A/RES/55/184
6.
Stresses the importance of continuing to implement the enhanced Heavily
Indebted Poor Countries Initiative flexibly, noting the provision of significant
interim debt relief between the decision and completion points and taking due
account of the policy performance of the countries concerned in a transparent
manner and with the full involvement of the debtor countries, including for the
setting of the floating completion point, and in this regard stresses the importance of
country-owned poverty reduction strategy papers;
7.
Also stresses the importance of continued flexibility with regard to the
eligibility criteria for the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, in
particular for countries in post-conflict situations;
8.
Notes that it is important for the International Monetary Fund and the
World Bank to continue their efforts to strengthen the transparency and integrity of
debt sustainability analysis, and also notes the importance of cooperation with
debtor countries in order to obtain relevant information;
9.
Welcomes the framework for strengthening the link between debt relief
and poverty eradication, and stresses the need for its continued flexible
implementation, recognizing that, while the poverty reduction strategy papers should
be in place by the decision point, on a transitional basis the decision point could be
reached with agreement on an interim poverty reduction strategy paper, but that in
all cases demonstrable progress in implementing a poverty reduction strategy would
be required by the completion point;
10. Emphasizes that poverty reduction programmes as linked to the
implementation of the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative must be
country-driven and in accordance with the priorities and programmes of countries
eligible under the Initiative, and stresses the importance of a participatory process
that involves civil society in this regard;
11. Welcomes the decision of those countries that have cancelled bilateral
official debt, and urges creditor countries that have not done so to consider the full
cancellation and equivalent relief of the bilateral official debts of countries eligible
under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and, as appropriate, action to
address the needs of post-conflict countries, in particular those with protracted
arrears, developing countries affected by serious natural disasters and poor countries
with very low social and human development indicators, including the possibility of
debt-relief measures, and stresses the importance of building coalitions with civil
society organizations and non-governmental organizations in all countries to ensure
in the shortest possible time the implementation of pronouncements of debt
forgiveness;
12. Notes that the multilateral debt-relief funds can have a positive impact in
assisting Governments in safeguarding or increasing expenditures on priority social
sectors, and encourages donors and other countries in a position to do so to continue
their efforts in this regard in the context of the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor
Countries Initiative;
13. Emphasizes the need to secure adequate funding for an overall financing
plan for the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, including in
particular the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Trust Fund and the Poverty
Reduction and Growth Facility/Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Trust Fund in the
context of fair, equitable and transparent burden-sharing;
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