Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade
for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027)
A/RES/74/234
updated and ratified, and striving to eliminate safe havens that create incentives for
the transfer abroad of stolen assets and illicit financial flows,
Committed to working to strengthen regulatory frameworks at all levels to
further increase the transparency and accountability of financial institutions and the
corporate sector, as well as public administrations, and to strengthening international
cooperation and national institutions to combat money-laundering and the financing
of terrorism,
Reaffirming that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including
extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge facing the world today and an
overarching objective of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Develop ment, of which the
Addis Ababa Action Agenda is an integral part, as well as an ethical, social, political,
environmental and economic imperative for all humankind and an indispensable
requirement for sustainable development, particularly in Africa, in lea st developed
countries, in landlocked developing countries, in small island developing States and
in some middle-income countries, as well as countries in conflict and post -conflict
situations, and underlining the importance of addressing the multidimensio nal nature
of development and poverty and accelerating sustainable, inclusive and equitable
economic growth and sustainable development, including full, productive
employment and decent work for all, with a view to reducing inequalities within and
among countries,
Recognizing the importance of supporting countries in their efforts to eradicate
poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, and to promote
the empowerment of the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including women,
children and youth, indigenous peoples and local communities, older persons, persons
with disabilities, migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons,
Reaffirming the political declaration of the high-level meeting on universal
health coverage, held in New York on 23 September 2019, entitled “Universal health
coverage: moving together to build a healthier world ”, 9
Underlining the primary responsibility of Member States to promote universal
health coverage that comprises universal and equitable acc ess to quality health
services and ensures affordable and quality service delivery, especially through
primary health care and social protection mechanisms, with the support of enhanced
international cooperation and with a view to providing access to healt h services for
all, including those who are in vulnerable situations, and underlining also that women
and children are particularly affected by disasters and outbreaks,
Recognizing the centrality of mobilizing financial and non-financial resources
for development at the national and international levels and the effective use of those
resources, as well as the importance of policy coherence and a coordinated approach
that involves participation at all levels by all actors to promote an enabling
environment for sustainable development, and of reinvigorating the global
partnership for sustainable development in support of the achievement of the
internationally agreed development goals, in particular the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, which builds upon the unfinished business of the
Millennium Development Goals,
Underscoring that, for all countries, public policies and the mobilization and
effective use of domestic resources, underscored by the principle of national
ownership, are central to the common pursuit of sustainable development, including
achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, recognizing that domestic resources
are first and foremost generated by economic growth, supported by an enabling
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Resolution 74/2.
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