A/RES/72/227
Role of the United Nations in promoting development
in the context of globalization and interdependence
the full implementation of the Agenda by 2030, its recognition that eradicating
poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest
global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, its
commitment to achieving sustainable development in its three dimensions —
economic, social and environmental — in a balanced and integrated manner, and to
building upon the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals and seeking
to address their unfinished business,
Reaffirming also its resolution 69/313 of 27 July 2015 on the Addis Ababa
Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development ,
which is an integral part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, supports
and complements it, helps to contextualize its means of implementation targets with
concrete policies and actions, and reaffirms the strong political commitment to
address the challenge of financing and creating an enabling environment at all levels
for sustainable development in the spirit of global partnership and solidarity,
Recommitting to setting out together on the path towards sustainable
development, remaining devoted collectively to the pursuit of global development
and “win-win” cooperation, which can bring huge gains to all countries and all parts
of the world, and reaffirming that every State has, and shall freely exercise, full
permanent sovereignty over all its wealth, natural resources and economic activity,
Recognizing that globalization and interdependence imply that the economic
performance of a country is increasingly affected by factors outside its geographical
borders, that maximizing the benefits of globalization in an equitable manner requires
coherent responses at the global, regional and national levels and that there rema ins
a need for a revitalized global partnership for sustainable development to achieve the
internationally agreed development goals, including the Sustainable Development
Goals,
Emphasizing that globalization is a useful tool for development that should
benefit all countries and peoples and that every effort should be made by all to
meaningfully integrate all countries into the global economy by creating an enabling
international environment that is inclusive and mutually beneficial for their goods and
services,
Reaffirming its strong support for fair and inclusive globalization and the need
to translate sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth into sustainable
development, particularly poverty eradication, and, in this regard, its resolve to make
the goals of full and productive employment and decent work for all, including
women and young people, a central objective of relevant national and international
policies and national development strategies, including strategies to eradicate poverty
in all its forms and dimensions, as part of efforts to achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals,
Reaffirming also that evidence shows that gender equality, women’s
empowerment and women’s full and equal participation and leadership in the
economy are vital to achieve sustainable development and significantly enhance
economic growth and productivity, and that women play a critical role in development
and contribute to structural transformation and that their full and equal participation
in decision-making and the economy is vital in order to achieve sustainable
development, and reaffirming that gender equality and the empowerment of all
women and girls will make a crucial contribution to progress in realizing the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development,
Reaffirming further that the spread of information and communications
technology and global interconnectedness has great potential to accelerate human
progress, to bridge the digital divide and to develop knowledge societies, as does
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