ATTACHED IS THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC & SOCIAL COUNCIL
- ECOSOC - MINISTERIAL DECLARATION OF THE 2007 HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT OF ECOSOC
Poverty and Hunger Eradication - Development - Millennium
Development Goals +
Examples of inclusions with direct Gender reference:
(g)Also reaffirming that gender equality and the promotion
and protection of the full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental
freedoms for all are essential to eradicate poverty and hunger.
10.We reiterate our strong support for fair globalization
and the need to translate growth into reduction of poverty, and in this regard
we resolve to make the goals of full and productive employment and decent work
for all, including for women and young people, a central objective of relevant
national and international policies as well as national development strategies,
including poverty reduction strategies, as part of efforts to achieve the
Millennium Development Goals.
14.We reiterate that all countries should promote gender
equality and empowerment of women, and, as called for, inter alia, in the
Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action and the outcome of the 23rd Special
Session of the General Assembly, identify and accelerate actions towards that
end.
15.We recognize that micro-finance, including micro-credit
can make an important contribution to poverty eradication and the empowerment
of the poor, including through programmes that could facilitate productive
self-employment, promote gender equality and reduce the social and economic
vulnerability of the poor. We encourage all countries to facilitate the
expansion of micro-finance, including micro-credit in order to service the
large unmet demand among poor people for financial services.
17.We emphasize the critical role of both formal and informal
education in the achievement of poverty eradication and other development goals
as envisaged in the Millennium Declaration, in particular basic education and
training for eradicating illiteracy, and strive for expanded secondary and
higher education as well as vocational and technical training, especially for
girls and women, the creation of human resources and infrastructure
capabilities and the empowerment of those living in poverty.
35.We call upon all countries to promote good governance,
which is essential for sustainable development, and reaffirms that sound
economic policies, solid democratic institutions responsive to the needs of the
people and improved infrastructure are the basis for sustained economic growth,
poverty eradication and employment creation and that freedom, peace and
security, domestic stability, respect for human rights, including the right to
development, the rule of law, gender equality and market-oriented policies and
an overall commitment to just and democratic societies, are also essential and
mutually reinforcing.
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One of the Multiple ECOSOC Functional Commissions is the:
UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
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ECOSOC - United
Nations Economic & Social Council http://www.un.org/ecosoc/about/
ECOSOC was established under the United Nations Charter as
the principal organ to coordinate economic, social, and related work of the 14
UN specialized agencies, functional commissions and five regional commissions.
The Council also receives reports from 11 UN funds and
programmes. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) serves as the central
forum for discussing international economic and social issues, and for formulating
policy recommendations addressed to Member States and the United Nations
system. It is responsible for:
- promoting higher standards of living, full employment,
and economic and social progress;
- identifying solutions to international economic, social
and health problems;
- facilitating international cultural and educational
cooperation; and
- encouraging universal respect for human rights and
fundamental freedoms.
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NGO CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECOSOC
http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ngo/
The first avenue by which
non-governmental organizations took a role in formal UN deliberations was
through the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). 41 NGOs were granted
consultative status by the council in 1946; by 1992 more that 700 NGOs had
attained consultative status and the number has been steadily increasing ever
since to 3,052 organizations today.
Article 71 of the UN Charter opened the door providing for suitable
arrangements for consultation with non-governmental organizations. The
consultative relationship with ECOSOC is governed today by ECOSOC resolution
1996/31, which outlines the eligibility requirements for consultative status,
rights and obligations of NGOs in consultative status, procedures for the
withdrawal or suspension of consultative status, the role and functions of the
ECOSOC Committee on NGOs, and the responsibilities of the UN Secretariat in
supporting the consultative relationship.
Consultative status is granted by ECOSOC upon recommendation of the ECOSOC
Committee on NGOs, which is comprised of 19 Member States.