Social development

At its forty-seventh session, the General Assembly decided to convene a World Summit for Social Development at the level of Heads of State or Government (resolution 47/92). The Summit was held in Copenhagen from 6 to 12 March 1995.

At its fifty-sixth session, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit future Reports on the World Social Situation on a biennial basis (resolution 56/177).

At its seventy-third session, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report to it at its seventy-sixth session on the implementation of the resolution, including the plan of action to integrate volunteering into the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 73/140).

Document for the seventy-sixth session: Report of the Secretary-General (resolution 73/140).

Persons with albinism

At its twenty-eighth session, the Human Rights Council appointed, for a period of three years, an Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, with a mandate to report to the Assembly (Human Rights Council resolution 28/6).

At its seventy-fourth session, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to present a report at the main part of its seventy-sixth session, under the item entitled

“Social development”, on the various social development challenges faced by persons with albinism, taking into consideration the specific needs of women and children, including those related to social inclusion, health, education and employment, and measures taken, with recommendations for further action to be taken by Member

States and other relevant stakeholders to address identified challenges, and encouraged the Secretary-General to collect information from Member States and all relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system in the preparation of the report (resolution 74/123).

Document for the seventy-sixth session: Report of the Secretary-General (resolution 74/123).

References for the seventy-fourth session (agenda item 25) Report of the Secretary-General A/74/184

Summary records A/C.3/74/SR.1–4, 17, 44, 47, and 51

Report of the Third Committee A/74/391

Plenary meeting A/74/PV.50

Resolution 74/123

(a) Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly

The General Assembly had the item on its agenda since its fiftieth session (resolutions 50/161, 51/202, 52/25, 53/28, 54/23, 55/46, 56/177, 57/163, 58/130, 59/146, 60/130, 61/141, 62/131, 63/152, 64/135, 65/185, 66/125, 67/141, 68/135, 69/143, 71/162, 72/141, 73/141, 74/122 and 75/151).

At its seventy-fifth session, the Assembly decided to include the sub-item in the provisional agenda of its seventy-sixth session, under the item entitled “Social development”, with a particular focus on significant increase and/or more efficient utilization of the resources allocated to social development in order to achieve the goals of the World Summit through national action and regional and international cooperation, taking into consideration the multifaceted impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and its consequences, especially on social development, and requested the Secretary-General to submit a report on the question to the Assembly at that session (resolution 75/151).

Document for the seventy-sixth session: Report of the Secretary-General (resolution 75/151).

References for the seventy-fifth session (agenda item 27 (a)) Report of the Secretary-General A/75/216

Summary record A/C.3/75/SR.14

Report of the Third Committee A/75/470

Plenary meeting A/75/PV.46

Resolution 75/151

(b) Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, persons with disabilities and the family

Cooperatives in social development

At its fiftyfirst session, in 1996, the General Assembly requested the Secretary -General to ascertain, in cooperation with the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives, the desirability and feasibility of elaborating United

Nations guidelines aimed at creating a supportive environment for the development of cooperatives (resolution 51/58).

At its fifty-sixth session, the Assembly drew the attention of Member States to the revised draft guidelines aimed at creating a supportive environment for the development of cooperatives (A/56/73-E/2001/68, annex) (resolution 56/114).

The Assembly considered the question at its fifty-eighth, sixtieth, second, sixty-fourth to sixty-sixth, sixty-eighth, seventieth, seventy-second and seventy-sixty-fourth sessions (resolutions 58/13, 60/132, 62/128, 64/136, 65/184, 66/123, 68/133, 70/128, 72/143 and 74/119).

At its seventy-fourth session, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit to it at its seventy-sixth session a report on the implementation of the resolution (resolution 74/119).

Document for the seventy-sixth session: Report of the Secretary-General (resolution 74/119).

Promoting social integration through social inclusion

At its seventy-fourth session, the Assembly encouraged Member States to mainstream social integration objectives into social inclusion policies, promoting the participation of persons in vulnerable or marginalized groups or situations in planning, implementing and monitoring processes, in collaboration, as appropriate, with relevant organizations of the United Nations development system, regional organizations, international and regional financial institutions, development and social partners, the private sector and civil society organizations, and invited Member States and those entities to continue to share their experience in respect of practical initiatives to promote economic, civil and political participation and non-discrimination measures and other measures for advancing social integration.

The Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit a report, taking into account the information provided by Member States and relevant actors of the United Nations system, on the implementation of the resolution to the Assembly at its seventy -sixth session (resolution 74/120).

Document for the seventy-sixth session: Report of the Secretary-General (resolution 74/120).

Policies and programmes involving youth

The Assembly considered this question at its fortieth to forty-fifth, forty-seventh and forty-ninth sessions, biennially at its fiftieth to fifty-eighth sessions, at its fifty-ninth session and biennially at its sixtieth to seventy-fourth sessions (resolutions 40/14, 41/97, 41/98, 42/53, 43/94, 44/59, 45/103, 47/85, 49/152, 49/154, 50/81, 52/83, 54/120, 56/117, 58/133, 59/148, 60/2, 62/126, 64/134, 66/121, 68/130, 70/127 72/146 and 74/121).

