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Article: Draft for 1995 summit prepared. (World Summit for Social Development completes preliminary document at UN Preparatory Committee session, Jan 31-Feb 11, 1994)
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- June 1, 1994
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A draft structure for a Declaration and a Programme of Action to be adopted at the 1995 World Summit for Social Development was finalized at the first substantive session of its Preparatory Committee (New York, 31 January-11 February).
The Declaration would describe the world social situation and reasons for convening the Summit, outline goals and "common challenges", and reaffirm international instruments relating to the Summit's three core issues: enhancing social integration; reducing poverty; and expanding employment.
A five-part Programme of Action was to promote "wide-ranging social development strategies" at the local, national, regional and ...