A/RES/49/110 Page 2 Recognizing that the eradication of poverty and the full achievement of social, economic and environmental objectives and strategies are interrelated goals, Recognizing also the central role that women play in the eradication of poverty, Stressing the importance of national strategies and policies for, and of the coordination of international cooperation in, combating poverty and of the exchange among countries of successful experiences in the field, Recognizing that the grave suffering of the great majority of human beings who live in conditions of poverty demands the immediate attention of the international community and the adoption of concrete actions and measures towards the eradication of poverty within the framework of relevant forthcoming United Nations conferences, particularly the World Summit for Social Development, and within the context of the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty, 1. Reaffirms that the major activities for the observance of the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty should be undertaken at all levels and that assistance should be provided by the United Nations system with a view to creating among States, policy makers and international public opinion a greater awareness of the fact that the eradication of poverty is both a complex and a multidimensional problem and fundamental to reinforcing peace and achieving sustainable development; 2. Notes with appreciation the importance that the forthcoming World Summit for Social Development is going to place on the issue of poverty eradication; 3. Stresses that an in-depth and complete study of the nature, the causes and the consequences of all types of poverty in developing countries which affect mankind is necessary within the framework of the Year, building on the results of the World Summit for Social Development; 4. Requests the Secretary-General through the secretariat of the World Summit for Social Development, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development and the United Nations University to give appropriate consideration, in directing their research and studies of all types of poverty, to the experiences of the poor themselves and so contribute to a better understanding of their situation; 5. Also requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with all States, concerned specialized agencies, programmes and organs of the United Nations system, relevant international organizations, non-governmental organizations and interested groups, to achieve at an early date the elaboration of the draft programme concerning the preparations for and observance of the Year, containing the objectives, principles, themes and main recommendations for the Year, which should be consistent with the challenge of poverty and the declaration and the programme of action of the World Summit for Social Development, and to submit a final report thereon to the General Assembly for consideration at its fiftieth session, with the aim of ensuring that the Year makes a distinct and significant contribution to the efforts to eradicate poverty; 6. Requests that the preparatory body for the Year choose a logo for the Year, in consultation with all countries and relevant groups, and requests