Subprogramme 3 Social policy and development

Social policy and development

Abbreviations RB, regular budget XB, extrabudgetary GS (OL), General Service (Other level) GS (PL), General Service (Principal level).

Subprogramme 2 Integrated social policies

Social policies for containing poverty

This theme was the subject of a discussion of social policy on the elderly, social insurance laws and their role in providing care for elderly persons.

SIAPAC, 2002.

Globalization had created a linkage between immigration on the one hand and trade capacity, competitiveness and employment policy on the other.

SIAPAC, Inequalities and Social Welfare Vision 2030,2002, p.89.

The next president may have room to adjust economic or social policies.

Table 22.2 Summary of requirements by subprogramme and implementing officea (Thousands of United States dollars)

Macroeconomic policies could not be contrary to social policies.

(i) Advisory services ten advisory service missions at the request of member States on enhancing capacity of ESCWA countries in sectoral social policies, including population and urban and rural development policies and on integrating social policies

Social development activities will focus on identifying policies leading to greater social equity, the incorporation of the poorer social strata into productive activities and the integration of women into the development process.

9.59 The Division for Social Policy and Development will deepen its capacity for policy and substantive support to the Commission for Social Development, including a more integrated approach to social inclusion and emerging issues related to social development.

18.9 The ESCWA member countries are confronted by political instability, an imbalance in the provision of basic social services between urban and rural areas and between the different social strata and widening disparities in income distribution, associated with increasing poverty and unemployment.

The Federal Provincial Territorial Ministerial Council on Social Policy Renewal (the Council) conducted a review of the SUFA in 2003.

Particular progress has been made in according greater recognition to the need to embed social policy within economic policy as a way of fostering overall development.

Even well intentioned social policies can have unwelcome consequences.

Opening of the Workshop by Mr. Johan Schölvinck, Director, Division for Social Policy and Development

Such policies were followed up through a monitoring and evaluation programme for reviewing their social and environmental impact.

In the area of social policies, ESCWA pursued the second phase of a major project Towards integrated social development policies in the ESCWA region .

Particular social, cultural, economic and environmental factors have a major influence on the success of policies, programmes and projects.

Assistance in the framing of government policies and stimulating social attitudes in order to achieve gender equality

Social and economic policies of the Economic Commission for Africa relevant for the prevention of international terrorism include

b. Parliamentary documentation three reports to the Committee on Social Development on issues related to formulation and implementation of social policies issues related to the Arab Decade for People with Disabilities and selected key issues related to social development

This requires that social and economic policies recognize and accommodate indigenous and tribal peoples' needs, aspirations and rights.

Population, Health and Development Vision 2030. Windhoek.

(a) Promote global dialogue and partnership on global policies and trends in the economic, social, environmental and humanitarian fields.

The Council also recommended that governments continue to use the principles set out in SUFA (equality, diversity, fairness, individual dignity and responsibility, sustaining social programmes and services) to guide the development of new social policies and programming.

Viet Nam's social welfare policy does not contains any discrimination in terms of sex, social strata and beliefs and gives priority to ethnic minority people and those entitled to preferential social policies.

(b) Crime prevention should be integrated in a cross cutting way into all social and economic policies and programmes including employment, education, health, housing and urban planning, justice and social services

The Committee began its consideration of the item and heard a statement by the Director of the Division for Social Policy and Development.

(f) Addressing the possible impact of general social and economic policy measures upon citizens' opportunities and willingness to volunteer

The last three decades also saw the divorce of social policies from overall development strategies as a consequence of the drive for smaller government.

Perhaps tomorrow they will lose sleep over the mass demonstrations and social conflicts that tough economic policies have spawned.

(i) Three recurrent publications demographic profiles of the Arab countries ESCWA population and development report regional estimates and projections integrated social policies report

She also underscored the need to better integrate economic and social policies in order to promote social development and root out poverty.

For policymakers, it provides regional based policy training courses on the use of biotechnology in addressing socio economic needs.

To prepare for lack of natural resources for the future, the resources had to be made an integral part of social policy and legislation.

Inequalities and Social Welfare Vision 2030. Windhoek

One of those policies related to CSR as an integral part of the EU's commitment to sustainable development.

The events in France also point to the need, at the European level, to reinforce policies against discrimination and that promote social equality.

Optimal strategic policies should be based on common welfare, gained through economic integration and redistributive social policies.

Social policies have helped increase income per capita, providing free educational, health and housing services for all social groups and giving priority to the needy and to disabled persons.