Future Organization and Methods of Work of the Commission for Social Development

E/RES/2012/7View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Economic and Social Council, under agenda item 14b Social development, published in 2012.

What other versions does this mandate have?

12 versions · 2006–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is E/RES/2025/5

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	E/RES/2025/5	Future organization and methods of work of the Commission for Social Development	1,724	80%Compare
2023	E/RES/2023/12	Future organization and methods of work of the Commission for Social Development	1,482	95%Compare
2021	E/RES/2021/8	Future organization and methods of work of the Commission for Social Development	1,451	96%Compare
2019	E/RES/2019/4	Future organization and methods of work of the Commission for Social Development	1,424	49%Compare
2018	E/RES/2018/3	Future organization and methods of work of the Commission for Social Development	1,485	48%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

9 reports · 2006–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2025	E/CN.5/2026/3	Advancing social development and social justice through coordinated, equitable and inclusive policies report of the Secretary-General	E/RES/2025/5
2023	E/CN.5/2024/3	Fostering social development and social justice through social policies to accelerate progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to achieve the overarching goal of poverty eradication report of the Secretary-General	E/RES/2023/12
2021	E/CN.5/2022/3	Inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 for sustainable livelihoods, well-being and dignity for all eradicating poverty and hunger in all its forms and dimensions to achieve the 2030 Agenda : report of the Secretary-General	E/RES/2021/8
2018	E/CN.5/2019/3	Addressing inequalities and challenges to social inclusion through fiscal, wage and social protection policies report of the Secretary-General	E/RES/2018/3
2011	E/CN.5/2012/3	Poverty eradication report of the Secretary-General	E/RES/2010/10

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that the current practice of discussing one core issue over a two-year period has allowed the Commission for Social Development to go into greater depth by also addressing related cross-cutting issues and emerging issues relevant to the theme under discussion;

Decides to maintain the two-year review and policy cycle;

Reaffirms that the officers elected to the Bureau of the Commission should continue to be elected for a term of office of two years, in parallel with the review and policy cycle;

Decides that the priority theme for the 2013–2014 review and policy cycle shall be “Promoting empowerment of people in achieving poverty eradication, social integration and full employment and decent work for all”;

Stresses the importance of identifying relevant sub-themes within the priority theme, in order to focus interventions and discussions, and of taking into account cross-cutting issues during subsequent sessions of the Commission;

Decides that the Commission shall utilize, as appropriate, its agenda item on emerging issues to promote consideration of relevant issues on the agenda of the Economic and Social Council, including the theme of the annual ministerial review;

Invites all relevant stakeholders to continue to participate in the work of the Commission at an appropriately high level;

Decides that the Commission shall keep its methods of work under review, and requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the Commission at its fifty-first session on ways and means to strengthen its work, taking into account the views of Member States.

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