A/HRC/44/40
Contents
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Introduction ......................................................................................................................................
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Extreme poverty is not being eradicated ..........................................................................................
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Misplaced reliance on the World Bank’s international poverty line ........................................
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World Bank’s response ............................................................................................................
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Failure to eliminate poverty .....................................................................................................
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COVID-19: a pandemic of poverty..........................................................................................
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Recalibrating the Sustainable Development Goals ..........................................................................
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Lack of adequacy and impact ..................................................................................................
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Unrealized transformative potential .........................................................................................
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Revisiting the 2030 Agenda .....................................................................................................
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Steps towards ending poverty...........................................................................................................
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Reconceive the relationship between growth and poverty elimination ....................................
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Tackle inequality and embrace redistribution ..........................................................................
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Move beyond the aid debate and promote tax justice ..............................................................
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Implement universal social protection .....................................................................................
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Centre the role of government .................................................................................................
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Embrace participatory governance ..........................................................................................
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Adapt international poverty measurement ...............................................................................
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Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................
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