Commission for Social Development 43rd sessionNew York, 9-18
February 2005 General Assembly 24th special sessionGeneva, 26
June-1 July 2000 At this meeting the States members of the
United Nations took part in the appraisal and follow-up to the
objectives of the World Summit on Social Development and set the
following challenges: to confirm each country's responsibility
in relation to the Copenhagen accords; convincing the North-
South axis of the need for a solid system of basic social
services; sound principles for social policies; particular
attention to the role of women in social policy; and the role of
civil society as a critical partner in the quest for solutions.
World Summit for Social DevelopmentCopenhagen, 11-12 March 1995
World events in the mid-1990s formed the backdrop for the World
Summit for Social Development. The discussion revolved around
globalization, dramatic changes in the world economy, poverty,
unemployment and social disintegration. These phenomena
highlighted the need to give renewed