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The political, social and economic systems have all been undergoing fundamental reform.

The Kyrgyz Republic shares the position that United Nations reform will be successful only if Security Council reform is followed by reform of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.

The welfare reform reinforced an ongoing shift towards regional, rather than central, provision of social support and social services for different vulnerable groups.

The development of effective social policies was a key element of the Russian Federation's economic reform.

Our achievements so far must also give impetus to our ongoing work on other important reform issues  the Human Rights Council, development follow up and reform of the Economic and Social Council, Secretariat and management reform, Security Council reform and the work on counter terrorism.

Some experts noted that reform had significant social repercussions, as it would displace SMEs and micro players.

Structural reform cannot wait. Nationalism should be channeled toward securing public support for deep economic and social reforms.

We need to continue with the proper reform of the economic and social sector of the United Nations.

Such reform, if achieved, should enable the Economic and Social Council to better develop useful and meaningful guidelines for United Nations activities in the economic and social areas.

In that regard, the international community has a clear responsibility to encourage regionally led political, social and economic reform.

In parallel with economic achievements, the reform process in Viet Nam has also seen encouraging development in the social field.

My delegation fully supports the proposed reform of the Economic and Social Council and endorses the establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission.

It had carried out comprehensive judicial reform, reinforced basic public services and promoted employment to eliminate poverty, hunger and social exclusion.

How are we going to perform our social and political reform to keep pace with economic growth, to keep sustainability and stability?

Informal consultations of the plenary on the follow up to the World Summit Outcome on development and Economic and Social Council reform

It will assess the fiscal and employment impact of ageing and suggest possible directions for social security reform in the concerned countries.

Furthermore, the Summit had forged agreement on key aspects of United Nations reform, including, most notably, strengthening the Economic and Social Council.

As a result of the health reform process, the Ministry of Social Development itself has undergone significant changes in its structure and function.

Experience elsewhere has demonstrated that success in development efforts was partly due to their linking growth to income redistribution and increased social equality, thus helping to reduce social tensions and contributing to political system reform.

Reform of one goes hand in hand with reform of others, and regional organizations can provide real support to the United Nations in its endeavours to maintain international peace and security and to achieve economic and social development worldwide.

Concerning the reform of the Economic and Social Council, we believe the reform effort should be guided by the concern to make that important body more responsive to focused discussions on issues that are of high urgency and priority.

A grant of US 575,000 was provided by the Japan Policy and Human Resource Development Fund for reform in the area of social protection.

In that regard, Kyrgyzstan supports the need to reform the General Assembly and to strengthen the coordinating functions of the Economic and Social Council.

Starting on 11 January next year, we will have to continue with development follow up and the reform of the Economic and Social Council.

Additionally, reform of the Council must extend to its working methods and its interaction with other principal organs, particularly the Economic and Social Council.

The market oriented reform of social entitlements had been completed and new reforms had been planned in the areas of health, education and housing.

important issues concerning reform of the United Nations as a whole, namely the reform of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council and the creation of a Human Rights Council as a central body and the Peacebuilding Commission.

The Government had seven tools to bring about gender equality reform of the education system extension and improvement of social protection and social security promotion of an economy based on solidarity social management of the rural economy social management of the public services promotion of entrepreneurship and improvements in the quality of urban life.

All the largest political parties (Pro Patria Union, the Reform Party, the United People's Party, the Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party) have women's associations.

We must also reform the Economic and Social Council so as to make it capable of effectively implementing the development agenda of the United Nations.

Obama has remained silent about reform of Medicare and Social Security, whose long run deficits are several times the national debt. Vice President Joe Biden has even said that no changes to Social Security are to be made.

The problem is that economic and social reform are purely national responsibilities, and do not lie within the competence of the Union if there is to be economic and social reform in France and Germany, that is a matter exclusively for French and German voters and politicians. It could only be a European matter, if the EU were a real federation.

Indonesia faced a number of crucial social problems during the reform era, such as distrust by community members of those occupying public office during the past regime.

A strong global partnership was needed in order to reverse negative trends, accelerate growth and sustainable development, reform national policies, and achieve greater infrastructural and social investment.

Mr. Kurnaz (Turkey) said that, under new supporting legislation adopted as part of the legal reform package, municipal councils could select and recruit social services personnel directly.

It is imperative to reform the Economic and Social Council in order to enhance its efficiency and responsiveness and to enable it to meet the emerging challenges.

In order to regain economic competitiveness, European countries will have to abandon many of their social welfare policies and reform their political institutions. Most Europeans prefer to ignore the looming challenge of radical policy reform, owing to the decline in living standards that it implies.

That agenda encompasses such crucial elements as revitalization of the General Assembly strengthening of the United Nations human rights mechanisms through the establishment of the Human Rights Council reform of the Economic and Social Council establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission and, of course, management reform.

Firms and workers would need to adjust as reform forces some industries to downsize or close and allows others to expand. In addition, there are social costs to consider.

Thirdly, the reform of three main bodies of the United Nations the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council should provide balance in their work.

A series of social reforms begun in 2005 would be completed in 2007, and the National Programme of Health Care Reform and Development for 2005 2010 had been launched.

The Egyptian delegation is motivated by its dedication to the idea of genuine reform of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Security Council and the Secretariat.

Security sector reform, encompassing police, corrections and judiciary, is an important element of peacebuilding and can often be the key prerequisite for rebuilding shattered economies and restoring social services.

In particular, the Agency should perform its tasks without distinction among any of its five operational areas, where its educational, health and social reform programmes were to be applauded.