Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS 2001, para. 68

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By 2003, evaluate the economic and social impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and develop multisectoral strategies to address the impact at the individual, family, community and national levels; develop and accelerate the implementation of national poverty eradication strategies to address the impact of HIV/AIDS on household income, livelihoods and access to basic social services, with special focus on individuals, families and communities severely affected by the epidemic; review the social and economic impact of HIV/AIDS at all levels of society, especially on women and the elderly, particularly in their role as caregivers, and in families affected by HIV/AIDS, and address their special needs; and adjust and adapt economic and social development policies, including social protection policies, to address the impact of HIV/AIDS on economic growth, provision of essential economic services, labour productivity, government revenues, and deficit-creating pressures on public resources;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Health
  • Poverty
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Women
Year
2001
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (2001), A/RES/S-26/2, para. 68.
Paragraph number
68