3.
Decides to preserve the Social Forum as a unique space for interactive
dialogue between the United Nations human rights machinery and various
stakeholders, including grass-roots organizations, and underlines the importance of
coordinated efforts at national, regional and international levels for the promotion of
social cohesion based on the principles of social justice, equity and solidarity as well
as to address the social dimension and challenges of the ongoing globalization process;
4.
Decides also that the Social Forum shall continue meeting every year,
requests that the next meeting of the Social Forum be held during 2008, in Geneva, on
dates suitable for the participation of representatives of United Nations Member States
and of the broadest possible range of other stakeholders, especially from developing
countries, 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
(b)
Capturing best practices in the fight against poverty in the light of
rights;
grass-roots presentations to the Social Forum;
(c)
Social dimension of the globalization process;
5.
Decides further that the Social Forum will meet for three working days,
in order that it may devote:
(a)
One day to thematic discussions on poverty and human rights and 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;
(b)
One day to discussion on the social dimension of the globalization
process;
(c)
One day to an interactive debate with relevant thematic procedures
mandate holders of the Human Rights Council on issues related to the topics of the
Social Forum, and to formulating conclusions and recommendations to be presented
to relevant bodies through the Human Rights Council;
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