2);
(b) Symposium on States, markets and social
groups, roles and cooperation of the public and private
sectors (A/AC.253/14-E/CN.5/2000/5).
Chapter II
Follow-up to the World Summit for
Social Development
5. The Commission for Social Development
considered item 3 of its agenda (Follow-up to the
World Summit for Social Development: (a) priority
theme: contribution of the Commission to the overall
review of the implementation of the outcome of the
Summit; (b) Review of relevant United Nations plans
and programmes of action pertaining to the situation of
social groups) at its 1st to 10th meetings, on 8 to 10,
14, 16 and 17 February and 7, 14 and 17 March 2000.
The Commission had before it the following
documents:
(a) Comprehensive report of the Secretary-
General on the implementation of the outcome of the
World Summit for Social Development (A/AC.253/13-
E/CN.5/2000/2);
(b) Note by the Secretary-General on
monitoring of the implementation of the Standard
Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons
with Disabilities (E/CN.5/2000/3 and Corr.1);
(c) Report of the Secretary-General on the
International Year of Older Persons, 1999
(E/CN.5/2000/4);
(d) Report of the symposium on States, markets
and social progress: roles and cooperation of the public
and private sectors (A/AC.253/14-E/CN.5/2000/5).
6. At the 1st meeting, on 8 February, the Chairman
of the thirty-seventh session of the Commission for
Social Development, Mr. Aurelio Fernández (Spain),
opened the session and made a statement.
7. At the same meting, the Under-Secretary-
General for Economic and Social Affairs addressed the
Commission.
8. Also at the same meeting, an introductory
statement was made by the Director of the Division for
Social Policy and Development of the Department of
Economic and Social Affairs.
Action taken by the Commission
9. At the resumed 10th meeting, on 17 March, on
the proposal of the Chairman, the Commission decided
to take note of documents submitted under the agenda
item (see chap. I sect. C, decision 38/101).
Priority theme: contribution of the
Commission to the overall review of
the implementation of the outcome of
the Summit
10. The Commission considered item 3 (a) of its
agenda at its 1st to 4th, 6th, 7th and 10th meetings on 8
to 10 and 14 February and 7, 14 and 17 March 2000.
11. At the 1st meeting, on 8 February, the Director,
Division for Social Policy and Development,
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, made an
introductory statement.
12. At the same meeting, statements were made by
the representatives of Nigeria (on behalf of the States
Members of the United Nations that are members of
the Group of 77 and China), South Africa and the
United States of America, as well as by the observers
for Portugal (on behalf of the States Members of the
United Nations that are members of the European
Union and also on behalf of the Central and Eastern
European countries associated with the European
Union, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia
and Slovenia, and the associated countries Cyprus,
Malta and Turkey, as well as Liechtenstein and
Norway, countries members of the European Free
Trade Association that are also members of the
European Economic Area) and Ireland.
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13. At the 2nd meeting, on 8 February, statements
were made by the representatives of the Russian
Federation and Japan, as well as by the observer for
Ukraine.
14. At the same meeting, statements were made by
the representatives of the International Labour
Organization and the United Nations Volunteers.
15. Also at the same meeting, statements were made
by the observers for the following non-governmental
organizations: International Federation for Home
Economics, International Chamber of Commerce (also
on behalf of International Organization of Employers),
Foundation for the Rights of the Family, Pax Christi,
International Catholic Peace Movement, International
Confederation of Free Trade Unions, International
Cooperation for Development and Solidarity, Social
Watch and Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual
University.
16. At the 3rd meeting, on 9 February, statements
were made by the representatives of Canada, the
Republic of Korea, Jamaica, Pakistan, Romania,
Belarus, Algeria, China, Morocco, the Philippines,
Indonesia, Swaziland and Cameroon, as well as by the
observers for Colombia (on behalf of the Rio Group)
and Iraq.
17. At the 4th meeting, on 9 February, the
representative of Ecuador made a statement.
18. At the same meeting, the representative of the
United Nations Development Programme made a
statement.
19. Also at the same meeting, a statement was made
by the observer of Pax Romana, a non-governmental
organization.
20. At the 6th meeting, on 10 February, statements
were made by the representatives of Nigeria (on behalf
of the States Members of the United Nations that are
members of the Group of 77 and China) and Japan, as
well as the observer for Portugal (on behalf of the
States Member of the United Nations that are members
of the European Union).
21. At the resumed 10th meeting, on 7 March, a
statement was made by the Vice-Chairman, Mr. Luis
Fernando Carranza-Cifuentes (Guatemala), after which
statements were made by the representatives of
Algeria, Nigeria (on behalf of the States Members of
the United Nations that are members of the Group of
77 and China), Cuba and the United States, as well as
by the observer for Portugal (on behalf of the States
Members of the United Nations that are members of
the European Union).
22. At the resumed 10th meeting, on 14 March, the
Vice-Chairman made a statement, after which
statements were made by the representatives of the
United States of America, Cuba, Nigeria (on behalf of
the States Members of the United Nations that are
members of the Group of 77 and China), Canada,
Algeria, Japan, Guatemala, Pakistan, Sudan, China, the
Russian Federation, France, Chile and India, as well as
by the observers for Portugal (on behalf of the States
Members of the United Nations that are members of
the European Union), Iraq, the Syrian Arab Republic
and Egypt.
