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KEY INFORMATION & WEBSITES
FOR THE 2009 UN COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Commission for Social Development - 47th Session, 4-13 Feb 2009
Priority Theme: "Social Integration"
Social Integration is the priority theme for the 2009-2010 review and policy cycle, taking into account the relationship with poverty eradication and full employment and decent work for all. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) stresses that policies and strategies to achieve full employment and decent work for all should include specific measures to promote gender equality and foster social integration for social groups, such as youth, persons with disabilities, and older persons, as well as migrants and indigenous peoples. Website: www.un.org/esa/socdev/csd/2009.html
Members of the Bureau:
Chairperson - H.E. Ms. Kirsti Lintonen, Finland
Vice-Chairpersons -
Ms. Lilit Toutkhalian, Armenia
Mr. Tareq Md. Ariful Islam, Bangladesh
Ms. Lorena Jiménez, Venezuela
Vice-Chairperson-elect - Ms. Soha Gendi, Egypt
Civil Society Forum
In conjunction with the UN Commission for Social Development, Civil Society Forum will be organized on 3 February 2009. The outcome of the Forum (a declaration), will be presented during the first day of the Commission. Information on the NGO Forum is posted at: www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=committees&id=17 or at the NGO Unit website: www.un.org/esa/socdev/ngo/index.html. NGO representatives interested in attending the Forum may get directly in touch with the NGO Committee on Social Development at: csocdcivilsocietyforum09@gmail.com
General Assembly adopts Resolution on Ageing
The UN General Assembly adopted the resolution "Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing" (A/RES/63/151) on 18 December 2008. For content of this resolution, please visit: www.un.org/esa/socdev/ageing/un_ga.html
SG Report on Ageing to the Commission for Social Development
With regard to ageing and older persons, a report of the Secretary-General entitled "Further implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing: strategic implementation framework" (E/CN.5/2009/5) was issued for the Commission for Social Development and is now available at:
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/ageing/sg_cosd.html
African Union Meeting on Social Development
The African Union (AU) held its first meeting of Ministers responsible for social development in Windhoek, Namibia on 30-31 October 2008. The AU adopted the first Africa-led Social Policy Framework for the continent, which is attached below. The AU also adopted the African Common Position on Social Integration (2009) as a contribution to the Commission for Social Development.