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Malta Statement at the UN: "Implementation of the Outcome of the World Summit for Social Development"
PR1699
18/10/1996
18/10/1996
| Malta's Ambassador to the United Nations, Dr. Joseph Cassar, last | Wednesday addressed the United Nations General Assembly on the item in caption. |
| In his statement, Ambassador Cassar explained the principled | criteria on which the Government of Malta based its programme of action to follow up the World Summit for Social Development and these include: that social justice is guaranteed by giving particular attention to the more vulnerable members of society; the continuation and enhancement in the provision of both social security and social welfare; social services should aim at a more personal and family-centred focus; individuals should not become passive recipients of assistance but ought to be encouraged to actively participate in helping themselves and others in safeguarding their well-being; every person should be able to benefit and contribute to the spirit of solidarity; and Government and non-governmental organisations are to complement each other in the provision of services. |
| These criteria, by which government is guided, are based on a | vision that places the human person and the family at the very centre of social development; these principled criteria led the Government in the past years to enact legislative measures to buttress social security, employment without discrimination, the equal status of women and the provision of equal and universal opportunity and access to free education at all levels and the whole range of health services. |
| Ambassador Cassar made a reference to the establishment by | Government of the Institute for Social Work and the various National Commissions on which civil society is represented and considered an essential component. He also mentioned the active part played by voluntary organisations and the role of the Catholic Church in this sphere of particular significance, in the development of an awareness and the provision of a wide range of services. |
| Our commitment to ensure social justice, together with the | promotion and protetion of human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law are the supporting columns of the bridge which should lead us into twenty first century. |
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