Sustained economic growth for social development, including the eradication of poverty and hunger

Urges the UN system to enhance its assistance to developing countries, upon their request, in facilitating the realization of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and efforts towards the eradication of poverty and hunger through comprehensive and multidimensional approaches; requests the UN system to conduct common country assessments and the UN Development Assistance Framework processes under the leadership of national Governments; requests the Secretary-General, in his capacity as the Chairman of the UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, to encourage the organizations and bodies of the UN system, within their respective mandates, to review their current approaches in the area of economic growth and social development in order to effectively address and facilitate the realization of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals.

Adopted without vote, 29th plenary meeting

In : Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 2006, New York, 17 Jan., 7 and 10 Feb., 14 and 22 Mar. and 8 May 2006; resumed organizational session for 2006, New York, 10 and 12 May 2006; substantive session of 2006, Geneva, 3-28 July 2006; resumed substantive session of 2006, New York, 11 Oct., 30 Nov. and 11 and 15 Dec. 2006 - E/2006/99 - p. 17 - (ESCOR, 2006, Suppl. no. 1).