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Follow-up to the International Year of Volunteers (2003), 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 added
- Feb 25, 2020
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South American zone of peace and cooperation (2003), para. 06
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- Also recognizing the firm intent of the States of South America to adopt measures contributing to an effective and gradual limitation of defence expenditures in the region with the aim of having more resources available for the economic and social development of their peoples, in particular in order to devote the resources released from military budgets to combating poverty by moving forward with health and education programmes and other social benefits for inhabitants, taking into account each country’s security needs and current levels of expenditure,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Poverty
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (2014), para. 24
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- 13. Also acknowledges the continued participation of the States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the intergovernmental process to establish the United Nations post-2015 development agenda, and recognizes the importance of ensuring synergies between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Community’s post-2015 vision, which is now under deliberation, and the post-2015 development agenda, for their effective implementation in supporting the efforts to eradicate poverty and implement an inclusive and sustainable development agenda beyond 2015;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Integrating volunteering into peace and development: the plan of action for the next decade and beyond (2016), para. 16
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- 7. Urges Governments and all other stakeholders to facilitate volunteer action in poverty eradication and the promotion of sustainable livelihoods, recognizing the role that volunteers can play in improving access to employment, education, health care, social protection and public goods through engagement in participatory planning, implementation and monitoring, as appropriate;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Date added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Promotion of ecotourism for poverty eradication and environment protection (2013), para. 07
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- Stressing also that ecotourism is a cross-cutting activity that can, within the framework of sustainable tourism, 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 added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Promotion of ecotourism for poverty eradication and environment protection (2013), para. 31
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- 20. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session, in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization and other relevant United Nations agencies and programmes, a report on the implementation of the present resolution, including recommendations on ways and means to promote ecotourism as a tool for fighting poverty and promoting sustainable development, taking into account relevant reports prepared by the World Tourism Organization in this field.
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Poverty
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) (2005), para. 30
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- 17. Urges the donor community to support the efforts of developing countries to make pro-poor investments in services and infrastructure in order to improve living environments, in particular in slums and informal settlements;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Poverty
- Date added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly (2020), para. 052
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- 18. Urges Governments, with the cooperation of relevant entities, to establish nationally appropriate social protection that supports labour market participation and addresses and reduces inequality and social exclusion, and social protection systems and floors, including through streamlining fragmented social protection systems/ programmes, ensuring that such programmes are gender-responsive and disability- sensitive, and progressively extend their coverage to all people throughout their life cycle, including for workers in the informal economy, invites the International Labour Organization, upon request, to support government efforts to strengthen social protection strategies and policies on extending social protection and social security coverage, urges Governments, while taking account of national circumstances, to focus on the needs of those living in, or vulnerable to, poverty and to give particular consideration to universal access to basic social security systems, including the implementation of social protection floors, which can provide a systemic base upon which to address poverty and vulnerability, and in this regard takes note of the International Labour Organization recommendation on social protection floors;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Enhancing international cooperation towards a durable solution to the external debt problems of developing countries (2003), para. 14
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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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Rights of the child (2004), para. 044
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- Poverty
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Date added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 2020
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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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 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 added
- Feb 25, 2020
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