Action taken by the Commission
Draft agreed conclusions in document
E/CN.5/2000/L.8 and amendments thereto
contained in E/CN.5/2000/L.9
23. At the resumed 10th meeting, on 17 March, the
Commission had before it a draft text entitled .Overall
review and appraisal of the implementation of the
outcome of the World Summit for Social Development:
draft agreed conclusions submitted by the Vice-
Chairman of the Commission, Luis Fernando Carranza-
Cifuentes (Guatemala) on the basis of informal
consultations. (E/CN.5/2000/L.8).
24. At the same meeting, the Vice-Chairman of the
Commission orally revised it as follows:
(a) Paragraph 28, which had read:
.28. Experience since the Summit confirms
that, in some countries, social integration and
development continues to be highly affected by
unilateral measures not in accordance with
international law and the Charter of the United
Nations that create obstacles to trade relations
among States, impede the full realization of social
and economic development and hinder the wellbeing
of the population in the affected countries,
and have obligated the affected countries to divert
attention and resources from social development.
was revised to read:
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.28. In some countries, social development
is adversely affected by unilateral measures not in
accordance with international law and the Charter
of the United Nations, that create obstacles to
trade relations among States, impede the full
realization of social and economic development
and hinder the well-being of the population in the
affected countries..
(b) Brackets from paragraphs 37, 38 and 39
were removed.
25. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted
the draft agreed conclusions, as orally revised (see
chap. I, sect. C, resolution 38/1, annex).
26. Also at the same meeting, the Commission had
before it amendments to the draft agreed conclusions
submitted by the United States, (E/CN.5/2000/L.9)
which read as follows:
1. Bracket the final words of the final sentence
in paragraph 3 to read:
.[and economic sanctions and unilateral
measures not in accordance with
international law and the Charter of the
United Nations]..
2. Insert the following new paragraphs after
paragraph 28 and renumber subsequent
paragraphs accordingly:
.29. Since the Summit, at its twenty-sixth
session (December 1995), the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
encouraged States to consider:
(a) When designing, imposing and
reviewing economic sanctions, the possible
negative impact of such sanctions on the
humanitarian situation of the civilian
population of a target State and also of third
States which may be adversely affected by
such measures;
(b) Assessing the short and longterm
consequences of United Nationsapproved
economic sanctions on the most
vulnerable, and monitoring these
consequences where sanctions have been
applied;
(c) Providing, including when
subject to economic sanctions and to the
extent of their available resources, relief for
the most vulnerable groups within the
civilian population, when required by
international humanitarian law.
.30. At its twenty-sixth session, ICRC also
called upon States to permit relief
operations of a strictly humanitarian
character for the benefit of the most
vulnerable groups within the civilian
population, when required by international
humanitarian law.
.31. At its twenty-sixth session, ICRC
encouraged the Security Council, before
applying economic sanctions, to take into
account the needs of the civilian population
and apply humanitarian exemptions, as
appropriate. States welcomed the note by
the President of the Security Council of 29
January 1999 on the work of the Sanctions
Committee, in particular the paragraph
relating to the humanitarian impact of
sanctions..
27. In the light of the adoption of E/CN.5/2000/L.8,
the amendments contained in E/CN.5/2000/L.9 were
withdrawn.
Draft resolution E/CN.5/2000/L.7 and
amendment thereto contained in
E/CN.5/2000/L.10
28. At the resumed 10th meeting, on 17 March, the
Commission had before it a draft enabling resolution
submitted by the Vice-Chairman of the Commission on
the basis of informal consultations (E/CN.5/2000/L.7)
by which the Commission would transmit the draft
agreed conclusions on the overall review of the
implementation of the outcome of the World Summit
for Social Development to the Preparatory Committee
for the special session of the General Assembly entitled
.World Summit for Social Development and beyond:
achieving social development for all in a globalizing
world. at its second session in April 2000.
29. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted
the draft resolution (see chap. I, sect. C, resolution
38/1).
30. Also at the same meeting, the Commission had
before it an amendment submitted by the representative
of Canada (E/CN.5/2000/L.10), which read as follows:
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Replace the operative paragraph with the
following paragraph:
.Decides to transmit to the
Preparatory Committee at its second
session, in April 2000, the results of its
deliberations pursuant to the above-noted
mandate, as reflected in the document
annexed to the present resolution..
31. In the light of the adoption of draft resolution
E/CN.5/2000/L.7, the amendment contained in
E/CN.5/2000/L.10 was withdrawn.
Review of relevant United Nations
plans and programmes of action
pertaining to the situation of social
groups
32. The Commission considered item 3 (b) of its
agenda at its 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th meetings, on 9, 10,
16, and 17 February.
Presentation by and dialogue with the Special
Rapporteur of the Commission for Social
Development on monitoring and
implementation of the Standard Rules on
Equalization of Opportunities for Persons
with Disabilities
33. At the 4th meeting, on 9 February, the Special
Rapporteur of the Commission for Social Development
on monitoring and implementation of the Standard
Rules on Equalization of Opportunities for Persons
with Disabilities, Bengt Lindqvist, addressed the
Commission, after which statements were made by the
representatives of Sweden, the Philippines, Jamaica,
China and the Russian Federation as well as the
observer for Portugal (on behalf of the States Members
of the United Nations that are members of the
European Union) participating in the dialogue.
