Human Rights Council
Resolution 7/27.
Human rights and extreme poverty
The Human Rights Council,
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 in this regard the commitments made at relevant United Nations
conferences, summits, including those made at the World Summit for Social
Development, held in Copenhagen in 1995, and in the United Nations Millennium
Declaration adopted by the General Assembly on 8 September 2000 and the 2005
World Summit Outcome adopted by the Heads of State and Government at the 2005
World Summit,
Takes note of the draft guiding principles on extreme poverty and human
rights: the rights of the poor annexed to resolution 2006/9 adopted by the SubCommission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights on 24 August 2006,
Recalling its resolution 2/2 of 27 November 2006,
1.
Affirms that the fight against extreme poverty must remain a high
priority for the international community;
2.
Notes with satisfaction the report of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights on the draft guiding principles on extreme poverty
and human rights: the rights of the poor (A/HRC/7/32);
3.
Welcomes the substantial contributions of States, relevant
United Nations agencies, intergovernmental organizations, United Nations treaty
bodies, the independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty,
national human rights institutions, non-governmental organizations, especially those