E/CN.6/2024/L.3 32. The Commission stresses that Member States, who bear th e main responsibility for social integration and social inclusion, should strengthen care and support systems, including the care economy, in which all receive the basic social services, care and support that they need, on the basis of the principles of eq uality and non-discrimination, including through gender-responsive poverty eradication measures, labour policies, public services and social protection programmes, promoting the rights and well-being of all women and girls and the active participation of every member of society, as well as a collective responsibility, involving States, communities and families, as well as the private sector. 33. The Commission also recognizes that universal access to social protection plays a central role in reducing inequality, accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls and eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty. It also recognizes that to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women, social protection policies must include a gender perspective, including the principle that everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living, health and well-being for themselves and their families, including food, clothing, housing, medical care, necessary social services and education, and that motherhood, parenthood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. It further recognizes that social protection systems can make a critical contribution to the fulfilment of human rights for all women and girls, including those living in poverty, in particular those in vulnerable situations and subject to discrimination. 34. The Commission reaffirms the importance of improving public services and sustainable infrastructure and technology, including in rural, remote and maritime areas, such as transportation, access to safe water and sanitation facilities, in order to enhance the safety of all women and girls. It further recognizes the importance of safe, affordable and accessible, as well as age- and disability-responsive and sustainable, land and water transport systems and roadways that respond to the needs of all women and girls, in particular those living in poverty. 35. The Commission emphasizes that efforts to close the digital div ides within and among countries, including the gender digital divide, must be expanded and grounded in digital equity, access and affordability to ensure that no one is left behind in the digital economy and society, as new technological developments can p erpetuate existing patterns of poverty, inequality, discrimination and all forms of violence, including gender-based violence that occurs through or is amplified by the use of technology in the absence of effective safeguards and oversight, including in th e algorithms used in artificial intelligence-based solutions. It notes that addressing gender-related biases in technology can contribute to the eradication of poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, and, in particular, the feminization of poverty, and that a gender-responsive approach should therefore be taken in the design, development, deployment and use of policies related to digital technologies with full respect for human rights. 36. The Commission recognizes that women and girls with disabilities are disproportionately affected by poverty due to barriers such as discrimination and limited access to education, women’s employment, health-care services, infrastructure, financial services and information and communications technology. The Commission emphasizes the importance of promoting the rights, participation and inclusion of women and girls with disabilities on an equal basis with others. It further underlines the need to recognize disability as a cross-cutting issue in all relevant policy and programming and to translate this into actions. It also stresses the need for measures to address the specific barriers that they face, to promote their physical, psychosocial and financial resilience and to ensure the full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership of women with disabilities, including in disaster preparedness and 8/27 24-05678