The
Copenhagen Papers
This publication is one of a series of
papers about implementation of the commitments made at the World Summit
for Social Development held in Copenhagen in 1995.
Some publications in this series will be
Issues Papers about aspects of Copenhagen implementation which are of
special concern to the International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW)
and other organisations. Other publications will be reports of forums
or other meetings about implementation including the series of sub-regional
and regional forums which ICSW is organising throughout the world with
other organisations.
The Copenhagen papers are an important
complement to ICSW’s other publications which include the quarterly
magazine Social Development Review, which contains information
and ideas on Summit implementation, The Copenhagen Consensus
– a summary of the principal commitments, Copenhagen + 5
– a bi-monthly newsletter to brief civil society on Copenhagen follow-up,
and our Social Development Website.
ICSW is a global non-governmental organisation
operating throughout the world for the cause of social welfare, social
justice and social development. Our membership consists of global, regional,
and national organisations in more than 70 countries in every region of
the world. We undertake policy development, advocacy and capacity building
for our own members and other organisations.
Since the Copenhagen summit, ICSW monitored
progress with implementation, developed proposals for further progress,
and stimulated advocacy of those proposals.
We are now preparing for the review of implementation
of the Copenhagen summit which will be conducted by a Special Session
of the General Assembly of the United Nations in Geneva in June 2000.
In preparation for this review ICSW will be:
- convening global and regional
civil society forums on Copenhagen implementation throughout the world,
- publishing papers, reports
and other publications focusing on Copenhagen implementation,
- advocating specific implementation action at global, regional and sub regional meetings of the UN and other bodies relating to the Copenhagen summit.
