Human rights and extreme poverty 2010, para. 2

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Also reaffirms that it is essential for States to foster participation by the poorest people in the decision-making process in the societies in which they live, in the promotion of human rights and in efforts to combat extreme poverty and that it is essential for people living in poverty and vulnerable groups to be empowered to organize themselves and to participate in all aspects of political, economic, social and cultural life, in particular the planning and implementation of policies that affect them, thus enabling them to become genuine partners in development;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Poverty
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2010
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, Human rights and extreme poverty (2010), A/RES/65/214, OP 2.
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OP
Paragraph number
2