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C. MEETING THE BASIC HUMAN NEEDS OF ALL:
This section calls
for governments, in partnership with all other development actors, to cooperate to meet
the basic human needs of all, including: implementing commitments that have been
made to meet these needs; and improving access to social services for people living in
poverty and vulnerable groups. Bracketed language includes references to the rights
and responsibilities of parents to ensure that children have access to social services.
Delegates also disagreed whether governments should implement commitments that
have been made to meet the basic human needs of all "with the assistance, as
appropriate, of the international community." Reference to healthcare access for low-
income communities remains bracketed. Delegates also bracketed reference to the
promotion of cooperation among government agencies to develop national strategies
for improving maternal/reproductive health care.
D. ENHANCED SOCIAL
PROTECTION AND REDUCED VULNERABILITY: This section deals with
strengthened and expanded social protection systems. These systems should be based
on legislation, in order to protect from poverty people who cannot work due to
sickness, disability, old age, HIV/AIDS, or who have lost their livelihoods due to
natural disaster. Remaining brackets include references to: social protection systems to
protect people who cannot work due to "language barriers;" providing children the
necessary social and psychological assistance for "family reunification;" and the
provision of adequate social safety nets under structural adjustment programmes.