A/HRC/2/2 A/HRC/Sub.1/58/36 page 26 7. Reaffirms, without prejudice to General Assembly resolution 60/251 and Human Rights Council decision 1/102, its decision that the Social Forum shall meet every year, with the mandate laid down in previous Sub-Commission resolutions, requests that the next meeting of the Social Forum be held during 2007 in Geneva on dates suitable for the participation of the broadest possible range of other stakeholders, and decides that at its next meeting the Social Forum should focus on: (a) Questions relating to the eradication of poverty in the context of human rights; (b) Capturing best practices in the fight against poverty in the light of grass-roots presentations to the Social Forum; (c) Sharing and discussing the relevant guidelines and reports prepared by the Sub-Commission (or its successor), or other human rights bodies, with civil society; 8. Recommends that the Human Rights Council extend the meeting of the Social Forum to five days, as is the practice with certain working groups of the Sub-Commission, in order that it may devote two days of thematic discussions on poverty and human rights, in line with the current format of the Social Forum; devote two days of discussion to the work of the international human rights mechanisms in the field of economic, social and cultural rights and the right to development in relation to poverty, in order to receive feedback from civil society to provide to different mechanisms; and devote one day to an interactive debate with mandate holders on issues related to the topic of the Social Forum and to formulating conclusions and recommendations to be presented to relevant bodies; 9. Reiterates its invitation to participate in and contribute to the Social Forum to non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and other non-governmental organizations outside Geneva, and in particular newly emerging actors, such as small groups and rural and urban associations from the North and the South, anti-poverty groups, peasants’ and farmers’ organizations and their national and international associations, voluntary organizations, youth associations, community organizations, trade unions and associations of workers, representatives of the private sector, United Nations organizations and specialized agencies, the regional economic commissions, intergovernmental organizations - in particular the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization - regional banks, financial institutions and international development agencies; 10. Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to seek effective means of ensuring consultation and the broadest possible participation in the Social Forum, including by establishing partnerships with non-governmental organizations, the private sector and international organizations; 11. Invites the Social Forum to submit to the future expert advice mechanism of the Human Rights Council a separate report containing a comprehensive and detailed summary of the discussions, including recommendations and draft resolutions;

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