A/RES/60/209 benefited fully from the opportunities of globalization, which has further exacerbated the continent’s marginalization; 47. Reaffirms its support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, 16 encourages further efforts in the implementation of the commitments contained therein in the political, economic and social fields, and calls upon Member States and the international community, and invites the United Nations system, to continue to support the implementation of the Partnership, the primary objective of which is to eradicate poverty and promote sustainable development on the basis of African ownership and leadership and enhanced partnerships with the international community, in accordance with the principles, objectives and priorities of the Partnership; 48. Notes the continuing role of the International Labour Organization in assisting African countries in implementing the Plan of Action for Promotion of Employment and Poverty Alleviation in Africa adopted at the extraordinary summit of the African Union on employment and poverty alleviation, held in Ouagadougou from 3 to 9 September 2004; 17 49. Resolves to promote a comprehensive and durable solution to the external debt problems of African countries, including through the cancellation of 100 per cent of multilateral debt consistent with the recent Group of Eight proposal for the heavily indebted poor countries, and, on a case-by-case basis, where appropriate, significant debt relief, including, inter alia, cancellation or restructuring for heavily indebted African countries not part of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative that have unsustainable debt burdens; 50. Calls upon the Governments of the least developed countries and their development partners to implement fully the commitments contained in the Brussels Declaration 18 and the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001–2010,11 adopted at the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, held in Brussels from 14 to 20 May 2001; 51. Recognizes the special needs and vulnerabilities of small island developing States, reaffirms the commitment to take urgent and concrete action to address those needs and vulnerabilities through the full and effective implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, 19 the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, 20 and the outcome of the twenty-second special session of the General Assembly, 21 and undertakes to promote greater international cooperation and partnership for the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy through, inter alia, the mobilization of domestic and international resources, the promotion of _______________ 16 A/57/304, annex. African Union, document EXT/ASSEMBLY/AU/4(III)Rev.4. 18 A/CONF.191/13, chap. I. 19 Report of the International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, Port Louis, Mauritius, 10–14 January 2005 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.05.II.A.4 and corrigendum), chap. I, resolution 1, annex II. 20 Report of the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, Bridgetown, Barbados, 25 April–6 May 1994 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.94.I.18 and corrigenda), chap. I, resolution 1, annex II. 21 Resolution S-22/2, annex. 17 10