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(kkk) Encourage the allocation of subsidies and tax incentives to pro -poor
policies and programmes for the eradication of poverty and the promotion of gender
equality;
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Improve international debt mechanisms to support debt review, debt
payment suspensions and debt restructuring, as appropriate, with an expansion of
support and eligibility to vulnerable countries in need; commit to continuing to assist
developing countries in avoiding a build-up of unsustainable debt and in
implementing resilience measures so as to reduce the risk of relapsing into another
debt crisis; recognize the importance of new and emerging challenges and
vulnerabilities in regard to developing country external and domestic debt
sustainability; call for strengthened multilateral action s and coordination by all
creditors to address the deteriorating debt situation; recognize the important role, on
a case-by-case basis, of debt relief, including debt cancellation, as appropriate, and
debt restructuring as debt crisis prevention, management and resolution tools; and
acknowledge that these measures can enhance fiscal space for investments for all
women and girls living in poverty.
(mmm) Consider, as appropriate, stronger debt management initiatives for some
low- and middle-income countries that are not part of the existing debt relief
initiatives, which now have large debt burdens that may create constraints on
mobilizing the resources needed to achieve sustainable development goals, gender
equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, and stresses the importance of
medium- and long-term debt sustainability to deal with debt, including non-Paris Club
debt;
Foster new development strategies towards sustainable economies and
sustainable societies
(nnn) Encourage championing programmes that increase the capacity of
women-led and women-owned businesses and can contribute to advancing gender
equality and women’s economic empowerment, which has a positive impact on
economic growth and helps to reduce poverty, while recognizing the cri tical role of
women as producers and traders and the need to address their specific challenges in
order to facilitate their full, equal and meaningful participation in domestic, regional
and international trade and promoting export-led growth in developing countries that
responds to individual development needs, considering that international trade is an
engine for inclusive growth and poverty eradication and that it contributes to the
promotion of sustainable development, structural transformation and indu strialization,
particularly in developing countries;
(ooo) Strengthen international and regional cooperation, including North South, South-South and triangular cooperation, bearing in mind that South -South
cooperation is not a substitute for, but rather a complement to, North-South
cooperation, and invite all States to enhance South-South and triangular cooperation
focusing on shared development priorities, including by implementing effective and
targeted capacity-building in developing countries and exchanging best practices to
support national plans to implement all the Sustainable Development Goals with the
involvement of all relevant multiple stakeholders in government, civil society and the
private sector, while noting that national ownership and lead ership in this regard are
indispensable for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all
women and girls and for improving their lives and well-being in the context of
addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender
perspective;
(ppp) Urge developed countries to fully implement their respective official
development assistance commitments, including the target of 0.7 per cent of their
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