34. At the same meeting, statements were made by
the representatives of the International Labour
Organization, the World Health Organization and the
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
(Habitat).
35. Also at the same meeting, the representative of
the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific (ESCAP) made a statement. The observers for
the World Federation of the Deaf, Disabled People.s
International, Inclusion International and World Blind
Union, non-governmental organizations in consultative
status with the Economic and Social Council, made
statements.
36. At the 5th meeting, on 10 February, the Director,
Division for Social Policy and Development, made an
introductory statement.
37. At the same meeting, the Coordinator for the
activities of the Consultative Group on Ageing, Mr.
Aurelio Fernández (Spain), made a statement.
38. Also at the same meeting, statements were made
by the representatives of Nigeria (on behalf of the
States Members of the United Nations that are
members of the Group of 77 and China), Spain,
Sweden, Republic of Korea, Belarus, Indonesia,
Philippines, India, Jamaica, Cameroon, Russian
Federation, Thailand, Ghana and China as well as by
the observers for Portugal (on behalf of the States
Members of the United Nations that are members of
the European Union, Bulgaria, Czech Republic,
Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia and the associated countries Cyprus
and Malta, as well as Iceland and Norway, countries
members of the European Free Trade Association that
are also members of the European Economic Area) and
Ukraine.
39. At the same meeting, the representative of
ESCAP made a statement. The observer for the
American Association of Retired Persons, a nongovernmental
organization in consultative status with
the Economic and Social Council, also made a
statement.
Action taken by the Commission
Follow-up to the International Year of Older
Persons: Second World Assembly on Ageing
40. At the 8th meeting, on 16 February, the
representative of the Dominican Republic, on behalf of
Andorra,* Argentina, Austria,* Belgium,* Benin,
Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece,*
Guatemala, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Ireland,* Italy,*
* Non-member participating in accordance with rule 69 of
the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of
the Economic and Social Council (E/5975/Rev.1).
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Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico,
Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Panama,* Philippines,
Portugal,* the Republic of Korea, Russian Federation,
South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Thailand and
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland,* introduced a draft resolution entitled
.Follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons:
Second World Assembly on Ageing.
(E/CN.5/2000/L.3). Subsequently, Algeria,
Bangladesh,* the Czech Republic,* Guyana,* Nigeria,
Pakistan, Poland and Romania joined in sponsoring the
draft resolution.
41. At the 9th meeting, on 17 February, the Secretary
of the Commission read out a statement of programme
budget implications, as follows:
.Under operative paragraph 1 of the draft
resolution, the General Assembly would decide to
convene a Second World Assembly on Ageing in
2002 devoted to an overall review of the outcome
of the First World Assembly on Ageing as well as
the adoption of a revised plan of action and a
long-term strategy on ageing. Implementation of
the requests contained in this operative
paragraph, in particular the costs for the
convening of the Second World Assembly on
Ageing, would be included in the proposed
programme budget for the biennium 2002-2003.
.In operative paragraph 3, the General
Assembly would accept the offer of the
Government of Spain and decide that the Second
World Assembly on Ageing would be held in
Spain, in April 2002. Should the General
Assembly accept the offer of the Government of
Spain to host the Second World Assembly on
Ageing, in accordance with paragraph 5 of
General Assembly resolution 40/243, the
difference in costs between New York and Spain
would be borne by the host Government.
.In operative paragraph 6, the Commission
for Social Development would serve as the
Preparatory Committee for the Second World
Assembly on Ageing and be open to participation
of all Member States of the United Nations,
members of the specialized agencies and of
observers in accordance with the established
practices of the General Assembly.
.There is provision in the programme
budget for the biennium 2000-2001 for
substantive and conference servicing of the
Commission for Social Development at its thirtyninth
and fortieth sessions. The request contained
in operative paragraph 6 for the servicing of two
sessions of the Preparatory Committee, one in
2001 and the other 2002, would require the
provision of conference servicing including
interpretation in all six languages, the translation,
editing and publishing of the associated
documentation in all of the languages estimated
at $169,000 per session.
.Provision has been made in the programme
budget for the biennium 2000-2001 not only for
meetings programmed at the time of the budget
preparation but also for meetings authorized
subsequently, provided that the number and
distribution of meetings are consistent with the
pattern of meetings of past years. Consequently,
no additional resources would be needed for
conference servicing for the meetings of the
Preparatory Committee in 2001. The resource
requirements for the Preparatory Committee in
2002 would be included in the proposed
programme budget for the biennium 2002-2003.
.Under operative paragraph 8, the
Secretary-General would be invited to establish a
technical committee funded through voluntary
contributions and composed of experts
geographically balanced to assist in the
formulation of proposals during the preparatory
process.
.In operative paragraph 12, the General
Assembly would encourage voluntary
contributions to the Trust Fund on Ageing to
support preparatory activities of the Second
World Assembly, including the participation of
the least developed countries.
.The requests contained in operative
paragraphs 8 and 12 will be carried out through
funding from voluntary contributions; it is
anticipated that voluntary contributions would be
forthcoming to support the requests.
