A/HRC/RES/35/19
State and Government committed themselves to eradicate extreme poverty and to halve, by
2015, the proportion of the world’s people whose income is less than one dollar a day and
of those who suffer from hunger, and at the 2005 World Summit, and welcoming the
conclusions of the summit on the Millennium Development Goals, held in New York from
20 to 22 September 2010,
Recalling that, in its resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, the General Assembly
adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and resolved to end poverty in all
its forms and dimensions by 2030, recognizing that eradicating poverty is the greatest
global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development,
Deeply concerned that extreme poverty persists in all countries of the world,
regardless of their economic, social and cultural situation, and that its extent and
manifestations are particularly severe in developing countries,
Reaffirming that the existence of widespread extreme poverty inhibits the full and
effective enjoyment of human rights and that its immediate alleviation and eventual
eradication must remain a high priority for the international community, and that the efforts
towards the achievement of this goal should be strengthened,
Stressing that respect for all human rights – civil, political, economic, social and
cultural rights – which are universal, indivisible and interdependent and interrelated, is of
crucial importance for all policies and programmes to effectively fight extreme poverty at
the local and national levels,
Recalling its resolutions 5/1, on the institution-building of the Human Rights
Council, and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the
Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his or her
duties in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
1.
Welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human
rights, including his thematic reports and country visits;
2.
Decides to extend, for a period of three years, the mandate of the Special
Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, as set out in Human Rights Council
resolution 8/11;
3.
Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to continue to give high priority to extreme poverty and human rights, to pursue
further work in this area in full cooperation with the Special Rapporteur in the various
activities, and to continue to provide the Special Rapporteur with all the assistance
necessary for the effective fulfilment of his mandate;
4.
Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit an annual report on the
implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly and to the Human Rights
Council, in accordance with their programmes of work;
5.
Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special
Rapporteur in his task, to supply all necessary information requested by the mandate holder,
and to respond favourably to the requests of the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries
to enable him to fulfil his mandate effectively;
6.
Invites relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, the treaty
bodies and civil society actors, including non-governmental organizations, as well as the
private sector, to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur in the fulfilment of his
mandate;
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