A/RES/67/164
Human rights and extreme poverty
Recalling further Human Rights Council resolutions 2/2 of 27 November
2006, 7 7/27 of 28 March 2008, 8 8/11 of 18 June 2008, 9 12/19 of 2 October 2009 10
and 15/19 of 30 September 2010, 11
Recalling Human Rights Council resolution 21/11 of 27 September 2012, 12 by
which the Council adopted the guiding principles on extreme poverty and human
rights 13 as a useful tool for States in the formulation and implementation of poverty
reduction and eradication policies, as appropriate,
Reaffirming the internationally agreed development goals, including the
Millennium Development Goals, welcoming the high-level plenary meeting of the
General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals, and recalling its outcome
document, contained in resolution 65/1 of 22 September 2010,
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 its
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, older persons,
persons with disabilities and indigenous peoples who are living in extreme poverty,
Concerned by the challenges faced today, including those derived from the
financial and economic crisis, the food crisis and ongoing concerns over food
security, as well as the increasing challenges posed by climate change and the loss
of biodiversity, 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,
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,
Recognizing also that social protection systems make a critical contribution to
the realization of human rights for all, in particular for those who are in vulnerable
or marginalized situations and are trapped in poverty and subject to discrimination,
Stressing the necessity of better understanding and addressing 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 may, in some situations,
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7
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
Ibid., Sixty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 53 and corrigendum (A/65/53 and Corr.1), chap. I, sect. A.
11
Ibid., Supplement No. 53A (A/65/53/Add.1), chap. II.
12
Ibid., Sixty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 53A (A/67/53/Add.1), chap. II.
13
A/HRC/21/39.
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