"Eradicating poverty is an ethical, social, political and economic imperative of humankind"
General Assembly Resolution 51/178
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DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Issues
The Forum will address the following issues and topics. Click of the links to read the background note. Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Challenges and Opportunities of LDCs
Building Productive Capacities and Facilitating Access to Financial Resources
Eliminating Child Poverty and Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Disadvantage
Empowerment of Women: Access to Assets
Good Practices in Poverty Eradication Initiatives
Mainstreaming Decent Work into Poverty Reduction Strategies
Overcoming Poverty Traps
Reducing Hunger and Extreme Poverty
Rights, Participation and Poverty Eradication
The Millennium Villages Project
Thinking Outside the Box, Innovative Approaches
Working Together, Building Partnerships