(d) Reform the Economic and Social Council by

In other words, lack of social trust blocks structural reform.

The Kyrgyz Republic shares the position that United Nations reform will be successful only if Security Council reform is followed by reform of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.

The welfare reform reinforced an ongoing shift towards regional, rather than central, provision of social support and social services for different vulnerable groups.

Finally, fundamental reform of the social welfare state requires leaders who embrace free market ideas.

Instead, social change is mingled with institutional reform in ways that may seem incomprehensible to voters.

The desire to avoid public discontent and ensure social stability led to a suspension of reform.

The university exposed him to Age of Enlightenment ideals, and social and political critique and reform.

Reform of the justice system and initiatives related to the social agenda were also publicly debated.

The development of effective social policies was a key element of the Russian Federation's economic reform.

Our achievements so far must also give impetus to our ongoing work on other important reform issues  the Human Rights Council, development follow up and reform of the Economic and Social Council, Secretariat and management reform, Security Council reform and the work on counter terrorism.

The goal of the group is to bring about political reform based on democracy and social justice.

Some experts noted that reform had significant social repercussions, as it would displace SMEs and micro players.

Structural reform cannot wait. Nationalism should be channeled toward securing public support for deep economic and social reforms.

Reform must also address the related challenges of a lagging education system and an insufficient social safety net.

But, for Brown s policy to succeed, it must promote social change and political reform in the Arab world.

We need to continue with the proper reform of the economic and social sector of the United Nations.

Such reform, if achieved, should enable the Economic and Social Council to better develop useful and meaningful guidelines for United Nations activities in the economic and social areas.

In that regard, the international community has a clear responsibility to encourage regionally led political, social and economic reform.

The problem is that economic and social reform are purely national responsibilities, and do not lie within the competence of the Union if there is to be economic and social reform in France and Germany, that is a matter exclusively for French and German voters and politicians.

He was an outspoken supporter of social reform, despite strict censorship laws and harsh penalties for those who broke them.

In parallel with economic achievements, the reform process in Viet Nam has also seen encouraging development in the social field.

Theirs is a movement of political reform demanding more freedom and government accountability not of social protest, at least not yet.

Informal consultations of the plenary on follow up to the World Summit Outcome on development and Economic and Social Council reform

My delegation fully supports the proposed reform of the Economic and Social Council and endorses the establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission.

It had carried out comprehensive judicial reform, reinforced basic public services and promoted employment to eliminate poverty, hunger and social exclusion.

Entitlements. Obama has remained silent about reform of Medicare and Social Security, whose long run deficits are several times the national debt.

Bush s plan to reform Social Security in the US at least what is known of it represents the ownership revolution s cutting edge.

But slowing the growth of Social Security benefits and capping total tax expenditures would be a good framework for the coming reform.

Informal consultations of the plenary on the follow up to the World Summit Outcome on development and Economic and Social Council reform

It will assess the fiscal and employment impact of ageing and suggest possible directions for social security reform in the concerned countries.

Furthermore, the Summit had forged agreement on key aspects of United Nations reform, including, most notably, strengthening the Economic and Social Council.

Informal consultations of the plenary on the follow up to the World Summit Outcome on development and Economic and Social Council reform

Informal consultations of the plenary on the follow up to the World Summit Outcome on development and Economic and Social Council reform

Without growth, any austerity and reform will deliver only social unrest and the constant threat of a political backlash, without restoring debt sustainability.

As a result of the health reform process, the Ministry of Social Development itself has undergone significant changes in its structure and function.

Experience elsewhere has demonstrated that success in development efforts was partly due to their linking growth to income redistribution and increased social equality, thus helping to reduce social tensions and contributing to political system reform.

Concerning the reform of the Economic and Social Council, we believe the reform effort should be guided by the concern to make that important body more responsive to focused discussions on issues that are of high urgency and priority.

In that regard, Kyrgyzstan supports the need to reform the General Assembly and to strengthen the coordinating functions of the Economic and Social Council.

Starting on 11 January next year, we will have to continue with development follow up and the reform of the Economic and Social Council.

Additionally, reform of the Council must extend to its working methods and its interaction with other principal organs, particularly the Economic and Social Council.

The market oriented reform of social entitlements had been completed and new reforms had been planned in the areas of health, education and housing.

The Radical movement campaigned for electoral reform, a reform of the Poor Laws, free trade, educational reform, postal reform, prison reform, and public sanitation.

important issues concerning reform of the United Nations as a whole, namely the reform of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council and the creation of a Human Rights Council as a central body and the Peacebuilding Commission.

He wants to be a part of a political Europe but only if the other member states follow Britain s model of economic and social reform.