Promoting Social Integration Through Social Inclusion

A/RES/66/122View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 27b Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family, published in 2012.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 2012–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/181

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/181	Promoting social integration through social inclusion	3,776	79%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/178	Promoting social integration through social inclusion	3,900	88%Compare
2022	A/RES/76/136	Promoting social integration through social inclusion	3,635	78%Compare
2020	A/RES/74/120	Promoting social integration through social inclusion	2,919	58%Compare
2018	A/RES/72/142	Promoting social integration through social inclusion	2,037	73%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

6 reports · 2015–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2025	A/80/155	Promoting social integration through social inclusion report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/178
2023	A/78/188	Promoting social integration through social inclusion report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/136
2021	A/76/184	Promoting social integration through social inclusion report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/120
2019	A/74/133	Promoting social integration through social inclusion report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/72/142
2017	A/72/189	Promoting social integration through social inclusion report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/70/126

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Economic Policy Equality Programme Implementation Social Integration Social Policy

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Stresses that States, which bear the main responsibility for social integration and social inclusion, should prioritize the creation of a “society for all”³ based on respect for all human rights and the principles of equality among individuals, the access to basic social services and the promotion of the active participation of every member of society, in particular those in vulnerable or marginalized situations, in all aspects of life, including civic, social, economic and political activities, as well as participation in decision-making processes;

³See 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 II, para. 66.

Calls upon States to promote a more equitable participation in and access to economic growth gains through, inter alia, policies that ensure inclusive labour markets and by implementing socially responsive macroeconomic policies in which employment has a key role, and social inclusion strategies which promote social integration ensuring social protection floors for those who are in vulnerable or marginalized situations, as defined by each country in accordance with its individual circumstances, including on a demand-driven basis, and the promotion and protection of their social and economic rights;

Encourages States to consider, when appropriate, the creation of national institutions or agencies for promoting, implementing and evaluating social inclusion programmes and mechanisms at the national and local levels;

Also encourages States, together with relevant United Nations entities, to continue monitoring progress towards the relevant Millennium Development Goals, in particular regarding their indicators, as their achievement is an essential element to shape and promote national policies for social inclusion;

Invites Member States, and encourages regional organizations, to support national efforts to achieve inclusive societies, in particular in developing countries, upon their request, by providing, inter alia, financial and technical cooperation for the design and implementation of sound social inclusion policies;

Encourages Member States to mainstream social integration objectives into social inclusion policies, promoting the participation of persons in vulnerable or marginalized 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;

Invites States, 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 to exchange views and share information on sound social inclusion policies and best practices;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session;

Decides to consider the question further at its sixty-eighth session under the item entitled “Social development”.

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