World Social Situation

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 78 World social situation, published in 1983.

What other versions does this mandate have?

13 versions · 1964–1992

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/46/95

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1992	A/RES/46/95	World social situation	—	—
1991	A/RES/45/87	World social situation	—	—
1990	A/RES/44/56	World social situation	—	—
1986	A/RES/40/100	World social situation	1,369	40%Compare
1983	A/RES/37/54	World social situation	1,534	—

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 1968

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
1968	A/7248	World social situation report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/2293(XXII)

What subjects does this mandate have?

13 subjects

Coordination Within UN System Declarations Development Development Assistance Development Policy Economic Development International Economic Relations Least Developed Countries Operational Activities Programmes of Action Report Preparation Social Development Social Surveys

What’s in this document?

17 operative paragraphs

Notes with deep concern that the economic and social situation in the world today is not only disturbing but is also deteriorating rapidly;

Notes also with great concern the lack of imple mentation of the Declaration on Social Progress and DevelopmenfH and of the objectives and overall devel opment goals adopted and reaffirmed in the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade;

Reaffirms that the social aspects and goals of devel opment are an integral part of the overall development pro cess and that their implementation must take into account national priorities, levels of economic development and cul tural tradition and values;

Emphasizes again the importance of the establish ment of the new international economic order for the achievement of social progress;

Reaffirms the urgent need to implement the socio economic development objectives established by the inter national community and contained in the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade, inter alia, the elimination of hunger and malnutrition, the achievement of full employment by the year 2000, health for all by the year 2000, appropriate population policies, the reduction of the infant mortality rate, the availability of safe water and adequate sanitary facilities by 1990, the attainment of a life expectancy of 60 years as a minimum by the year 2000, universal primary school enrolment by the year 2000 and the securing of the full participation of women, both as agents and benefi ciaries, in all sectors and at all levels of the development process;

Reaffirms also the need to implement the socio ecoĚomic objectives of the Substantial New Programme of Action for the 1980s for the Least Developed Countries;

Calls upon all Member States to promote economic growth and social progress by the formulation and imple mentation of an interrelated set of policy measures to achieve their goals and objectives, within the framework of national pri?rities and interests, in the fields of employment, edu c_ation, health, n_utrition, housing facilities, crime preven tlěm, the well-bemg of children, equal opportunities for the disabled and the aged, full participation of youth in the development process and the full integration and partici pation of women in development;

8: Calls upo'! the relevant organs, organizations and bodies of the Umted Nations system to mobilize the nec essary resources so as to undertake measures aimed at im proving social conditions and achieving the main objectives set forth in the Declaration on Social Progress and Devel opment and in the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade;

Emphasizes again that rapid socio-economic pro gress of developing countries requires substantially enhanced multiĜateĝal and . bilateral financial and technological contnbut1ons to national development efforts, rendered within

the framework of the development plans of developing countries;

Requests the Commission on Social Development at its twenty-eighth session to give high priority to the ex amination and discussion of the 1982 Report on the World Social Situation and to submit its views and observations to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session through the Economic and Social Council;

Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the 1982 Report on the World Social Situation to other United Nations bodies concerned with operational activities and to the regional commissions for their consideration;

Invites Member States to convey to the Secretary General their comments on the 1982 Report on the World Social Situation so as to facilitate the preparation of the 1985 report;

Requests the Secretary-General to issue the 1985 report on the world social situation, taking into consideration the provisions of the present resolution and including an analysis of the implementation of the Declaration on Social Progress and Development in the light of the goals and objectives of the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade, and taking into account the comments of delegations on this question made during the thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly and to be expressed during the thirty-eighth session as well as the comments received by the Secretary-General from Member States and the observations made by the Commis sion for Social Development, through the Economic and Social Council;

Also requests the Secretary-General, in preparing the 1985 report on the world social situation, to take into account the recommendations made in section II of General Assembly resolution 34/152 and to report thereon periodi cally to the Economic and Social Council;

Further requests the Secretary-General, when pre senting the 1985 report on the world social situation, to submit an analysis of the co-ordination between the United Nations and the specialized agencies in the collection of social statistics and the preparation of reports on social issues;

Invites the organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system to co-operate fully with the Secretary-General in the preparation of future reports by making available all relevant information pertaining to their respective areas of competence;

Requests the Secretary-General to make the nec essary arrangements for the wide dissemination of all future reports;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-eighth session the item entitled "World social situation".

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48 See A/36/471/Add.1, annex, sect. IV, recommendation 3 (Ill) and A/37/351/Add. I and Add. I/Corr. I, annex, sect. VIII, recommendation

49 R,·,nnrt nf_ the United Nations Conference on the Least Developed , ,,mtr,, .. Paris, I -I 4 September 19/l I (United Nations publication Sales "' United Nations publication, Sales No. E.82.lV.2. tfo. E.82.1.8), part one. sect. A " Resolution 2542 1 XXlVl

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