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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: violence against women as a barrier to women’s political and economic empowerment (2014), para. 14
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- Recognizing that poverty and lack of empowerment of women, as well as their marginalization resulting from their exclusion from social policies and from the benefits of education, health and sustainable development, can place them at increased risk of violence, and that all forms of violence against women and girls, including sexual violence, are impediments to the development of their full potential as equal partners in all aspects of life, as well as obstacles to the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals,
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Gender
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Date modified
- Sep 22, 2021
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Cooperatives in social development (2016), para. 03
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- Recognizing that cooperatives, in their various forms, promote the fullest possible participation in the economic and social development of all people, including women, youth, older persons, persons with disabilities and indigenous peoples, are becoming a significant factor of economic and social development and contribute to the eradication of poverty and hunger,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Older persons
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Sep 22, 2021
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Role of microcredit in the eradication of poverty (1998), para. 04
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- Noting that in many countries of the world, microcredit programmes, by providing access to small amounts of capital to people living in poverty, have succeeded in generating productive self-employment,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Rights of indigenous peoples (2013), para. 10
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- Recalling further Commission on the Status of Women resolutions 49/7 of 11 March 2005, entitled “Indigenous women: beyond the ten-year review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action”, 8 and 56/4 of 9 March 2012, entitled “Indigenous women: key actors in poverty and hunger eradication”, 9
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development (2014), para. 26
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- 6. Recalls the importance of the overall commitment to just and democratic societies for development, as spelled out in the Monterrey Consensus, particularly that solid democratic institutions which are responsive to the needs of the people are essential for sustained economic growth, poverty eradication and employment creation;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (2019), para. 019
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- Stressing also the importance of promoting and protecting the rights of the child in rural areas, including through the eradication of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, the promotion of quality education and health, protection from exposure to chemicals and wastes, and the elimination of child labour, in accordance with relevant human rights obligations,
- Topic(s)
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Implementation of the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008–2017) (2018), para. 66
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- 28. Emphasizes the reference in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to the need to ensure the significant mobilization of financial and non-financial resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, as well as regional, subregional and interregional cooperation, in order to provide predictable means for all developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its forms and dimensions;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Human rights and extreme poverty (2013), para. 26
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- 11. Also encourages States to take all necessary measures to eliminate discrimination against all persons, in particular those living in poverty, to refrain from adopting any laws, regulations or practices denying or limiting the enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, including economic, social and cultural rights, and to ensure that people, in particular those living in poverty, have equal access to justice;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Implementation of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997–2006), including theproposal to establish a world solidarity fund for poverty eradication (2002), para. 45
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- 33. Reaffirms the role of United Nations funds and programmes, in particular the United Nations Development Programme, in assisting the national efforts of developing countries, inter alia, in the eradication of poverty, and the need for their funding in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Participation of volunteers, “White Helmets”, in the activities of the United Nations in the field ofhumanitarian relief, rehabilitation and technical cooperation for development (2004), para. 12
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- 6. Encourages operational partners of the United Nations system, in particular United Nations Volunteers and the United Nations Development Programme, to draw upon the voluntary expertise of the White Helmets, as appropriate, including in their response to chronic situations characterized by hunger, malnutrition and poverty;
- Topic(s)
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America (2018), para. 19
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- 5. Welcomes the progress made by the Central American countries in converging towards a regional tourism strategy based on preserving the region’s biodiversity and natural and cultural attractions and reducing poverty through employment and entrepreneurial tourism development that emphasizes micro -, small and medium-sized enterprises, while addressing the adverse effects of climate change, to improve the quality of life of the region’s inhabitants;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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World Bee Day (2018), para. 09
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- Recognizing the fundamental role and contribution of bees and other pollinators with respect to sustainable food production and nutrition, which thereby promote food security for the world’s growing population and contribute to poverty alleviation, hunger eradication and human health,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Promotion of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, for poverty eradication and environment protection (2015), para. 07
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- Stressing also that sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, is a cross-cutting activity that can contribute to the fight against poverty, the protection of the environment and the promotion of sustainable development,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (2014), para. 25
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- 14. Reiterates the importance of regional integration in the Southeast Asia region and its potential contribution to regional and global prosperity, stability and development, and encourages cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the United Nations to narrow development gaps through poverty alleviation and rural development measures, to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and to enhance Association of Southeast Asian Nations connectivity;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Rights of the child (2004), para. 044
