report on 54th session UN head quarter attended by delegates

1. 54th Session of the Commission for Social
Development
REPORT ON
CSocD54
For
udisha
VENUE= UN HEADQUARTERS NEWYORK

2. udisha
Thanks to:-
Mr. Hukum Singh and Mr. Rakesh Gaur along with fellow
members of udisha.

4. The CSocD54 took place at UN Headquarters in New York
from 3 to 12 February 2016 under the priority
theme “Rethinking and strengthening social development in
the contemporary world”. This year was devoted to the policy
segment of the cycle. The upcoming CSocD54 was an important
one, as it was the first session after the adoption of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Since the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen
in 1995, the Commission for Social Development (CSocD) has
been the key United Nations body in charge of the follow up and
implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme
of Action.
Originally known as the Social Commission but renamed in
1966, CSocD was established by ECOSOC res. 10 (II) (1946).
Its purpose was to advise ECOSOC on social policies of a
general character and, in particular, on all matters in the social
field not covered by the specialised inter-governmental
agencies. The Commission’s mandate was further developed by
ECOSOC resolutions 830J (XXXII) (1961), 1139 (XLI) (1966)
and 1996/7. Since 2006, the Commission has taken up key
social development themes as part of its follow up to the outcome
of the Copenhagen Summit.
CSocD meets annually in New York, usually in February.
The Commission for Social Development concluded its fifty-
fourth session (CSocD54), approving three draft resolutions for
adoption by the Economic and Social Council with one on
Africa’s development, traditionally endorsed by consensus,
requiring a rare vote to address the United States’ concerns over
language around trade issues, and more generally, “the right to
development”.
In closing remarks, Commission Chair Ion Jinga (Romania) said
the Commission had taken stock of achievements and
challenges in countries, regions and around the world in

5. reducing poverty and inequality and creating jobs. “Poverty
continues to be the greatest global challenge of our time,” he
said, stressing that millions of workers continued to fall behind
and too many people lacked access to education, gender
equality and climate change mitigation services. He had been
impressed with the resolve to strengthen the Commission in the
follow-up to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
To create momentum, he said, the session had called for
integrated economic and social policies, devised with the
engagement of a broad range of stakeholders to give life to a
shared vision. With that, he thanked participants for their spirit of
cohesion and solidarity.
http://www.un.org/press/en/2016/soc4837.doc.htm :
MEETINGS COVERAGE
Representatives of udisha as observers
Udisha had sent three representatives to attend CSocD54 for two days
that is 11th
and 12th
February 2016, they were Ms. Himani Priya, Mr.
RP Singh and Ms. Sushma Singh.
They attended one side event and the closing session. The side event
was organised by ‘Legion of Goodwill’ with theme ‘Education for
Sustainable Development of the World’. The event had various civil
society members sharing personal experiences with others, the
challenges and the solutions were also discussed. Closing session on
12th
February which was attended by the representatives of udisha
photographs of which are enclosed in the report.

6. INSIDE UN HEADQUARTERS SNAPS

16. BBYE UN HEADQUARTERS

17. NEW YORK
WALKING TOUR

18. MADISON SQUARE

20. GRID SYSTEM OF ROADS(LIKE
HARRAPA)

23. AND THE NEVER ENDING
FOOD OPTIONS