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Report on the World Social Situation

The Report on the World Social Situation (RWSS) is prepared on a biennial basis by the Division for Social Policy and Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). Over the years, the Report has served as a background document for discussion and policy analysis of socio-economic matters at the intergovernmental level, and has aimed at contributing to the identification of emerging social trends of international concern and to the analysis of relationships among major development issues which have both international and national dimensions.

This publication is continued by World Social Report.

ISSN (online): 24120871
Frequency: Biennial
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/ced795ef-en

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The Report on the World Social Situation 2018

Promoting Inclusion Through Social Protection
Sep 2018
Book
United Nations
This report discusses the contribution of social protection to social inclusion focusing in particular on the extent to which such groups are effectively covered by existing social protection measures. An overall assessment of the impact of social protection on the reduction of poverty and inequality frames the report’s analysis. The report focuses on six social groups: children youth older persons persons with disabilities ethnic minorities and indigenous pe Read More
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Report on the World Social Situation 2016

Leaving no one Behind: The Imperative of Inclusive Development
Nov 2016
Book
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
In adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development world leaders committed themselves to leaving no one behind in pursuit of the eradication of extreme poverty and protection of the planet. Through concerted efforts galvanized by the MDGs the world has made progress in reducing poverty but social exclusion persists in both developed and developing countries. At the same time some countries have been able to effectively promote inclusion e Read More
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Report on the world social situation 2013

Inequality Matters
Dec 2013
Book
United Nations
The 2013 report examines key drivers of inequality that have emerged in the recent past and the impact of rising inequality. It examines trends in social economic and spatial inequalities and assesses why inequality matters in order to propose policy solutions to this persistent problem paying particular attention to the potential role of empowerment and participation. The report highlights inequalities within and across countries and shows the cum Read More
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Report on the World Social Situation 2011

The Global Social Crisis
Mar 2012
Book
United Nations
This report explores the social impact of the great recession and warns of the possibility of continuing global social crisis in the face of increasing fiscal consolidation and austerity measures which threaten the sustainability of a recovery. The effects of the financial and economic crisis on social progress have been sharp widespread and deep. Given the fragility of the economic recovery and uneven progress in major economies social conditions are exp Read More
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Report on the World Social Situation 2010

Rethinking Poverty
Nov 2010
Book
United Nations
The 2010 issue of the Report on the World Social Situation focuses on the challenge of achieving poverty reduction. The Millennium Development Goals seek to halve by 2015 the level of extreme poverty that existed since 1990. The Report begins with an overview of global regional and selected country poverty trends over the period 1981-2005 critically examines the conventional policy framework and popular poverty reduction programmes argues that Read More
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Report on the World Social Situation 2007

The Employment Imperative
Nov 2007
Book
United Nations
The 2007 issue of the Report on the World Social Situation focuses on the key role of productive employment and decent work in reducing poverty and promoting social development. It surveys the global trends in employment and work as well as the socio-economic context within which the world of work has evolved in the last two decades. It recommends that policies and strategies to promote full employment and decent work take into account demo Read More
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Report on the World Social Situation 2005

The Inequality Predicament
Oct 2006
Book
United Nations
The 2005 Report on the World Social Situation focuses on the international aspects of inequality. As emphasized by the ten-year review of the implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action there has been uneven progress in many areas of social development with important regression in others. The main assumption of this report is that issues of equity and inequality have acquired such importance nowadays that it renders a difficu Read More
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Report on the World Social Situation 2003

Social Vulnerability - Sources and Challenges
Nov 2003
Book
United Nations
The Report on the World Social Situation 2003 examines the issue of social vulnerability. It identifies the sources of social vulnerabilities and explores strategies to reduce them within selected social groups. This year’s Report attempts to increase its relevance by putting forward explicit policy recommendations.
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Report on the World Social Situation 1997

Jul 1997
Book
United Nations
The Report offers new insights into the nature and magnitude of the pressing social problems and the national and international policies required to address them. It examines the core social issues of poverty alleviation productive employment and social integration covering concepts and quantitative indicators as well as policies and strategies.
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