Theme for the Coordination Segment of the Substantive Session of 2006 of the Economic and Social Council and Multi-Year Work Programme for the Coordination Segment and Documents Considered Under the Item

E/DEC/2005/221View PDF

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A Decision of the Economic and Social Council, published in 2006.

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5 subjects

Consultations Coordination Within UN System Economic Development Poverty Mitigation Social Development

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At its 17th plenary meeting, on 6 July 2005, the Economic and Social Council:

(a) Decided to adopt the following theme for the coordination segment of its substantive session of 2006:

“Sustained economic growth for social development, including the eradication of poverty and hunger”;

(b) Also decided that the establishment and implementation of a multi-year work programme for the coordination segment of its substantive session would be guided by the following considerations:

(i) The role and functions of the coordination segment as identified in General Assembly resolution 45/264 of 13 May 1991, namely, the coordination of the activities of the specialized agencies, organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system in the economic, social and related fields, in accordance with Articles 63 and 64 of the Charter of the United Nations;

(ii) That the multi-year work programme for the coordination segment should contribute to the integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences in the economic, social and related fields, in accordance with General Assembly resolutions 50/227 of 24 May 1996 and 57/270 B of 23 June 2003;

(c) Further decided to continue consultations on a multi-year work programme for the coordination segment, with a view to finalizing the work programme before the beginning of the substantive session of 2006 of the Economic and Social Council.

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