Reactivating the National organizing committee for the fifth asian and pacific ministerial conference on social development

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 355 July 9, 1996

REACTIVATING THE NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE FIFTH ASIAN AND PACIFIC MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

WHEREAS, The Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference in Preparation for the World Summit for Social Development held in Manila, Philippines on 12-18 October 1994 adopted the Manila Declaration on the Agenda for Action on Social Development in the Economic And Social Commission For Asia And The Pacific (ESCAP) Region, which contains strategies to address critical social development issues facing the countries of the region;

WHEREAS, the World Summit for Social Development held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 6-12 March 1996 adopted the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action which embody the commitments, policies, actions and measures to address the global problems of poverty, unemployment and social disintegration in a framework of sustained economic growth, sustainable development, and a national and international environment favorable to social development;

WHEREAS, the Fifth Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on Social Development, hereinafter referred to as the Conference scheduled in 1997 or early 1998, will opportunity...

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REACTIVATING THE NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE FIFTH ASIAN AND PACIFIC MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

- The Manila Declaration on the Agenda for Action on Social Development in the ESCAP Region was adopted at the Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference in Preparation for the World Summit for Social Development held in Manila, Philippines on 12-18 October 1994.
- The Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action were adopted at the World Summit for Social Development held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 6-12 March 1996 to address global problems of poverty, unemployment, and social disintegration.
- The Fifth Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on Social Development, scheduled for 1997 or early 1998, will review the implementation of the Manila Declaration and the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action.
- The Philippines agreed to host the Conference as requested by the United Nations ESCAP during its 52nd Session held in April 1996 in Bangkok, Thailand.
- A National Organizing Committee was created through Executive Order No. 154 issued by the President on 27 January 1994 for the Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference in Preparation for the World Summit for Social Development.
- The National Organizing Committee is reactivated to facilitate preparations for the Conference.
- The composition of the Committee and the Executive Committee is amended to include the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Social Development as a member, in lieu of the Office of the President.
- The necessary amounts for the operation of the Committee, its Secretariat and Subcommittees, and the holding of the Conference shall be included in the International Commitments Fund portion of the Fiscal Year 1997 budget.
- The Executive Order takes effect immediately.