At its fiftieth session, in 1995, the Assembly adopted the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and beyond (resolution 50/81). At its sixty-second session, the Assembly adopted the Supplement to the World Programme of Action (resolution 62/126).

At its seventy-fourth session, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit a report to it at its seventy-sixth session on the implementation of the resolution, including on progress that has been achieved and challenges that still remain, to be prepared in consultation with Member States as well as the relevant specialized agencies, funds and programmes and regional commissions, taking into account the

work done by the United Nations system, and encouraged the Secretariat to consult, as appropriate, with youth-led and youth-focused organizations (resolution 74/121).

Document for the seventy-sixth session: Report of the Secretary-General (resolution 74/121).

Implementation of the objectives of the International Year of the Family and its follow-up processes

At its forty-fourth session, the Assembly proclaimed 1994 as the International Year of the Family (resolution 44/82). It considered the question at its second, fifty-fourth, fifty-sixth to sixtieth, sixty-second, sixty-fifty-fourth, sixty-sixth to sixty-ninth and seventy-first to seventy-fifth sessions (resolutions 52/81, 54/124, 56/113, 57/164, 58/15, 59/111, 59/147, 60/133, 62/129, 64/133, 66/126, 67/142, 68/136, 69/144, 71/163, 72/145, 73/144, 74/124 and 75/153).

At its seventy-fourth session, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit a report to it at its seventy-sixth session, through the Commission for Social Development and the Economic and Social Council, on the implementation of the objectives of the International Year and its follow-up processes by Member States and by agencies and bodies of the United Nations system and on the appropriate ways and means to observe the thirtieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family, in 2024 (resolution 74/124).

At its seventy-fifth session, the Assembly decided to consider the topic

“Implementation of the objectives of the International Year of the Family and its follow-up processes” at its seventy-sixth session under the sub-item entitled “Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, persons with disabilities and the family” of the item entitled “Social development” (resolution 75/153).

Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing

At its resumed fifty-fourth session, the Assembly decided to convene the Second World Assembly on Ageing in 2002, on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the First World Assembly on Ageing, held in Vienna (resolution 54/262).

At its fifty-seventh session, the Assembly welcomed the report of the Second World Assembly on Ageing, held in Madrid from 8 to 12 April 2002, and endorsed the Political Declaration and the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (resolution 57/167).

The Assembly considered the question at its fifty-eighth to seventy-fourth sessions (resolutions 58/134, 59/150, 60/135, 61/142, 62/130, 63/151, 64/132, 65/182, 66/127, 67/143, 68/134, 69/146, 70/164, 71/164, 72/144, 73/143 and 74/125).

At its sixty-fifth session, the Assembly decided to establish an open-ended working group, open to all States Members of the United Nations, for the purpose of strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons (resolution 65/182).

At its seventy-fifth session, the Assembly invited the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons to address and engage in an interactive dialogue with the Assembly at its seventy-sixth session under the agenda item entitled

“Social development” and requested the Secretary-General to submit to it at its seventy-sixth session a report on the implementation of the resolution (resolution 75/152).

Document for the seventy-sixth session: Report of the Secretary-General (resolution 75/152).

Inclusive development for persons with disabilities

At its thirty-seventh session, the Assembly adopted the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons (resolution 37/52). Periodic reviews of progress in its implementation were conducted in 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015.

The Assembly considered the question annually at its thirty-eighth to forty-ninth sessions, biennially at its fiftieth to sixtieth sessions and annually from its sixty -second to seventieth sessions and has considered it biennially as from its seventy-first session (resolutions 38/28, 39/26, 40/31, 41/106, 42/58, 43/98, 44/70, 45/91, 46/96, 47/88, 48/99, 49/153, 50/144, 52/82, 54/121, 56/115, 58/132, 60/131, 62/127, 63/150, 64/131, 65/186, 66/124, 67/140, 68/3, 69/142, 70/170, 71/165, 73/142 and 75/154).

At its seventy-third session, the Assembly decided to change the title of sub-item (b) of the item entitled “Social development” on its agenda to read: “Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, persons with disabilities and the family”(resolution 73/142).

At its seventy-fifth session, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit to it at its seventy-sixth session a progress report on steps taken by the United Nations system towards mainstreaming disability inclusion, including implementation of the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy, within existing resources (resolution 75/154).

Document for the seventy-sixth session: Report of the Secretary-General (resolution 75/154).

References for the seventy-fifth session (agenda item 27 (b))

Reports of the Secretary-General A/75/61, A/75/187 and A/75/218

Summary record A/C.3/75/SR.7

Report of the Third Committee A/75/470

Plenary meeting A/75/PV.46

Resolutions 75/152, 75/153 and 75/154