.As regards the use of voluntary
contributions to support the participation of the
least developed countries in the Second World
Assembly, it should be noted that this would
imply an exception to the provision of General
Assembly resolution 1798 (XVII) of
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11 December 1962 on the payment of travel and
subsistence allowances to members of organs and
subsidiary organs of the United Nations. In
addition, it is the understanding of the Secretariat
that the support to be provided to the least
developed countries would consist of the payment
from extrabudgetary resources of the travel cost
for one representative from each least developed
country to attend the Second World Assembly.
.In summary, should the Commission adopt
the draft resolution, no additional requirements
would arise under the programme budget for the
biennium 2000-2001..
42. Also at the same meeting, statements were made
by the representatives of the United States, Pakistan
and Spain.
43. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted
the draft resolution (see Chap. I, sect. A, resolution I).
Follow-up to the International Year of Older
Persons
44. At the 8th meeting, on 16 February, the
representative of the Dominican Republic, on behalf of
Andorra,* Argentina, Austria,* Belgium,* Benin,
Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece,*
Guatemala, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Ireland,* Italy,*
Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco,
Netherlands, Norway, Panama,* Philippines, Portugal,*
Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, South Africa,
Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Thailand and the United
Kingdom,* introduced a draft decision entitled
.Follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons.
(E/CN.5/2000/L.4). Subsequently, Algeria,
Bangladesh,* the Czech Republic,* Nigeria, Pakistan
and Romania joined in sponsoring the draft decision.
45. At the 9th meeting, on 17 February, the Secretary
of the Commission read out a statement of programme
budget implications, as follows:
.In paragraph 1 of the draft decision the
General Assembly would decide to establish an
in-session open-ended working group of the
Commission for Social Development, during its
thirty-ninth and fortieth sessions in 2001 and
2002, devoted to the revision of the International
Plan of Action on Ageing and the elaboration of a
long-term strategy on ageing for presentation to
the second World Assembly on Ageing.
.There are provisions in the programme
budget for the biennium 2000-2001 for
substantive and conference servicing of the
Commission for Social Development at its thirtyninth
and fortieth sessions but not for the
meetings of the working group. The meetings of
the working group would require the provision of
conference servicing, including interpretation in
all of the six languages and the translation,
editing and publishing of the associated
documentation in all of the languages, estimated
at a cost of $169,000 per session.
.Provision has been made in the programme
budget for the biennium 2000-2001 not only for
meetings programmed at the time of the budget
preparation but also for meetings authorized
subsequently, provided that the number and
distribution of meetings are consistent with the
pattern of meetings of past years. Consequently,
no additional resources would be needed for the
conference servicing for the meetings of the
working group in 2001. The resources for the
meetings in 2002 will be included in the proposed
programme budget for the biennium 2002-2003..
Chapter III
Provisional agenda for the thirtyninth
session of the Commission
46. At its 8th meeting, on 16 February 2000, the
Commission considered item 4 of its agenda. The
Commission had before it the draft provisional agenda
for the thirty-ninth session, together with a list of
requested documentation (E/CN.5/2000/L.5).
47. At the same meeting, statements were made by
the representatives of Jamaica, Algeria and the Sudan
as well as by the observers for Portugal (on behalf of
the States Members of the United Nations that are
members of the European Union) and Egypt, after
which the provisional agenda was amended by the
inclusion of an item entitled .Multi-year programme of
work of the Commission for 2002-2006..
* Non-member participating in accordance with rule 69 of
the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of
the Economic and Social Council (E/5975/Rev.1).
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48. The Commission decided to approve the
provisional agenda for the thirty-ninth session of the
Commission, as orally amended, together with the list
of requested documentation (see chap. I , sect. C, draft
decision II).
Chapter IV
Adoption of the report of the
Commission on its thirty-eighth
session
49. At the resumed 10th meeting, on 17 March 2000,
the Vice-Chairman, serving also as Rapporteur,
introduced the draft report of the Commission on its
thirty-eighth session (E/CN.5/2000/L.2).
50. The Commission then adopted the report and
entrusted the Rapporteur with its completion.
Chapter V
Organization of the session
A. Opening and duration of the session
51. The Commission for Social Development held its
thirty-eighth session at United Nations Headquarters
from 8 to 17 February and 14 and 17 March 2000. The
Commission held 10 meetings (1st to 10th) and a
number of informal meetings.
B. Attendance
52. In accordance with Economic and Social Council
resolution 1996/7 of 22 July 1996, the Commission is
composed of 46 States Members of the United Nations,
elected on the principle of equitable geographical
distribution.
53. The session was attended by 46 States Members
of the Commission. Observers for other States
Members of the United Nations and for non-member
States and representatives of specialized agencies and
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations
also attended. A list of participants is continued in
annex I.
C. Election of officers
54. At its 1st meeting, on 8 February, the
Commission elected by acclamation Zola Skweyiya
(South Africa) as Chairman.
55. At the same meeting, the Commission elected the
following officers:
Vice-Chairmen:
Luis Fernando Carranza-Cifuentes (Guatemala)
Jaminska Dinic (Croatia)
Asith Kumar Bhattacharjee (India)
56. At its 6th meeting, on 10 February, the
Commission elected Didier Le Bret (France) as Vice-
Chairman, by acclamation.
57. At its 7th meeting, on 14 February, the
Commission decided that Mr. Le Bret would also act as
Rapporteur of the Commission.
