"The ninth session of the Committee on Social Development was held in Amman on 12 and 13 October 213.
The ninth session provided an official forum for discussing the proposals and recommendations related to the formulation of the ESCWA programme of work in the field of social development and the ways to develop the activities set out in the programme,in addition to reviewing and discussing the actions taken by the ESCWA Social Development Division and its reports on priority issues in the field of social development.
The agenda of the ninth session included items aimed at building the progress achieved in implementing social development activities and recommendations contained in the ESCWA work programme since the Committee’s eighth session and the proposed work programme on social development for the biennium 214-215.
The agenda also covered a series of reports on priority issues in social development in the ESCWA region,focusing on employment and labour markets,the role of civil society and participatory development in political transformations and social justice,the impact of youth participation on social cohesion and a presentation on integrating an Arab regional dimension into the United Nations Post- 215 Development Agenda.
This report contains a brief account of the main issues raised during the presentations and discussions,as well as the measures recommended by the Committee under each agenda item."