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ECOSOC:
At its 1993 session, which was held in Geneva from
28 June - 30 July 1993, the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
adopted Resolution 1993/64, "Preparations for the World Summit for
Social Development." The Council said that it was "convinced that
the World Summit for Social Development would provide a unique
opportunity to focus the attention of all countries on the main
social and human concerns and to promote policies and strengthen
international cooperation in order to effectively address these
concerns." In this resolution, the Council decided that an African
common position on the issues before the Summit should be
formulated by the meeting of the Conference of African Ministers
Responsible for Human Development (17-21 January 1994), which would
serve as the regional preparatory meeting for the Summit.
Furthermore, the Council requested that the Executive Secretary of
the Economic Commission for Africa prepare, in cooperation with the
Organization of African Unity and other African regional and
subregional organizations, an African common position on the issues
before the Summit.