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manifestations, such as hunger, trafficking in human beings, disease, lack of
adequate shelter, illiteracy and hopelessness, are particularly severe in developing
countries, while acknowledging the significant progress made in several parts of the
world in combating extreme poverty,
Deeply concerned also that gender inequality, violence and discrimination
exacerbate extreme poverty, disproportionally impacting women and girls,
Stressing that special attention should be given to children, persons with
disabilities and indigenous peoples who are living in extreme poverty,
Concerned by the challenges faced today, including those derived from the
food crisis, the energy crisis and the financial crisis, and by their impact on the
increase in the number of people living in extreme poverty and their negative effect
on the capacity of all States, especially developing countries, to fight extreme
poverty,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolutions 2/2 of 27 November 2006, 7 7/27
of 28 March 2008 8 and 8/11 of 18 June 2008, 9 as well as resolution 2006/9 of
24 August 2006 of the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human
Rights, 10 and taking note of the annex thereto, containing the draft guiding
principles on extreme poverty and human rights: the rights of the poor,
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Welcoming the Summit of World Leaders for Action against Hunger and
Poverty of 20 September 2004, convened in New York by the Presidents of Brazil,
Chile and France and the Prime Minister of Spain with the support of the
Secretary-General,
Recognizing that the eradication of extreme poverty is a major challenge
within the process of globalization and requires coordinated and continued policies
through decisive national action and international cooperation,
Stressing the necessity of better understanding the causes and consequences of
extreme poverty,
Reaffirming that, since the existence of widespread extreme poverty inhibits
the full and effective enjoyment of human rights and might, in some situations,
constitute a threat to the right to life, its immediate alleviation and eventual
eradication must remain a high priority for the international community,
Stressing that respect for all human rights, which are universal, indivisible,
interdependent and interrelated, is of crucial importance for all policies and
programmes to fight extreme poverty,
Reaffirming that democracy, development and the full and effective enjoyment
of human rights and fundamental freedoms are interdependent and mutually
reinforcing and contribute to the eradication of extreme poverty,
Reaffirms that extreme poverty and exclusion from society constitute a
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violation of human dignity and that urgent national and international action is
therefore required to eliminate them;
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See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-second Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/62/53), chap.
I, sect. A.
8
Ibid., Sixty-third Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/63/53), chap. II.
9
Ibid., chap. III, sect. A.
10
See A/HRC/Sub.1/58/L.11.
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