REACTIVATING THE NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE FIFTH ASIAN AND PACIFIC MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

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WHEREAS, the Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference in Preparation for the
World Summit for Social Development held in Manila, Philippines on 12-18
October 1994 adopted the Manila Declaration on the Agenda for Action on Social
Development in the Economic And Social Commission For Asia And The Pacific (ESCAP)
Region, which contains strategies to address critical social development issues
facing the countries of the region;

WHEREAS, the World Summit for Social Development held in Copenhagen, Denmark
on 6-12 March 1996 adopted the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action
which embody the commitments, policies, actions and measures to address the
global problems of poverty, unemployment and social disintegration in a
framework of sustained economic growth, sustainable development, and a national
and international environment favorable to social development;

WHEREAS, the Fifth Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on Social
Development, hereinafter referred to as the Conference scheduled in 1997 or
early 1998, will provide opportunity to review implementation of the Manila
Declaration on the Agenda for Action on Social Development in the ESCAP Region
as well as the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action;

WHEREAS, as requested by the United Nations ESCAP during its 52nd Session
held in April 1996 in Bangkok, Thailand, the Philippines agreed to host the
Conference;

WHEREAS, a National Organizing Committee, hereinafter referred to as the
Committee, was created through Executive Order No. 154 issued by the President
in 27 January 1994 for the Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference in
Preparation for the World Summit for Social Development;

WHEREAS, there is a need to reactivate the Committee to facilitate
preparations for the Conference to fully ensure its success;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL
V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby reactivate the Committee
and authorize the same to undertake the necessary preparations for the
Conference.

The composition of both the
Committee and the Executive Committee is amended to include the Office of the
Presidential Assistant for Social Development, as member, in lieu of the Office
of the President.

Such amounts as may be necessary
for the operation of the Committee, its Secretariat and Subcommittees and the
holding of the Conference shall be included in the International Commitments
Fund portion of the Fiscal Year 1997 budget.

This Executive Order shall take
effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 9^th day of July in the year
of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Six.

(Sgd.) FIDEL
V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

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