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

E/RES/2018/3View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Economic and Social Council, under agenda item 19b Social development, published in 2018.

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 subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Social Development Sustainable Development

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that the Commission for Social Development, as a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council, in promoting the integrated treatment of social development issues in the United Nations system, shall review, on a periodic basis, issues related to the follow-up and implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development,1 in a manner consistent with the functions and contributions of the relevant organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, and shall advise the Council thereon;

Affirms that the Commission continues to have the primary responsibility for the follow-up to and review of the World Summit and the outcome of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly,2 and that it serves as the main United Nations forum for an intensified global dialogue on social development issues, and calls upon Member States, the relevant specialized agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations system and civil society to enhance their support for its work;

Reaffirms that the Commission will contribute to the follow-up to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,⁷ within its existing mandate, by supporting the thematic reviews of the high-level political forum on sustainable development on progress in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, including cross-cutting issues, which should reflect the integrated nature of the Goals as well as the interlinkages between them, while engaging all relevant stakeholders and feeding into and being aligned with the cycle of the high-level political forum, according to the organizational arrangements established by the General Assembly and the Council;

⁷General Assembly resolution 70/1.

Decides that the Commission will consider one priority theme at each session on the basis of the follow-up to and review of the World Summit and its linkages to the social dimensions of the 2030 Agenda, proposing an action-oriented resolution with recommendations to the Council in order to contribute to its work;

Invites the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat, the relevant specialized agencies, regional commissions, funds and programmes of the United Nations system and the international financial institutions to present their relevant activities and reports, which may contribute to the advancement of the priority theme, including by participating in interactive dialogues with Member States and relevant stakeholders;

Encourages the Bureau of the Commission to continue to propose interactive dialogues, such as high-level events and ministerial and expert workshops that engage Member States and relevant stakeholders, so as to encourage dialogue and enhance the impact of its work, including by addressing the implementation of, follow-up to and review of the social dimension of the 2030 Agenda;

Decides that, with regard to the review of relevant United Nations plans and programmes of action pertaining to the situation of social groups, the Commission shall review the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons⁸ and the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities⁹ by proceeding to the review of the outcome document of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the realization of the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities: the way forward, a disability-inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond;5

⁸A/37/351/Add.1 and A/37/351/Add.1/Corr.1, annex, sect. VIII, recommendation 1 (IV).

⁹General Assembly resolution 48/96, annex.

Requests the Commission to adopt a multi-year programme of work to allow for predictability and adequate time for preparation; in selecting its priority theme, the Commission should take into consideration, in addition to the follow-up to and review of the World Summit and the outcome of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly, the programme of work of the Council, as well as the 2030 Agenda, so as to build synergies and contribute to the work of the Council system and the high-level political forum;

Decides that the priority theme for the 2019 session, which shall allow the Commission to contribute to the work of the Council, will be “Addressing inequalities and challenges to social inclusion through fiscal, wage and social protection policies”;

Also decides to continue to consider the biennialization of the resolutions of the Commission, with a view to strengthening the resolution on the priority theme, eliminating duplication and overlap and promoting complementarity in the consideration and negotiation of similar or related issues between the Council and the General Assembly;

Encourages non-governmental organizations, as well as other civil society actors, to participate, to the maximum extent possible, in line with Council resolution 1996/31 of 25 July 1996, in the work of the Commission and in the monitoring and implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and the Programme of Action of the World Summit and the outcome of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly;

Decides that the Commission shall keep its methods of work under review, including as related to the timing and number of working days of its sessions, at its fifty-seventh session in order to adjust, as appropriate, to the work of the Council, in line with the outcome of the General Assembly review of the strengthening of the Council and the process of repositioning the United Nations development system.

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