| Date | 7 October 1999 |
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| Started | 15:00 |
| Ended | 18:10 |
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Agenda item 37 (continued)
Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development
Report of the Secretary-General (A/54/220)
Report of the Preparatory Committee for the Special Session of the General Assembly on the Implementation of the Outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and Further Initiatives (A/54/45 and Corr.1 and Add.1)
Draft decisions I, II and III (A/54/45, para. 71 and Corr.1); and IV (A/54/45/Add.1, para. 6)
Mr. Moura (Brazil)
Less than five years ago heads of State and Government and high-level authorities of 186 countries met in Copenhagen and adopted a Declaration and Programme of Action that are considered a new social contract of worldwide scope.
While we still do not have a full assessment of the implementation of the Copenhagen decisions, clearly the global environment has undergone significant change -- and not always for the better, especially in relation to the crucial problems of unemployment and poverty.
Over these last few years the world community has experienced the opportunities and the risks associated with an increasingly globalized and interdependent world. The international financial crisis has caused severe social dislocation in many countries. We continue to suffer the consequences of protectionist trade practices that impact negatively in particular commodity exports of developing countries. We feel the effects of the external debt that is draining scarce resources urgently needed for development, and we see the consequences of cutbacks in international cooperation.
As we approach the year 2000 special session of the General Assembly on Copenhagen + 5, let us bear these facts in mind so as to better focus our discussions on the challenges ahead. Under Chile's competent coordination, the preparatory process for the special session is well advanced. The decision to reaffirm the Copenhagen commitments and the consensus that came out of the first substantive session of the Preparatory Committee bode well.
Social development requires sustained economic growth. In Brazil -- as a result of macroeconomic stability over the last few years -- a significantly greater proportion of our population has shared in the benefits of development. Yet only by assuring long-term stability will the complex social evils that have long plagued Brazil be overcome.
In the quest to improve living conditions for all Brazilians, fundamental structural reforms are being carried out. The State machinery is undergoing basic re-engineering, fiscal reform is under way and basic social services are being reorganized. Education has received special attention. I recall that during the preparatory work for the Copenhagen Summit Brazil advocated the inclusion of universal access to education as one of the 10 commitments necessary to achieve social development. By means of its "All children in school" programme, Brazil has achieved 96 per cent school enrolment for children between 7 and 14 years old. More important, drop-out and repetition rates have fallen significantly.
As regards health matters, the various programmes recently set up have contributed to a 45 per cent reduction in infant mortality country-wide in the 1994 to 1998 period.
The eradication of poverty and the overcoming of social exclusion are Government priorities. As a result of specifically targeted policies, the proportion of people living below the absolute poverty line has declined from 30.4 per cent to 20.9 per cent.
Mr. Moura (Brazil)
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