Enhancing the Role of Parliaments in Accelerating Social Development

A/RES/80/296View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 18 Sustainable development, published in 2026.

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Legislative Bodies Sustainable Development

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Emphasizes the importance of parliamentary involvement in renewed commitment to unity, solidarity and multilateral cooperation to support social development and social justice;

Reaffirms the collective commitment to promoting social integration by fostering sustainable, inclusive, just, stable, safe, equitable and cohesive societies based on the respect for human dignity, promotion and protection of human rights and principles of non‑discrimination, equal opportunity, solidarity, tolerance and full and equal participation for all;

Encourages parliaments to assess the contribution of their countries’ existing national legal frameworks to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, with particular attention to the three core themes of social development, namely, poverty eradication, promotion of full and productive employment and decent work for all and social integration;

Reaffirms the right to education and that access to inclusive and equitable quality education constitutes a cornerstone for social development and social cohesion;

Encourages Member States to promote the engagement and support of parliaments in the follow-up and review processes of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in the preparation of voluntary national reviews, in order to ensure and strengthen national ownership, accountability and social integration;

Reaffirms the importance of the Doha Political Declaration of the “World Social Summit” under the title “the Second World Summit for Social Development”,⁴ which, inter alia, acknowledges the role of parliaments in its follow-up;

⁴Resolution 80/5, annex.

Encourages public awareness of parliamentary processes and opportunities for public engagement in monitoring the implementation of the 2030 Agenda;

Welcomes the practice of including parliamentarians as members of national delegations to major United Nations meetings and events, as appropriate, including the high-level political forum on sustainable development, and invites Member States to continue this practice in a more regular and systematic manner, and with due consideration given to achieving gender balance within such delegations;

Reiterates its support for the developing countries, particularly African countries, least developed countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, in, inter alia, strengthening the capacity of national statistical offices and data systems to ensure access to high-quality, timely, reliable and disaggregated social development data.

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