A/RES/56/207 from the benefits of globalization, resulting in increased income disparity among and within countries, thereby constraining efforts to eradicate poverty, Recognizing also that for the poverty eradication strategy to be effective it is imperative for developing countries to be integrated into the world economy and equitably share the benefits of globalization, Recalling the commitment made by the heads of State and Government at the Millennium Summit to eradicate extreme poverty, in particular the commitment to halve, by 2015, the proportion of the world’s people whose income is less than one dollar a day and the proportion of people who suffer from hunger, Bearing in mind the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development, 2 the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development 3 and the Political Declaration adopted by the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth special session, entitled “World Summit for Social Development and beyond: achieving social development for all in a globalizing world”, held at Geneva from 26 June to 1 July 2000, 4 as well as the objectives of the World Food Summit, held at Rome from 13 to 17 November 1996, Recognizing that, while it is the primary responsibility of States to attain economic and social development and to achieve the development and poverty eradication goals as set out in the United Nations Millennium Declaration, the international community should support the efforts of the developing countries to eradicate poverty and ensure basic social protection and to promote an enabling international environment, Expressing concern at the recent economic slowdown, particularly its adverse impact on the economies of developing countries, which could hinder the realization of agreed development goals, in particular the eradication of poverty, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006), 5 1. Stresses that the United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006) should contribute to achieving the targets of halving, by 2015, the proportion of the world’s people whose income is less than one dollar a day and the proportion of people who suffer from hunger, through decisive national action and strengthened international cooperation; 2. Reaffirms, as set out in the United Nations Millennium Declaration,1 that success in meeting the objectives of development and poverty eradication depends, inter alia, on good governance within each country, and that it also depends on good governance at the international level, on transparency in the financial, monetary and trading systems and on commitment to an open, equitable, rule-based, predictable and non-discriminatory multilateral trading and financial system; 3. Recognizes that success in meeting the objective of poverty eradication requires an enabling environment that encourages, inter alia, sustainable development, including economic growth that favours the poor and that upholds _______________ 2 Report of the World Summit for Social Development, Copenhagen, 6–12 March 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.8), chap. I, resolution 1, annex I. 3 Ibid., annex II. 4 Resolution S-24/2, annex, sect. I. 5 A/56/229 and Corr.1 and Add.1. 2