Commission for Social Development, 6-15 February 2013

The 51st session of the Commission for Social Development (CSOCD) will meet in New York under the theme: “Promoting empowerment of people in achieving poverty eradication, social integration and full employment and decent work for all”. This year, the Commission will have before it two reports on disability: “Report of the Secretary General on Mainstreaming Disability in the Development Agenda” (E/CN.5/2013/9) and “Report of the Special Rapporteur to the 51st Session of the Commission for Social Development: Monitoring of the implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities” (E/CN.5/2013/10). (http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?navid=48&pid=38)