58. At the same meeting, the Commission decided to
designate the Chairman of the Preparatory Committee
for the special session of the General Assembly entitled
.World Summit for Social Development and beyond:
achieving social development for all in a globalizing
world., Cristian Maquieira (Chile), to serve as ex
officio member of the Bureau of the Commission.
D. Agenda
59. At its 1st meeting, on 8 February, the
Commission adopted its provisional agenda for the
session (E/CN.5/2000/1).
The agenda was as follows:
1. Election of officers.
2. Adoption of the agenda and other
organizational matters.
3. Follow-up to the World Summit for Social
Development:
(a) Priority theme: contribution of the
Commission to the overall review of
the implementation of the outcome of
the Summit;
(b) Review of relevant United Nations
plans and programmes of action
pertaining to the situation of social
groups.
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4. Provisional agenda for the thirty-ninth
session of the Commission.
5. Adoption of the report of the Commission
on its thirty-eighth session.
E. Organization of work
60. At its 1st meeting, on 8 February, the
Commission approved its organization of work for the
session, as orally amended (see E/CN.5/2000/L.1).
61. At the same meeting, the Commission took note
of the note by the Secretariat on proposals for the
medium-term plan for the period 2002-2005
(E/CN.5/2000/6).
F. Opening statements
62. At its 1st meeting, on 8 February, the Under-
Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
addressed the Commission.
G. Resumed session of the Commission for
Social Development
63. At its 9th meeting, on 17 February, the
Commission decided to recommend that the Economic
and Social Council adopt the following draft decision,
which was read out by the Chairman:
At its thirty-eighth session, held from 8 to 17
February 2000, the Commission for Social
Development recommended to the Economic and
Social Council the adoption of the following draft
decision:
.The Economic and Social Council decides
to authorize the Commission for Social
Development to hold a resumed session, subject
to the availability of services, for one day, on an
exceptional basis, in order to complete the work
of its thirty-eighth session..
64. At its 4th meeting, on 28 February, the Economic
and Social Council, adopted the draft decision, which
was contained in document E/2000/L.3.
H. Documentation
65. The list of documents before the Commission at
its thirty-eighth session is contained in annex II.
I. Non-governmental organizations
dialogue segment
66. At its 3rd and 7th meetings, on 9 and 14
February, the Commission held dialogues with nongovernmental
organizations. At the 3rd meeting, on 9
February, presentations were made by the following
non-governmental organizations: International Council
on Social Welfare; International Social Science
Council; International Movement ATD Fourth World;
International Federation of Settlements and
Neighbourhood Centres; and International Council on
Alcohol and Addiction.
67. At the 7th meeting, on 14 February, presentations
were made by the following non-governmental
organizations: International Movement ATD Fourth
World; International Confederation of Free Trade
Unions; International Cooperation for Development
and Solidarity; and International Council on Social
Welfare. The representatives of Jamaica, India and
France, the observer for Portugal (on behalf of the
States Members of the United Nations who are
members of the European Union), the representative of
the International Labour Organization and the observer
for Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, a nongovernmental
organization, also participated in the
dialogue.
J. Consultations with non-governmental
organizations
68. In accordance with rule 76 of the rules of
procedure of the functional commissions of the
Economic and Social Council (E/5975/Rev.1),
representatives of the following non-governmental
organizations in consultative status with the Council
made statements:
(a) General consultative status: American
Association of Retired Persons, Brahma Kumaris
World Spiritual University, International Chamber of
Commerce (also on behalf of International
Organization of Employers), International Cooperation
for Development and Solidarity, International
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Confederation of Free Trade Unions, Social Watch,
World Blind Union;
(b) Special consultative status: Disabled
People.s International, Foundation for the Rights of the
Family (PRODEFA), Inclusion International,
International Federation for Home Economics, Pax
Christi (International Catholic Peace Movement), Pax
Romana (International Catholic Movement for
International and Cultural Affairs), World Federation
of the Deaf.
69. Written statements submitted by nongovernmental
organizations are listed in annex II to the
present report.