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- Poverty
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Follow-up to the implementation of the International Year of Volunteers (2006), para. 04
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- Recognizing also that volunteerism is an important component of any strategy aimed at, inter alia, such areas as poverty reduction, sustainable development, health, disaster prevention and management and social integration and, in particular, overcoming social exclusion and discrimination,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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International Tea Day (2020), para. 09
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- Recognizing that the tea industry is a main source of income and export revenues for some of the poorest countries and, as a labour-intensive sector, provides jobs, especially in remote and economically disadvantaged areas,
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Promotion of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, for poverty eradication and environment protection (2019), para. 05
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- Recalling its resolution 71/240 of 21 December 2016, entitled “Promotion of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, for poverty eradication and environment protection”,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America (2020), para. 07
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- Noting with concern that, owing to its geographical location and its geological and hydrometeorological characteristics, Central America is a region prone and vulnerable to adverse natural events which have caused substantial human and economic losses, including impacts on gross domestic product per capita, income, and poverty reduction,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America (2018), para. 16
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- 2. Recognizes the major role that sustainable tourism plays in the development of the Central American countries, as an instrument of social inclusion that generates decent jobs and contributes to the improvement of the qualit y of life of the population, aimed at achieving poverty eradication in all its forms and dimensions;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Enhancing international cooperation towards a durable solution to the external debt problem of developing countries (2001), para. 22
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- 4. Calls upon the heavily indebted poor countries to take, as soon as possible, the policy measures necessary to become eligible for the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and to reach the decision point;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Outcome document of the midterm review of the Almaty Programme of Action: Addressing the Special Needs of Landlocked Developing Countries within a New Global Framework for Transit Transport Cooperation for Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries (2008), para. 06
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- Recalling the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 1F 2 in which Heads of State and Government recognized the particular needs and problems of landlocked developing countries and urged both bilateral and multilateral donors to increase financial and technical assistance to that group of countries to meet their particular development needs and to help them to overcome the impediments of geography by improving their transit transport systems, and resolved to create an environment, at the national and global levels alike, that is conducive to development and to the eradication of poverty,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America (2020), para. 22
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- 2. Recognizes the major role that sustainable tourism plays in the development of the Central American countries, as an instrument of social inclusion that generates decent jobs and contributes to the improvement of the quality of life of the population, aimed at achieving poverty eradication in all its forms and dimensions;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Follow-up to and implementation of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway and the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (2018), para. 20
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- Welcoming the meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development on the theme “Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world — taking forward the SAMOA Pathway”, held in New York on 12 July 2017,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Improving global road safety (2018), para. 08
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- Taking into account that road traffic deaths and injuries are also a social equity issue, as the poor and the vulnerable are most frequently also vulnerable road u sers, namely, pedestrians, cyclists, users of motorized two- and three-wheeled vehicles and passengers of unsafe public transport, who are disproportionately affected and exposed to risks and road traffic crashes, which can lead to a cycle of poverty exacerbated by income loss, and recalling that the aim of road safety policies should be to guarantee protection to all users,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Assistance to Mozambique (2003), para. 16
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- Taking note of the donor conferences held in Rome on 3 and 4 May 2000 and in Maputo on 12 and 13 July 2001, with the aim of mobilizing financial resources for the reconstruction of the socio-economic infrastructure and assistance to the people affected by the floods,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Recommendations on support for volunteering (2002), para. 06
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- Recognizing also that volunteerism is an important component of any strategy aimed at, inter alia, such areas as poverty reduction, sustainable development, health, disaster prevention and management and social integration and, in particular, overcoming social exclusion and discrimination,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan and the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for (2001), para. 59
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- Noting with deep concern that the majority of the Afghan people are unable to enjoy fully their human rights and fundamental freedoms owing to the accumulated effects of warfare, further aggravated by ongoing fighting and destruction, in particular by the Taliban, searing poverty, profound underdevelopment, and the policies and practices of the authorities,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America (2020), para. 28
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- 8. Welcomes the progress made by the Central American countries in converging towards a regional tourism strategy based on preserving the region ’s biodiversity and natural and cultural attractions and reducing poverty through employment and entrepreneurial tourism development that emphasizes micro -, small and medium-sized enterprises, while addressing the adverse effects of climate change, to improve the quality of life of the region’s inhabitants;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Enhancing international cooperation towards a durable solution to the external debt problems of developing countries (2003), para. 14
- Original document
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- 5. Calls upon the heavily indebted poor countries to take, as soon as possible, the policy measures necessary to become eligible for the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and to reach the decision point;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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