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Linkages Update - Thursday, 6 March 2008
http://www.iisd.ca/recent/recentmeetings.asp?id=7#mtg5237
On Friday 22 February 2008, the Commission for Social Development (CSD) concluded its 46th session, which focused on Promoting Full Employment and Decent Work for All. The Commission adopted by consensus all six outstanding resolutions, which were left pending at the close of the 46th session’s scheduled meeting dates, 6-15 February. One of the adopted resolutions addresses the promotion of full employment and decent work for all, and seeks to galvanize UN work on employment issues. The resolution identifies constraints, best practices and possible approaches for achieving full employment and reversing trends towards low-paying, insecure and temporary jobs. Another resolution deals with the future of the organization and methods of work for the CSD, while identifying the priority theme for 2009-2010: social integration. Additional resolutions address: equalization of opportunities by and for persons with disabilities and protection of their rights, extending the role of the Commissions’ Special Rapporteur on disabilities; and mainstreaming disability in the development agenda. These four resolutions will be forwarded for consideration by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at its July 2008 substantive session. Two additional resolutions deal with the first review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (2002) and the social dimensions of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development. The 47th session of the Commission is scheduled to take place during the first quarter of 2009 in New York, US.
Links to further information
UNDESA, Commission for Social Development
46th Commission for Social Development, Resolutions and Decisions
Links to further information
UNDESA, Commission for Social Development
46th Commission for Social Development, Resolutions and Decisions