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Annex I
Attendance
Members
Algeria: Abdallah Baali, Abdelkader Mesdoua, Dalila Samah,
Amina Mesdoua
Argentina: Luis Enrique Cappagli, Ricardo Luis Bocalandro,
Mariano Simón Padrós, Alejandra Ayuso
Belarus: Olga Dargel, Uladzimir Vantsevich, Anzhela Korneliouk
Benin: Arouna Rabiatou, Metinhou G. Pierre, Elisha Nicole
Cameroon: Marie Madeleine Fouda, Martin Belinga Eboutou,
Catherine Mahouve Same, Emmanuel Meka Meka,
Emmanuel Akono Ndo, Jeannot Moussima
Canada: Ross Hynes, Louise Galarneau, Adèle Dion, Denis
Steven, Marthe St-Louis, Keltie Patterson
Chile: Juan Larraín, Cristián Maquieira, Eduardo Tapia, Loreto
Leyton, Luis Lillo
China: Shen Guofang, Yu Wenzhe, Sun Zhonghua, Jzhao Jian,
Su Guo, Mei Yuncai, Su Jinghua, Luo Xiaobo
Croatia: Ivan Śmonović, Dubrava Simonovic, Jasminka Dinić,
Ivan Nimac, Tania Valerie Ragu., Ana Balaband,
Gordana Dragicevic,
Cuba: Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Rafael Dausá Céspedes,
Mercedes de Armas, Tania Montesino, Luis Alberto
Amorós
Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea:
Dominican Republic: Cristina Aguiar, María de Jesús Díaz, Mariela Sánchez
Ecuador: Mario Alemán, Santiago Apunte, Mónica Martinez,
Patricia Boria
Finland: Marjatta Rasi, Matti Kääriäinen, Soili Kangaskorpi,
Aino-Inderi Hansson, Reijo Väärälä, Anna
Gebremedhin, Pasi Korhonen, Ronald Wiman
France: Michel Thierry, Monique Halpern, François Poinsot,
Didier Le Bret, Marine de Carne
Germany: Hans Schumacher, Christoph Linzbach, Carola Donner-
Reichle, Dietrich Willers, Birgit Zeitz, Achim
Holzenberger, Andreas Kirner, Norbert Feith, Dirk Jarre,
Ruth Brand, Patricia Flor, Christine Spranger
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Ghana: Ama Benyiwa, Beatrice R. Brobbey, Philomena Johnson,
Felix Tsameye
Guatemala: Gert Rosenthal, Roberto Lavalle, Luis Fernando
Carranza-Cifuentes
Guinea:
Haiti: Pierre Lelong, Nicole Romulus
India: Kamalesh Sharma, Rohini Nayyar, Satyabrata Pal, Asith
Kumar Bhattacharjee
Indonesia: Makarim Wibisono, Syauffi Syamsuddin, Makmur
Widodo, Bali Moniaga, Joni Sinaga, Lystyowati,
Mohamad Syarif Alatas, Penny D. Herasati
Iran (Islamic Mahdi Hamzehel
Republic of):
Jamaica: M. Patricia Durrant, Faith Innerarity, Craig Lawrence
Japan: Kunio Umeda, Kenji Hirata, Toshiyuki Takahashi
Malawi: David Rubadiri
Malta: Walter Balzan, Gaetano Brincau, Sandra Vassallo, Anton
Tabone, Jullian Vassallo, Pierre Hili
Morocco: Ahmed Snoussi, Aicha A. Afifi
Netherlands: Koos N. M. Richelle, Henk C. V. Schrama, Paul J. A.
Peters, A. P. Valkenburg, M.J. Alting Von Geusau, S.
Dulfer, J. H. M van Hussen, J. E. de Kam, P. C. Potman,
G. L. van Rienen
Nigeria: Arthur C. I. Mbanefor, Teniola O. Apata, Mustapha B.
Aliyu, Adamu A. Musa, Ngozi Ukaeje
Pakistan: Omar Asghar Khan, Inam Ul Haque, Alamgir Babar,
Munawar Saeed Bhatti
Peru: Francisco A. Tudela, Manuel Picasso, Alfredo
Chuquihuara, Carmen Rosa Arías
Philippines: Felipe Mabilangan, Maria Lourdes V. Ramiro Lopez,
Libran N. Cabactulan, Evelyn Austria-Garcia, Violeta
Vibar-David, Alain M. Maulion, Glenn F. Corpin.
Poland: Jan Jaremczuk, Dariusz Karnowski
Republic of Korea: Suh Dae-won, Kim Hyo-eun, Kim Chong-hoon,
LeeYoung-chan, Ha Hyeong-so, Oh Jin-hee
Romania: Ion Gorita, Mihaela Blajan, Liliana Bogdan
Russian Federation: O. Malginov, Alexey A. Rogov, D. Knyazhinskiy,
A. Chervontsev
South Africa: Zola Skweyiya, D. S. Kumalo, F. Makiwane, V. Taylor,
M. Diseko, M. Dladla, T. Small
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Spain: Trinidad Manzano de Juan, Aurelio Fernández
Sudan: Elfatih Erwa, Mubarak Rahmtalla, Daffa-Alla Alhag Ali
Osman, Omer Dahab Fadol Mohamed, Tarig Ali Bakhit,
Ilham Ibrahim Mohamed Ahmed
Swaziland:
Sweden: Ewa Persson Göransson, Carina Martensson, Lars
Pettersson, Lars Blomgren, Björn Jonzon, Gunilla
Malmborg, Cecilia Engström
Thailand: Voravee Wirasamban, Sawanee Khamman, Apirath
Vienravi, Urawadee Sriphiromya, Chaksuda Chakkaphak
Turkey: Recep Dumanli, Sedat Cetik
Uganda: Matia Mulumba Semakula Kiwanuka, Fred Beyendeza,
Catherine Otiti
United States of America:Betty E. King, Michael Gallagher, Mirta Alvarez, David
Hohman, Lynette Poulton, Avraham Rabby, Ruth
Wagoner, Elizabeth Mullen
States Members of the United Nations represented by observers
Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d.Ivoire, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Greece, Guyana, Honduras,
Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Libyan
Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico,
Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway,
Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela, Viet Nam,
Yemen and Zimbabwe
Non-member States represented by observers
Holy See, Switzerland
Entities having received a standing invitation to participate as
observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly
and maintaining permanent observer missions at Headquarters
Palestine
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Specialized agencies
International Labour Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, World Health
Organization, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Intellectual
Property Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development
United Nations bodies
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Economic and
Social Commission for Western Asia, Joint and Co-sponsored United Nations
Programme on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (UNAIDS), United Nations Development Programme,
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)
Intergovernmental organizations represented by observers
European Community, International Organization for Migration, Organization
of African Unity
Non-governmental organizations
General consultative status
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Brahma Kumaris World
Spiritual University, Caritas Internationalis, International Chamber of Commerce,
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), International Council on
Social Welfare, International Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centres,
International Federation on Ageing, International Federation of University Women,
