At its 23rd plenary meeting, on 12 June 2014, the Economic and Social Council approved the provisional agenda and documentation for the fifty-third session of the Commission for Social Development as set out below:
1
Election of officers.
2
Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.
3
Follow-up to the World Summit for Social Development and the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly:
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on the social dimensions of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development
a
Priority theme: Rethinking and strengthening social development in the contemporary world;
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on rethinking and strengthening social development in the contemporary world
b
Review of relevant United Nations plans and programmes of action pertaining to the situation of social groups:
i
World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons;
ii
Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities;
iii
World Programme of Action for Youth;
iv
Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002;
v
Family issues, policies and programmes;
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General on the preparations for and observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family
Report of the Secretary-General on the modalities for the third review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Special Rapporteur on disability of the Commission for Social Development
c
Emerging issues [to be determined].
Documentation
Note by the Secretariat
Programme questions and other matters:
a
Proposed programme of work for the biennium 2016–2017;
b
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development.
Documentation
Note by the Secretary-General on the nomination of members of the Board of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Board of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
Note by the Secretariat on the draft programme of work of the Division for Social Policy and Development for the biennium 2016–2017
5
Provisional agenda for the fifty-fourth session of the Commission.
6
Adoption of the report of the Commission on its fifty-third session.
