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"Eradicating poverty is an ethical, social, political and economic imperative of humankind"

   General Assembly Resolution 51/178

 

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Issues


The Forum will address the following issues and topics. Click of the links to read the background note.

bullet Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Challenges and Opportunities of LDCs

bulletBuilding Productive Capacities and Facilitating Access to Financial
bulletResources

bulletEliminating Child Poverty and Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of
bulletDisadvantage

bulletEmpowerment of Women: Access to Assets

bulletGood Practices in Poverty Eradication Initiatives

bulletMainstreaming Decent Work into Poverty Reduction Strategies

bulletOvercoming Poverty Traps

bulletReducing Hunger and Extreme Poverty

bulletRights, Participation and Poverty Eradication

bulletThe Millennium Villages Project

bulletThinking Outside the Box, Innovative Approaches

bulletWorking Together, Building Partnerships