International Movement ATD Fourth World, Parliamentarians for Global Action,
International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY), World Blind Union, World Family
Organization, World Federation of United Nations Associations
Special consultative status
African Service Committee, Asociación Cubana de las Naciones Unidas,
Association for the Promotion of Employment and Housing, Business Association
for the World Summit on Social Development-BUSCO, Cámara de Comercio
Industria y Producción de la República Argentina, Citizen.s Coalition for Economic
Justice, Commonwealth Medical Association, Congregation of the Sisters of the
Good Shepherd, English International Association of Lund (Sweden), Federación de
Asociaciones de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, Federation of
Cuban Women, Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia, Fes-saïs
Association, Foundation for the Rights of the Family, Friends World Committee for
Consultation, General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), Global Education
Associates, Inter-American Parliamentary Group on Population and Development,
International Association of Schools of Social Work, International Club for Peace
Research, International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity, International
Council on Alcohol and Addictions, International Federation for Home Economics,
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International Institute for Human Rights, Environment and Development,
International Young Catholic Students, Italian Centre of Solidarity, Human Appeal
International, International League of Societies for Persons with Mental Handicap
(Inclusion), Inter-American Parliamentary Group on Population and Development,
International Federation of Social Workers, Mani Tese 76, International Research
Foundation for Development, International Social Science Council, Pax Christi
International, Peace and Cooperation, Rehabilitation International, School Sisters of
Notre Dame, World Information Transfer, Inc., World Student Christian Federation,
World Vision International, World Young Women.s Christian Association (World
YWCA), Women.s International League for Peace and Freedom, World Federal
Movement
Roster
Anti-Racism Information Service, Armenian Relief Society Inc., Carnegie
Council on Ethics and International Affairs, Center for Development of International
Law, International Federation for Parent Education, General Board of Global
Ministries, United Methodist Church, Institute for Planetary Synthesis, International
Association of Education for World Peace, International Council of Nurses,
International Humanist and Ethical Union, Movement for a Better World, United
Church of Christ-Board for World Ministries, Women.s Environment and
Development Organization, World Economy, Ecology and Development Association
Other non-governmental organizations accredited to the World Summit for
Social Development
Albert Schweitzer Society, American Humanist Association, Association of
Garbage Collectors for Community Development, Association of Neighbourhood
Houses and Learning Centres, Babiker Badri Scientific Association for Women
Studies, Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society,
Child Welfare League of America, Comité de Solidarité Tiers-Monde des Trois
Rivières, Conseil National de la Jeunesse du Sénégal, Deca Equipo Pueblo, A.C.,
Fundación Hernandiana, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Instituto de
Investigaciones Integradas, International Centre for Study and Development,
International Union for Land Value Taxation and Free Trade, Islamic Institute of
Women in Iran, Kenya Scouts Association, Non-governmental organizations
Coordinating Committee, Norfil Foundation, Inc. and National Council of Social
Development of the Philippines, Orissa Environmental Society, Resource Integration
Centre (RIC), Rural Centre for Human Interests, Scientific and Cultural Society of
Pakistan, Sewa Nepal, South Asia Peoples Commission, Sustainable Development
Policy Institute, Vereniging 31, Yemen Family Care Association, Youth and
Employment Summit, Zambia Council for Social Development
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Annex II
List of documents before the Commission at its
thirty-eighth session
Document number Agenda item Title or description
E/CN.5/2000/1 2 Annotated provisional agenda
E/CN.5/2000/2 3 (a) Report of the Secretary-General on the comprehensive
report on the implementation of the outcome of the
World Summit for Social Development
E/CN.5/2000/3 and Corr.1 3 (b) Note by the Secretary-General on Monitoring the
Implementation of the Standard Rules on the
Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with
Disabilities
E/CN.5/2000/4 3 (b) Report of the Secretary-General on the International
Year of Older Persons, 1999
E/CN.5/2000/5 3 (a) Note by the Secretary-General on Symposium on
States, markets and social progress: roles and
cooperation of the public and private sectors
E/CN.5/2000/6 2 Note by the Secretariat on Proposals for the mediumterm
plan for the period 2002-2005
E/CN.5/2000/L.1 3 (b) Note by the Secretariat on the Organization of work
of the session
E/CN.5/2000/L.2 5 Draft report of the Commission on its thirty-eighth
session
E/CN.5/2000/L.3 3 (b) Follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons:
Second World Assembly on Ageing: draft resolution
E/CN.5/2000/L.4 3 (b) Follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons:
draft decision
E/CN.5/2000/L.5 4 Provisional agenda and documentation for the thirtyninth
session of the Commission
E/CN.5/2000/L.6 3 (b) Further promotion of equalization of opportunities by,
for and with persons with disabilities
E/CN.5/2000/L.7 Draft resolution submitted by the Vice-Chairman of
the Commission, Luis Carranza-Cifuentes
(Guatemala), on the basis of informal consultations
E/CN.5/2000/L.8 Overall review and appraisal of the implementation of
the outcome of the World Summit for Social
Development: draft agreed conclusions submitted by
the Vice-Chairman of the Commission, Luis
Carranza-Cifuentes (Guatemala), on the basis of
informal consultations
E/CN.5/2000/L.9 United States of America: proposed amendments to
