Social issues

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SOC/4543

WORLD EDUCATION FORUM IN DAKAR, SENEGAL, 26-28 APRIL TO BOOST DRIVE FOR EDUCATION FOR ALL

PARIS, 11 April (UNESCO) -- Several countries have proved in the last 10 years that strong political will can make the dream of “Education for All” a reality. This message is key to the World Education Forum to be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 26 to 28 April, which will attract some 1,000 national educational leaders.

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SOC/4542

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL SUMMIT SPECIAL SESSION HEARS PROGRESS REPORTS ON WORKING GROUP NEGOTIATIONS

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SOC/4540*

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL SESSION APPROVES ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATION, ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

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SOC/4538

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL SESSION OPENS SECOND SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS

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SOC/4537

COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CONCLUDES SESSION; ADOPTS CONCLUSIONS ON SOCIAL SUMMIT COMMITMENTS

The Commission for Social Development adopted a set of agreed conclusions on progress and obstacles in implementing the commitments made at the World Summit for Social Development (Copenhagen, 1995) by consensus, as it concluded its thirty-eighth session Friday evening, a month past schedule.

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SOC/4536

COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF AGREED CONCLUSIONS

The Commission for Social Development today considered proposals on what action to take regarding its draft concluding document for the thirty-eighth session.

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SOC/4535

COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES NEGOTIATIONS ON AGREED CONCLUSIONS

The lack of consensus on four paragraphs in its key set of conclusions continues to prevent the Commission for Social Development from concluding its thirty-eighth session.

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SOC/4534

SECOND WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING WOULD BE HELD APRIL 2002 IN SPAIN UNDER TERMS OF TEXT APPROVED BY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

Also Approves Text on Special Rapporteur on Disability; Establishes Working Group to Revise International Plan of Action on Ageing

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SOC/4533

COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT APPROVES DRAFT TEXT ON 2001 SESSION PRIORITY THEME

"Enhancing social protection and reducing vulnerability in a globalizing world" would be the Commission for Social Development's priority theme for its 2001 session, according to a draft text approved this morning without a vote.

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SOC/4532

POVERTY ERADICATION, DEBT RELIEF, EMPLOYMENT, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE FOCUS OF DISCUSSION IN COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Recent debt-relief initiatives from governments and international financial institutions actually trapped economies in a cycle of indebtedness and underdevelopment, the Commission for Social Development was told this morning.