the draft agreed conclusions contained in document
E/CN.5/2000/L.8
E/CN.5/2000/L.10 Canada: proposed amendment to draft resolution
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Document number Agenda item Title or description
E/CN.5/2000/NGO/1 3 (b) Statement submitted by the Foundation for the Rights
of the Family, a non-governmental organization in
special consultative status with the Economic and
Social Council
E/CN.5/2000/NGO/2 3 Statement submitted by Pax Christi International,
International Catholic Peace Movement, a nongovernmental
organization in special consultative
status with the Economic and Social Council
E/CN.5/2000/NGO/3 3 (b) Statement submitted by the American Association of
Retired Persons, a non-governmental organization in
general consultative status with the Economic and
Social Council
E/CN.5/2000/NGO/4 3 Statement submitted by the International Federation
of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres, a nongovernmental
organization in general consultative
status with the Economic and Social Council
E/CN.5/2000/NGO/5 3 Statement submitted by the American Association of
Retired Persons, Caritas Internationalis (International
Confederation of Catholic Charities), the International
Council on Social Welfare, the International Council
of Women, the International Federation of Settlements
and Neighbourhood Centres, the International
Federation on Ageing, the International Movement
ATD Fourth World, non-governmental organizations
in general consultative status with the Economic and
Social Council; the International Federation for Home
Economics, the International Society for Traumatic
Stress Studies, the World Movement of Mothers, the
World Union of Catholic Women.s Organizations,
non-governmental organizations in special
consultative status with the Council; and the
Armenian International Women.s Association and the
Armenian Relief Society; non-governmental
organizations on the Roster of the Council
E/CN.5/2000/NGO/6 3 Statement submitted by Caritas Internationalis
(International Confederation of Catholic Charities),
the International Council of Women, Soroptimist
International and Zonta International, nongovernmental
organizations in general consultative
status with the Economic and Social Council;
Associated Country Women of the World, the
Foundation for the Rights of the Family, the
International Catholic Child Bureau, the International
Confederation of Christian Family Movements, the
International Council of Jewish Women, the
International Council of Psychologists, the
International Council on Alcohol and Addictions, the
International Federation for Family Development, the
International Federation for Home Economics, the
International Federation of University Women, the
International Kolping Society, the Italian Centre of
Solidarity, New Humanity, Pax Romana (International
Catholic Movement for International and Cultural
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Document number Agenda item Title or description
Affairs) (International Movement of Catholic
Students), SOS . Kinderdorf International, the
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and
the World Movement of Mothers, non-governmental
organizations in special consultative status with the
Council; and the European Union of Women and the
International Association of Charities, nongovernmental
organizations on the Roster of the
Council
E/CN.5/2000/NGO/7 3 Statement submitted by the International Federation
of Business and Professional Women, the
International Federation of Settlements and
Neighbourhood Centres, Soroptimist International and
Zonta International (general), non-governmental
organizations in general consultative status with the
Economic and Social Council; the International
Council of Jewish Women, the International Council
of Psychologists, the International Federation of
Social Workers, the International Federation of
University Women, the Maryknoll Fathers and
Brothers, Perhaps Kids Meeting Kids Can Make a
Difference, School Sisters of Notre Dame, the Society
for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, the
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts,
non-governmental organizations in special
consultative status with the Council; and the
Armenian Relief Society, the Association for
Childhood Education International and the
International Women.s Anthropology Conference,
non-governmental organizations on the Roster of the
Council
E/CN.5/2000/NGO/8 3 Statement submitted by Maryknoll Fathers and
Brothers, a non-governmental organization in special
consultative status with the Economic and Social
Council
E/CN.5/2000/NGO/9 3 Statement submitted by the Brahma Kumaris World
Spiritual University, Help Age International, the
International Council of Women, the International
Federation of Business and Professional Women,
Soroptimist International and Zonta International,
non-governmental organizations in general
consultative status with the Economic and Social
Council; Baha.í International Community, the Centre
for Women, the Earth, the Divine, the European
Women.s Lobby, the International Association of
Democratic Lawyers, the International Council of
Jewish Women, the International Federation of
University Women, the Italian Centre of Solidarity,
Pax Romana (International Catholic Movement for
International and Cultural Affairs) (International
Movement of Catholic Students), the Salvation Army,
Socialist International Women, the Women.s
International Zionist Organization and the World
Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, non31
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Document number Agenda item Title or description
governmental organizations in special consultative
status with the Council; and the European Union of
Women, the International Association for
Counselling, the International Inner Wheel and the
World Peace Council, non-governmental
organizations on the Roster of the Council
E/CN.5/2000/NGO/10 3 Statement submitted by the School Sisters of Notre
Dame, a non-governmental organization in special
consultative status with the Economic and Social
Council
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